Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Mr. McKiernan was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1962. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan in 1985, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan in 1990, a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law in Detroit, Michigan in 1995, and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1998. Mr. McKiernan was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1995 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2003. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a registered patent attorney. Mr. McKiernan is a registered Professional Engineer.

Mr. McKiernan was employed as an engineer by General Motors Corporation from 1985-1999. His responsibilities included the structural analysis of automotive powertrain components. Mr. McKiernan served as a Patent Examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1999-2000. His responsibilities included the examination of applications pertaining to equalization, phase and delay locking, spread spectrum transmitters and receivers, and error and noise correction.

Mr. McKiernan's areas of expertise include mechanical and electrical devices, software, and business methods.

Areas of Practice

• Mechanical and Electrical Devices
• Software
• Business Methods

West Practice Categories

Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Science & Technology Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1995
• District of Columbia, 2003
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Certification/Specialties

• Registered Patent Attorney
• Registered Professional Engineer

Past Employment Positions

• General Motors Corporation, Engineer, 1985 - 1999
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiner, 1999 - 2000
• Rothwell, Figg, Ernst, & Manbeck, Patent Attorney, 2000 - 2005

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1994
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: cum laude
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1998
  Masters of Science
  Major: Electrical Engineering
• University of Michigan, Flint, Michigan, 1990
  Masters of Business Administration
• General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan, 1985
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: Mechanical Engineering

Address

1201 New York Avenue, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Phones

202.434.1500

Faxes

202.434.1501

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.staasandhalsey.com