Attorney Todd Pleiness, Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Mr. Pleiness concentrates his practice in intellectual property law. He graduated from Kettering University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and received his Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 2006, with a concentration in Intellectual Property & Communications Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

Before attending law school, Mr. Pleiness worked as a co-op student and later as a manufacturing engineer at General Motors Corporation, troubleshooting for the paint automation assembly line. As a co-op student at GM, he also worked at the General Assembly Plant, overseeing the installation of instrument panels and steering wheel clusters, and in the Production Planning Department, organizing department operation sheets for future product models and assisting in productivity advancements.

Subsequently, Mr. Pleiness was a resident engineer at INA USA Corporation for two years, where he acted as a liaison between customers and management, including application engineering and plant scheduling. He also helped grow INA's account with General Motors Powertrain's Automatic Transmission Group through developing future projects with their engineering design and research group. During law school, he was an intern in Howard & Howard's Intellectual Property Intern Program.

Areas of Practice:: Intellectual Property

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 2006

Education:: Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law, East Lansing, MI , 2006
J.D.; Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, 1999
B.S.

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Michigan

Past Employment Positions:: General Motors Corporation; INA USA Corporation