University of Wisconsin, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2004, with Distinction
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. 2009, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Minnesota Law Review Managing Editor
Paul is a registered patent attorney focusing on chemical, mechanical, and medical device patent prosecution. Prior to joining the Firm, Paul was a Summer Associate at Fish & Richardson and a Law Clerk in 3M’s Office of Intellectual Property Counsel. During law school, Paul was a judicial extern for the Honorable John Tunheim, United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota. Prior to law school, Paul worked as a process design engineer for ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co. Paul also worked as a manufacturing co-op engineer for Johnson Polymer (part of S.C. Johnson family of companies).
Paul J. LaVanway, Jr., Note, Patent Licensing and Discretion: Reevaluating the Discretionary Prong of Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction After MedImmune, 92 Minn. L. Rev. 1966 (2008).
Admitted to practice in Minnesota
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office