Much of Mr. Holmes’ practice focuses on matters where science and technology are central to the dispute or transaction. Such work often involves industries and innovations where an operative understanding of the underlying technology is important to achieving an effective outcome. This includes traditional legal fields such as intellectual property litigation or prosecution as well as cases and deals involving emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, or legal matters hinging on forensic or technical evidence, where mathematics is applied to evaluate the evidence.
Additionally, Mr. Holmes has extensive experience in commercial litigation and transactions as well as general business law. He has assisted with litigation or appeared pro hac vice in matters across the country, including in Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, California, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
In addition to his JD (University of Alabama), Mr. Holmes obtained a masters degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University, a masters degree in civil engineering and bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Alabama, and a certificate in real world risk management from the Real World Risk Institute.
Mr. Holmes is a published independent scholar at the intersection of technology and law (see, for example, A Transaction Represented With Weighted Finite State Transducers). Mr. Holmes has an Erdős number of 5. Mr. Holmes is a frequent speaker at the American Academy of Forensic Science Annual Conference. He has presented there on a variety of topics, including misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence, admissibility of expert forensic testimony, and utilizing neural networks to disprove the validity of certain speaker identification techniques used as evidence against criminal defendants. Moreover, Mr. Holmes frequently gives keynote talks, presentations, and continuing legal education (CLE) lectures on law and technology topics.
Mr. Holmes serves as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Alabama school of Law and Cumberland school of Law where he teaches courses on AI and law.
Mr. Holmes believes there is no better feeling than being useful to his clients, many of whom are risk takers – entrepreneurs, scientists and inventors, business owners, and colorful individuals – who stand to lose from their actions and opinions. Mr. Holmes is proud to serve as an attorney-scientist member of your business team and a thoughtful and zealous advocate for your business’ commercial matters.
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