Loren D. Albin, Ph.D. (B.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Wisconsin; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of chemistry and biotechnology including organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, pharmaceuticals, polymer science, materials science, imaging science, chemical coating and processing technologies and semiconductor technology. Loren was a R&D chemist with 3M and a patent agent for both 3M and Imation before attending law school. Contact Loren Albin at 612.305.1225.

Mark J. Gebhardt (B.S., E.E., South Dakota State University; J.D., University of Iowa) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of electronic, electro-mechanical, and software patent procurement, copyright protection, trade secret protection, related opinion work, and hardware/software licensing. Mark was an electrical engineer with McDonnell Douglas Corporation before attending law school. Contact Mark Gebhardt at 612.305.1216.

Matthew C. Goeden (B.S., Computer Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; J.D., Marquette University) is an attorney practicing in the areas of electronic, electro-mechanical, and software patent law. Contact Matthew Goeden at 612.305.1219.

Christopher D. Gram (B.A., Yale University; M.S., Cell and Developmental Biology, and J.D., University of Minnesota) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, immunology, peptide and nucleic acid technologies, and medical devices. Christopher has worked as in-house intellectual property counsel for 3M. Contact Christopher Gram at 612.305.0412.

Nancy A. Johnson, Ph.D. (B.A., Hamline University; Ph.D., Immunology, Harvard University; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology and the biomedical sciences. Nancy was a patent examiner with Art Unit 1642 (Cancer Immunology) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She has worked as a scientific review administrator with NIH's Human Genome Project and as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Contact Nancy Johnson at 612.305.4723.

Ann M. Mueting, Ph.D. (B.S. and M.S., Creighton University; Ph.D., Chemistry, and J.D., University of Minnesota) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of chemical and biotechnology patent law including material science, polymers, chemical process technology, semiconductor process technology, pharmaceuticals, immunology, peptide and nucleic acid technologies, medical treatments, and related opinion work. Ann was a University faculty member and has worked in both government and industry labs before attending law school. Contact Ann Mueting at 612.305.1217.

David L. Provence, Ph.D. (B.A., Lawrence University; Ph.D., Microbiology, Washington University; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology including protein expression and nucleic acid synthesis, agricultural biotechnology, transgenic plants, genetics, structural and functional genomic analysis, microbiology and general biology. David worked as a post-doctoral research associate in a laboratory at the Washington University School of Medicine before attending law school. Contact David Provence at 612.305.1005.

Kevin W. Raasch (B.S., M.E., University of Notre Dame; J.D., University of Minnesota) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of domestic and international patent protection and related opinion work in the mechanical and electro-mechanical arts with an emphasis on medical technology, bioanalytical devices/systems, computer/electronic packaging, optics, chemical process and semiconductor technology. Kevin was an engineer with 3M before attending law school. Contact Kevin Raasch at 612.305.1218.

Victoria A. Sandberg, Ph.D. (B.A., Ph.D., Biochemistry, and J.D., University of Minnesota) is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology, chemical, and biological sciences including cell and gene therapies, chemical and bioanalytical instrumentation, separation technologies, peptide, nucleic acid, and carbohydrate technologies, medical treatments, pharmaceuticals, polymers, and molecular modeling. Victoria worked as a research scientist at the University of Minnesota. Contact Victoria Sandberg at 612.305.1226.

Todd M. Schenk (B.S., Chemical Engineering, and B.S., Material Science, University of Minnesota; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law) practices in the areas of chemistry and material sciences. Todd was a chemical process engineer for a subsidiary of Koch Industries before attending law school. Contact Todd Schenk at 612.305.0083.

Margaret S. Willis, Ph.D. (B.S., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics, University of Minnesota) is a technical specialist providing scientific expertise in the area of biotechnology including molecular biology, genetics, and biomedical sciences. Contact Margaret Willis at 612.305.2475.

Our Paralegal Staff have experience in patent, copyright, and trademark law with expertise in the areas of chemical and biotechnology procedures and support.