Michael W. Goltry holds a chemistry degree from the College of Idaho and a law degree from Brigham Young University. After graduating law school, Michael moved to Washington, D.C, where he was a judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker of the United States Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims. Michael is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and for over 12 years has prepared and prosecuted trademark applications, and patent applications relating to a wide variety of technological fields including the communications, chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, computer, computer software, and semiconductor fields. Michael is a frequent lecturer on patents and trademarks, is an active member of the state bar of Arizona, is an affiliate member of the state bar of Idaho, and is an a avid fly-fisherman.