When a legal question depends on how software is built, used, or distributed, firsthand development experience matters. Matt worked as a software engineer before becoming a lawyer. His technical background includes programming, databases, web applications, Linux administration, and open-source software.
His work has included performance benchmarks with Motorola’s Java virtual machine team, the front and back ends of a streaming-media website at Blastro, and video-surveillance and web-service software at Model Software. That experience helps him work through architecture, interfaces, and development responsibilities with the people building the product.
Software contracts grounded in the project
Matt helps with software development and licensing agreements, connecting the contract to the actual project: scope, deliverables, ownership, third-party code, and ongoing responsibilities. He can work through the technical details with developers and business teams so the agreement addresses the way the software will be built and used.
Open-source issues in context
Open-source components are part of many software projects. Matt can help assess the licenses involved, questions about attribution and distribution, and how third-party components fit with a company’s proprietary software and commercial plans.
A broader view of software and IP
His practice also includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, website policies, and domain-name proceedings. As a registered patent attorney and named inventor, he brings experience with both developing technology and protecting it.
Explore Matt’s GitHub profile for another connection to his programming background. To discuss a potential engagement, contact Matt at Kean Miller. An inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information unless you have already signed paperwork to engage Kean Miller to represent you.
Experience described in Matt’s Kean Miller biography.