Medical Assistant

Drew M. Smith

**** ********* **. ***. *** San Francisco, CA 94123

720-***-**** ************@*****.***

Admissions

. The State Bar of California. Bar Number: 260,671

. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Reg. Number: 62,256

Education

The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL

Juris Doctor May 2008

Certificate in Intellectual Property, IP Society, AIPLA, SFIPLA, San

Francisco IP Inns of Court, LES

University of Colorado at Boulder

B.S.: (1) Biochemistry and (2) Molecular, Cellular, and

Developmental Biology, December 2002

Minor: Chemistry

Work Experience

Ernest Brown & Company San Francisco, CA

Associate Attorney September 2008 -

Present

. Assisting clients in each phase of litigation proceedings including

discovery, case management, pleadings, appearances and settlement

negotiations.

. Specialization in government contract procurement, bid protest and

dispute resolution analysis.

. Advising counsel of factual and legal arguments to effectively achieve

client goals.

Amin Talati, LLC Chicago, IL

Legal Intern/Summer Associate September

2006 - September 2008

. Drafted legal documents for patents, trademarks, dietary supplements,

pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.

. Conducted research with respect to the prosecution and litigation of

biotechnology products, FDA and FTC regulatory measures.

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Belmont, MA

Research Technician II July

2003 - June 2005

. Determined effects of chronic morphine exposure on gene expression in

primary striatal cell cultures.

. Studied effects of dopamine D1 receptor stimulation during

precipitated morphine withdrawal on cAMP responsive element binding

(CREB) function in rats.

. Served as brain dissection specialist at Harvard Brain Tissue Resource

Center

National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver, CO

Lab Researcher

September 2002 - June 2003

. Studied effect of nitric oxide synthetases (NOS) and superoxide

dismutase (SOD) knockouts on airway reactivity and cell proliferation

in animal tissues.

. Implemented murine model to study effect of drugs on airway

responsiveness.

AtheroGenics, Inc Alpharetta, GA

Research Assistant

May 2002 - August 2002

. Determined the effect of novel drugs on gene expression in animal

tissues by Real-Time PCR.

. Analyzed effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on gene regulation in

endothelial cells by luciferase fluorescence assay.

Scientific Publications

Chartoff, E.H., Mague, S.D. Smith, A.M., Carlezon, W.A. Jr., Behavioral and

Molecular Effects of Dopamine D1 Receptor Stimulation during Naloxone-

Precipitated Morphine Withdrawal. The Journal of Neuroscience, June 14,

2006, 26(24):6450-6457. [Additional abstracts available upon request]

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