Ted is a principal in the Dallas office of McKool Smith. His focus is on patent infringement and technology cases, and he has extensive federal trial experience, having won courtroom victories in patent cases involving diverse technologies. Ted also has tried and won non-patent cases alleging trade secret violations, trade dress infringement, and software performance. He was named the 2014 Dallas “Bet-the-Company” Litigation Lawyer of the Year and the 2012 Dallas Patent Litigation Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers.Ted obtained a mechanical engineering degree from Northwestern University and then attended the University of Virginia Law School.