Doug Meier is an experienced patent attorney and Managing Partner of NK Patent Law. With a background in electrical engineering and over 13 years of legal experience, he specializes in patent prosecution, intellectual property strategy, and complex IP disputes. Before practicing law, Doug worked as an electrical engineer for The Boeing Company in Houston, designing software tools for NASA’s Space Shuttle Program.

Doug has represented companies of all sizes in patent matters involving semiconductors, wireless communications, artificial intelligence, and software. He has handled high-stakes patent cases before the International Trade Commission and has extensive experience managing patent portfolios and intellectual property transactions.

He holds a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. 

Doug lives in Raleigh with his wife and three daughters and enjoys spending time at the beach.

John Michael Harlow

Founder

John Michael is a successful executive and one of Harbright’s three founding partners. John Michael holds both JD (LSU) and MBA (Duke) degrees. As Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, he helped build Affordable Care from 65 dental practices in 16 states to 175 offices in 38 states with 1,400 total staff. Affordable Care exited to private equity in 2011. John Michael is Harbright’s managing partner and conducts the firm’s legal and regulatory affairs.

John Michael has raised three wonderful daughters with his wife, Donna. They reside in Clayton, NC.

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