James A. Balazs received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1989, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1999. Mr. Balazs became a member of the Ohio bar in 1999, and is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in patent cases. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Balazs joined Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP in March 2004.