Mr. Britt, of counsel, has been in private practice since 1969 and has extensive experience in obtaining, enforcing, and licensing intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Prior to founding TraskBritt, he was a patent attorney for PPG Industries and an adjunct and associate professor of law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His technological areas of expertise include the fields of high technology materials, inorganic and organic chemicals, chemical processing, agricultural chemicals and equipment, medical equipment, and engineered structures. He has served as an expert witness in trade secret, trademark, and patent litigation and as an arbitrator in commercial disputes, and also has experience in intellectual property antitrust matters.

Mr. Britt has received Martindale Hubbell's AV rating, the publication's highest rating, and has been listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for ten consecutive years. He is also a member of the Academy of Chemical Engineers, West Virginia University.

Prior Professional Experience
• Development Engineer, PPG Industries (3 years), supervising chemical pilot plant operations and designing commercial chemical plants
• Nuclear weapons officer, U.S. Navy, 1956-1959
• Chemical Engineer, Patent Agent, and Patent Attorney, PPG Industries, 1954-1956 and 1959-1969
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University, 1966-1969, teaching commercial law and intellectual property
• Associate Professor of Law, Duquesne University, 1965-1966, teaching commercial law and intellectual property

Education
• West Virginia University, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with honors, 1954
• Duquesne University, L.L.B. 1964, Law Review, 1963 and 1964

Bar Admissions
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 1963
• Pennsylvania Bar, 1965
• Utah Bar, 1969

Court Admissions
• Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1989

Community Organizations
• Association for Retarded Citizens, Allegheny Chapter,Pennsylvania, Board Member and Legal Counsel, 1963-1968
• United Cerebral Palsy Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, Board Member, 1975-1982
• Legal Services for the Handicapped, Salt Lake City, Utah, Board Member, 1980-1986
• Camp Kostopulos, Camp for Handicapped Persons, Salt Lake City, Utah, Board Member, 1989-1994

University Organizations
• Advisory Committee to Dean, College of Engineering, University of Utah, Member since 1996
• Ad Hoc Committee for Minority Engineering Scholarships, University of Utah, Founder and Member since 1997
• Academy of Chemical Engineers, West Virginia University, Elected in 2001

Joined Firm
• Founder, TraskBritt 1973