While intellectual property litigation is a significant portion of Mr. Ference's practice, he has a wide range of experience which encompasses a judicial clerkship, Social Security benefit litigation, and supporting Supreme Court nominations. His legal experience includes the following:

• Experienced in all phases of intellectual property litigation. Responsible for formulation of overall litigation strategy and implementation of same from drafting complaints to preparation and arguing of post-trial motions.
  
  
• Responsible for advising company charged with infringement in lawsuit over product developed in effort to successfully design around a valid U.S. patent. Favorable district court decision affirmed on appeal.
  
  
• Groundbreaking lawsuit over use of meta-tags in web site to misdirect Internet search engines; case received extensive publicity, including articles in the Wall Street Journal and the National Law Journal. Also involved in various litigation surrounding enforcement of Network Solution's Domain Name Dispute Policy.
  
  
• Trademark/trade dress/unfair competition litigation included counterfeiting cases. Experience encompassed drafting complaints to arguing pre-trial motions, obtaining ex parte temporary restraint and seizure orders.
  
  
• Provided advice on intellectual property matters for clients ranging from start-up companies to Fortune 500 companies and internationally known universities. Areas of practice included patent prosecution and evaluation, trademark counseling and registration, copyright matters and trade secret protection
  
  
• Exposed to all aspects of intellectual property, including preparation and filing of applications protecting intellectual property through litigation. Argued before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
  
  
• One of three partners in a firm with a distributed work environment; one person was in New York, one in Colorado and one in Pennsylvania. Practice emphasized Internet/computer related issues. Responsible for majority of firm trademark prosecution.
  
  
• Handled all client contact from initial interview through conclusion of representation for disabled clients in Social Security and Veterans' benefit appeals. Profiled in The Pennsylvania Lawyer, The Dickinson Lawyer, and The NAPIL Connection (National Association of Public Interest Law Newsletter) for conception of a successful lawsuit involving miscomputation of Social Security benefits.
  
  
• Reviewed motions and pleadings for compliance with court rules as a judicial law clerk. Researched and prepared memoranda on various legal issues.
  
  
• Assisted in updating 1987 Freedom of Information Case List, and provided research assistance in support of litigation, policy development, and Supreme Court nominations. One of four first-year interns in group of seventy-five Summer Law Interns in Justice Department.
  

Ference & Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Principal, 1998 to present

Oppedahl & Larson, Yorktown Heights, New York
Partner, 1997

Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Associate, 1993 to 1997

Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond (Baker & Botts, LLP), New York, New York
Associate, 1989 to 1993; Summer Associate, Summer 1988

Disability Law Clinic, The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Certified Legal Intern, Fall 1988 to Spring 1989

The Honorable John R. Walker, Court of Common Pleas of Franklin and Fulton Counties, 39th Judicial District, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Law Clerk, Fall 1987 to Spring 1988

United States Department of Justice, Office of Information and Privacy, Office of Legal Policy, Washington, District of Columbia
Summer Law Intern, Summer 1987

Education

The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor, 1989

• Disability Law Clinic; Judicial Law Clerk
  

District of Columbia
Florida
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office