Mr. Williams graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1997. Prior to entering law school, he worked as a formulation and quality assurance chemist for Ashland Chemical's Electronic and Specialty Chemicals division. Mr. Williams earned his law degree, cum laude, from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2002. Before joining the firm, Mr. Williams practiced intellectual property with Clements and Walker in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Williams concentrates his practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, with an emphasis in the areas of computer software, computer hardware, electronics, and semiconductor technologies. Mr. Williams counsels clients in various intellectual property matters relating to patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights.