Mr. Gallagher holds a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and has practiced law, specializing in intellectual property matters since 1983. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York and New Jersey and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Gallagher's technical training is in mathematics, engineering, electronics and computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York University, C.U.N.Y. and New York Institute of Technology.

He is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law and the founding Chairman of the Committee on Computers and Automation of the New Jersey Patent Law Association.

While his present practice involves mainly patent solicitation and client counseling in various intellectual property matters, Mr. Gallagher has extensive litigation experience having appeared before several U.S. District Courts, the Court of International Trade, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. He has also represented clients before the United States Customs Service in trademark related matters.

Prior to his specialization in intellectual property law, Mr. Gallagher worked for a large general practice law firm where he gained experience in complex litigation strategy in antitrust matters and in drug products liability. There he also developed Unix®-based litigation support software.