Ernie Oleksy is an intellectual property lawyer who assists clients with litigation and regulatory counseling matters involving technologies ranging from artificial intelligence (AI), medical devices, landscaping tools, kitchen appliances, augmented reality, fintech, and computer software.
Ernie has a focus on patent litigation and has experience in various stages of litigation, including fact and expert discovery, drafting dispositive motions, and depositions. His practice involves utility patents and design patents.
Utilizing his technical skills and prior to entering his law career, Ernie co-founded an AI company that provided academic support to medical students and law students.
Ernie also maintains an active pro bono practice and has experience working with clients navigating the immigration system, including those seeking asylum, and filing Section 1983 claims.
Experience
- Cleveland State University (J.D. summa cum laude 2023; Intellectual Property Law Certificate; Co-Valedictorian; Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland State Law Review; Editor-in-Chief, The Gavel; President, Dean's Leadership Fellows; Member, Cleveland State University Moot Court Team; Class Senator, Student Bar Association; Recipient, 2022-2023 Howard L. Oleck Award for Best Overall Paper in a Legal Writing Course and 2022-2023 American Bar Association Newspaper Award, Law School Division; B.A. in Psychology, Criminology, and Sociology summa cum laude 2019, with a minor in Statistics and Biology; Valedictorian of the University, the College of Science and Health Professions, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
- Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and Executive Office for Immigration Review
- Data Analyst and Law Clerk, Cuyahoga County Office of the Public Defender (2017-2022); Thomas J. Moyer Fellow, Ohio State Bar Association (May-December 2022); Extern, Case Management Section, Supreme Court of Ohio (Summer 2022)
- Extern to Judge Solomon Oliver Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (Fall 2022)
- Polish