Lance Vietzke

Lance Vietzke serves as the Director and Assistant Chief IP Counsel at 3M, where responsibilities include managing and directing intellectual property protection for the Transportation & Electronics Group Lab and Commercial Branding & Transportation Product Platforms since November 2004. Prior experience includes partnership roles at Snell & Wilmer and Dorsey & Whitney LLP, as well as an associate position at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. Lance Vietzke also gained valuable experience as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.