An attorney in Ober|Kaler's Intellectual Property Group, Jon focuses his practice on counseling clients regarding business and intellectual property issues, including those relating to licensing, distribution, leasing, software development, e-commerce, website use, employment, technology transfer, video game and motion picture development and joint venture relationships. He also counsels clients on the identification, protection, acquisition, use and registration of trademarks, copyrights, patents and other intellectual properties.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2000

Maryland Law Review, Articles Editor, 1999-2000; Staff, 1998-1999

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, B.S.C.E., 1992

Minor in Economics

American Bar Association

American Society of Civil Engineers

Howard County Bar Association

International Game Developers Association

Board of Directors, 2009-present

Maryland Lawyers for the Arts

Vice President

Board of Directors

Maryland State Bar Association

Mother Seton House on Paca Street

Board of Directors

Author, "Aktieselskabet af 21. November 2001 v. Fame Jeans Inc. and American Express Co. v. Goetz," Chapter in Annual Intellectual Property Law Update, Intellectual Property Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2009

Co-author with Kyle E. Conklin, "Protecting Your Online Turf," IP Watch, Ober|Kaler, 2009

Co-presenter, "IP Basics for the Engineer: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You," Baltimore Chapter, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008

Co-author with E. Scott Johnson, "IP and the Video Game Developer, Bar Bulletin, Maryland State Bar Association, 2007

Presenter, "Make the Most of Your Intellectual Property," Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, 2006

Lecturer, Copyright Law in the Visual Arts Field, The Business of Creativity Conference, 2006

Author, "Grokster Provides No Bright Line Rule: Welcome to Copyright Law" The Daily Record, 2005

Author, "MGM v. Grokster - A Loss for Grokster, But a Win for Betamax" The Daily Record, 2005

Author, "Grokster: Burning Down the Copyright House or Rearranging the Furniture?" The Daily Record, 2005

Speaker and panelist, "What Every Consumer Should Know About Downloads of Music and Entertainment Programming," Maryland State Bar Association, 2005

Co-Author, "Technology Transfer Agreements — Don't Be An Amateur," Maryland Bar Journal, 2001

Co-Author, "Health Topics: Opinion on Internet Dentistry," The Daily Record, 2001

Note, "Kroll v. Nehmer — Declining to Apply the Doctrine of Dependent Relative Revocation," Maryland Law Review, 1999

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Maryland

Associate, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger and Hollander, LLC

Law Clerk, Nolan, Plumhoff & Williams

Civil Engineer, URS Greiner Woodward Clyde