Practice Summary
Michael received his undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1997. After completing his undergraduate course of study, Michael worked for several years in industry as a biotechnology research associate. Michael gained broad based molecular biology experience working for Bay Area biotechnology startups, including experience in genomics, gene expression, and microbial engineering. Michael also has experience with in-vivo and in-vitro biophotonic imaging technology. While working at Xenogen Biosciences, Michael co-authored an article entitled Direct Continuous Method for Monitoring Biofilm Infection in a Mouse Model. This article appeared in the February 2003 edition of Infection and Immunity.

Michael received his J.D. and graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco in 2005. During law school, Michael worked in-house as a patent law clerk for the UCSF-affiliated J. David Gladstone Institutes. Upon graduation, Michael accepted a full-time position with the Gladstone Institutes as a patent associate. In this position, Michael gained experience in patent prosecution management and the licensing of patented and unpatented technologies in the areas of cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, and virology/immunology.

Michael joined Bozicevic, Field & Francis as an associate in 2007. Michael's current practice focuses on patent application drafting, prosecution, and opinion work.