Frances is an intellectual property attorney whose practice is focused on patent matters. She works with clients in a wide variety of industries, including life sciences.

While earning her JD, Frances worked as a summer associate at an international law firm. She was a Stanback Fellow at Duke Law’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and served as a staff editor of the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum and the Duke Law & Technology Review while earning her JD. 

As an undergraduate, Frances assisted with evolutionary genomics research characterizing Caulobacter strains and the bacteriophage that infect them.