Sara D. Pfeffer is a patent agent with West & Associates and is responsible for patent prosecution of a wide array of inventions, including household and child-care products, mechanical devices, software and networking methods, and construction equipment. Ms. Pfeffer's practice also includes work on a variety of litigation matters, including drafting briefs and other court documents, as well as experience with various matters in trademark and copyright law.

ADMISSIONS
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (2008).

EDUCATION
• Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - J.D., with Pro Bono Distinction, (2008).
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law - visiting student (2007-2008).
• University of California, Santa Barbara - B.S., Chemistry, (2005).

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
• Research Assistant, University of California, Riverside - Chemistry Department (Summer 2004)

• Conducted individual research on a molecule known to have anti-tumor properties.
  
• Employed temperature programmed desorption (TPD) techniques to design a novel method for the single layer deposition of liquid molecules on crystal surfaces.
  
• Analyzed molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) techniques.