Tessa Alcock

Managing Director

Mario Apreotesi

Senior Patent Attorney

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering
  • JD, Harvard

Jamie Breen

Partner

  • JD, Loyola Chicago
  • LLM, John Marshall

Scott Chapple

Partner

  • BSChe, Chemical Engineering
  • JD, Wayne State
  • Former Global Head of Pharma Patents, Ophthalmology Franchise at Novartis

Charles Chasney

Senior Patent Attorney

  • BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • JD, Saint Louis University

Chris Culberson

Partner

  • BS, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • JD, Gonzaga

Bryce Dumais

Patent Attorney

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga
  • Machine Learning Certificate from Stanford University

Brady Garcea

Senior Patent Attorney

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga

Evan Graham

Patent Agent

  • BFA, Art, with Graphic Design emphasis
  • BS, Physics

Tori Hartsock

Patent Paralegal

Janell Lopez

Patent Agent

  • BS, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
  • University of Colorado, Boulder

Anastasia Miyoko Mackert

Patent Attorney

  • BS, Medical Sciences
  • JD, Gonzaga

John McDonagh

Partner

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga

Jack McGinnity

Patent Attorney

  • MS, BS, Biomedical Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga

David Morasch

Partner

  • BS, Electrical Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga

Mark Niemann

Partner

  • BS, Computer Engineering
  • JD, Gonzaga

Jacob Rooksby

IP Optimization Strategist

  • Dean and Professor of Law at Gonzaga University

Natasha Ruiz

Director of Docketing

Katie Schneider

Patent Agent (JD Candidate)

  • BS, Colorado School of Mines
  • JD Candidate, UNH Franklin Pierce

Scott Simon

Director of Business Operations

Allan Sponseller

Partner

  • BS, Computer Engineering
  • JD, Wisconsin

Katie Tallman

Senior Technical Specialist

  • BS, Biochemistry
  • PhD, Physiology and Pharmacology, Program in Chemical Biology

Patrick Walsh

Partner

  • BS, Computer Science
  • JD, Gonzaga

Roxy Warren

Docketing Specialist

Rachel Weeks

Patent Agent

  • BS, Aerospace Engineering
  • Minor Computer Science

Jessica West

Director of Legal Operations

Peyton Wright

Patent Paralegal

Dan McGinnity

partner - in memoriam

Scott Simon

Director of Business Operations

EDUCATION

  • University of Phoenix
    MBA, Masters of Business Administration

Scott Simon

Director of Business Operations

As Director of Business Operations at FIG. 1 I am responsible for overseeing and managing all back-office operations of the firm including Finance, Accounting, HR, Payroll, IT/ Business Technology, Vendor Management, Compliance Reporting, Recruiting, and Facilities Management.