HALLIE A. FINUCANE is experienced in all aspects of patent preparation, prosecution and licensing in the medical device, mechanical, chemical and biotechnology fields. As the former Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Cardiac Surgery Division, for St. Jude Medical, Inc., she has specialized in the medical device field for more than 14 years. Ms. Finucane graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Minnesota. In addition, she taught intellectual property courses as an adjunct professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Finucane is named as an inventor on one patent. Ms. Finucane is a member of the State Bars of Minnesota and California.