Prior Experience
In the early years of her practice, Lisa served as a policy advisor to the US Senate handling technology issues. She has also managed government affairs in the private sector, working as a registered lobbyist representing technology and computer security companies as well as the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games.
In August 2005, Lisa was appointed by the Secretary of the US Department of Commerce to a three-year term as a member of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, a nine-person committee created by statute to advise senior officials at the US Patent and Trademark Office on matters concerning the USPTO's policies, goals and performance.
Teaching Experience
Since 2006, Lisa has served as an adjunct professor of patent law at George Mason University School of Law. She has also lectured to groups within the United States and around the world on topics related to US patent law.