Education

George Mason University School of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude

University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Associations

Admitted to practice law in the state of Colorado

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Brian focuses his practice on patent preparation, prosecution and counseling.  He has particular expertise in electrical devices and computer software technologies, including e-commerce, mobile applications, computer networking, artificial intelligence, financial products, and business methods.  Prior to joining Lee & Hayes, Mr. Brisnehan worked as a Senior Patent Attorney within national law firms in Colorado and Washington DC, where his practice concentrated on patent prosecution, litigation and counseling in the electrical and computer areas. Previously, Mr. Brisnehan was a software development and test engineer at the Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, where he focused on messaging and collaborative server software and gained experience in the areas of database application development and network protocols.