Practice Areas
Industries
Education
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, Michigan
J.D., summa cum laude, 2019
Michigan State Law Review, Managing Editor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with high honors, 2014
Bar Admissions
Michigan
Court Admissions
All Michigan state courts
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Intellectual Property, Franchise and Business Law Attorney
Tim is a registered patent attorney and member of Varnum’s Intellectual Property Team. His practice focuses on patent and trademark prosecution, trade secret law, copyright law, licensing, franchising, and other transactional and due diligence work. He is experienced with drafting patent applications, patentability and clearance opinions, and legal memoranda for USPTO trademark opposition proceedings, as well as federal and state trademark registration applications.
In addition to his practice, Tim serves as the supervising attorney for the University of Detroit Mercy College of Law Trademark and Entrepreneur Clinic, which counsels small businesses and startups on how to best develop and protect their business and intellectual property rights.
Honors and Recognitions
Detroit Bar Association Pro Bono Awardee, 2021
State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Honor Roll, since 2020
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Detroit Bar Association
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Law Section
Community Involvement
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law: Trademark and Entrepreneur Clinic, Volunteer
Presentations
Judge, MSU College of Law 1L Advocacy Competition, 2020
Osborn Business Association, “Intellectual Property for Small Business and Startups,” Summer 2021, Fall 2021