1. 1. Read the record before making a move

    Every patent carries a public record of the argument between the applicant's lawyers and the patent office. To get the patent granted, applicants usually narrow what they claim, and those narrowings bind what the patent can be argued to mean years afterward. Reading all of it is slow, unglamorous, and where a great deal of quiet leverage sits.

    He developed a deep command of the patent history, understood the prosecution record better than the opposition, and identified weaknesses that materially changed the leverage in the case.

    Jake McCampbell, Co-Founder and CEO, StringKing. Client, June 2026.

  2. 2. Make it understandable

    The people who decide a patent case did not build the technology, and neither did the people who have to approve the budget for defending it. An explanation that only works for engineers is not finished.

    He has substantial expertise and experience, but also has the ability to reduce the issues into consumable information for executives / board members.

    Matthew Hardy, CFO, Bonterra. Client, September 2021.

  3. 3. Find the leverage in the details

    A limitation added to overcome a rejection. An inconsistency between what an expert says now and what the inventor wrote then. Cases turn on small things, and knowing which small thing matters is what lets pressure go to one point instead of everywhere at once, which is also how the cost stays in bounds.

    He was also very effective at applying pressure at the right points, without letting the matter spiral into unnecessary cost or complexity.

    Jake McCampbell, Co-Founder and CEO, StringKing. Client, June 2026.

  4. 4. Prepare early for what matters later

    Composure in a courtroom is not a temperament, it is months of work showing up on the day. The same is true of a junior lawyer's first argument, which is why one of them got a full mock hearing before the real one.

    He meticulously prepared every detail, anticipated opposing counsel's moves with remarkable foresight, and presented our case with compelling clarity and persuasive power that clearly resonated with the judge and jury.

    Ryan Reed-Baum, CSCA, Chief Executive Officer, TruLog. Client, April 2026.

  5. 5. Teach it, because a trial is a classroom

    Before practicing law there were undergraduate business law students, a graduate mathematics course and an engineering lab at Missouri. Afterward there was Patent Academy, a training program for patent lawyers built at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, and years of continuing legal education teaching. A jury is a classroom that did not volunteer to be there.

    Jesse has a knack for working and studying intentionally and breaking down into bite-size pieces information that would not otherwise be easily digestible.

    Lischen Peso Gibson, Senior Corporate Counsel, Privacy and Data Security, Oracle. Colleague, June 2022.

  6. 6. Let the tools amplify the judgment

    A computer services company founded to help pay for college, then analyst work at Accenture, then Wharton executive education on the economics of blockchain and digital assets, and daily use of artificial intelligence now. Tools make a small team move like a larger one. None of them decides anything.

    Jesse's technical abilities are second to none. He consistently demonstrates a command of all aspects of a case and leverages his skills as a patent prosecutor to great effect in litigation.

    Andrew Cooper, General Counsel and Board Director, formerly of Meta. Colleague, October 2021.

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