Moses A. Heyward

Moses A. Heyward is an associate who is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He focuses on patent prosecution.  He holds degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. Mechanical Engineering) and Suffolk University Law School (J.D.) where he concentrated in Intellectual Property law. 

Experience

• Before joining Sunstein, Moses worked as a mechanical engineer for a federal transportation agency in its structures and dynamics division. He was responsible for creating and implementing programs for computation and analysis of rail vehicle dynamics and for creating programs that digitized engineering drawings. His work was important to the establishment of new standards and recommended practices.
• Moses also gained engineering experience during mechanical engineering internships with a large, multinational automotive manufacturer and with one of the world's leading suppliers of sensor and control technologies. He researched and implemented new testing strategies for the design of a new engine part in the automotive manufacturer's scientific research laboratory. While working in the sensors and controls industry, Moses conducted research and testing on electrical sensors used for numerous applications in heavy and off-road vehicles.

Professional and Community Involvement

• Moses is active in his church, where he is involved with community and youth outreach activities.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Honors

• First Year Best Oral Advocate Award, Suffolk University Law School
• Dean's List, Suffolk University Law School
• Second at Suffolk's Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition (sponsored by ASCAP) for a paper he prepared on copyright law