A. Buke Hiziroglu
- Seattle
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Buke is a Patent Litigation associate experienced in both plaintiff- and defense-side litigation across various technologies, ranging from semiconductor devices to mechanical structure.
A. Buke Hiziroglu has been actively involved in many stages of patent litigation, including discovery, infringement and invalidity analysis, damages, pleadings, and drafting complex motions. She has participated in district court jury and bench trials, conducted direct examinations of fact and expert witnesses, and delivered the opening statement during a bench trial. Buke’s experience with small case teams has provided her insight and experience in the stages of a lawsuit, from filing to post‑trial briefing. She also handles Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings and litigates design patents.
Buke earned her law degree from Michigan State University College of Law, where she served as articles editor and co-inaugural online forum editor of Michigan State Law Review. Prior to law school, Buke earned her B.S. in electrical engineering, magna cum laude, from Kettering University, during which she was an electrical engineering co-op with Terumo Cardiovascular Group. She went on to earn her M.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, where she gained extensive knowledge in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and semiconductor device design and fabrication, and defended her thesis, “High-Throughput Microfluidic Cell Pairing and Monitoring for the Studies of Cancer Cellular Cannibalism.”
Buke was a judicial extern for the Honorable David W. McKeague of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, Articles Editor, Michigan State Law Review, 2022
- University of Michigan, M.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2016
- Kettering University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Related Employment
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Lansing, MI, Judicial Extern for the Hon. David W. McKeague, 2022
- Brooks Kushman P.C., Southfield, MI, Part-Time Law Clerk, 2021-2022
- Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2021, 2020
- Kettering University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Flint, MI, Adjunct Lecturer, 2016-2019
- Terumo Cardiovascular, Ann Arbor, MI, Electrical Engineering Co-Op, 2011-2013
Additional Languages
- German
- Turkish
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Law, 2024-2026; Patent Law, 2026