During his career, Phil has developed expertise in a number of highly specialized fields, including microwave-assisted chemistry, wide bandgap semiconductors, light emitting diodes, polyesters, related polymer chemistry, and packaging. Phil also has broad familiarity with patent, trademark and copyright drafting, and the protection, enforcement, and licensing of such IP matters. Phil is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the Federal and Fourth Circuit courts of appeal, and to all State and Federal courts in North Carolina.