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Steve holds a BSEE and a BS in finance from
Auburn University, and was a software engineer in the aerospace
industry before obtaining an MBA and law degree from Baylor
University. He has deep intellectual property experience, having
worked for major law firms with clients across a wide range of
technologies and industries. He has executed multiple licensing
agreements and has represented a host of independent inventors and
high tech companies - from software development to construction to
biotech.
Steve has been "second chair" in intellectual property
litigation, providing advice and counsel to lead trial attorneys on
claims in dispute and patent prosecution procedure. |
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Payne holds a BA in journalism and a MA in
political science from Texas A&M University; and an MBA in
finance from Southern Methodist University. He has deep experience
as an economic damages expert, having worked in a "Big 4"
professional services firm and as an internal litigation financial
advisor with a major Texas law firm. He has testified multiple times
and is one of a select group in the United States to hold the
credential of Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA) which is a
certification specifically for experts in economic damages. He has
represented major Texas universities in the marketing of their
intellectual property in a wide range of technologies, and was also
the lead professional in the Southwest Region for the intellectual
property consulting service of a Big 4 professional services firm.
A former newspaper reporter, Payne is a New York Times bestselling
author whose techno-thriller novels include Storming
Intrepid, Thunder of Erebus, Black Cipher and Forbidden Summit.
His works have been translated in seven languages |