Erik J. Heels is an MIT engineer; trademark, domain name, and patent lawyer; Red Sox fan; and music lover. He blogs about technology, law, baseball, and rock 'n' roll at ErikJHeels.com.

Erik has been on the Internet since 1984 and has extensive experience working in high-tech companies such as Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN), Cayman Systems, and Verio Inc. In 1992, Erik wrote "The Legal List," the first book published simultaneously on the Internet and in print. Erik's 15 minutes of fame started after reviews of that book appeared in Internet World, Wired, and The New York Times. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and regularly speaks about issues related to law and technology. After law school, he worked for various Internet companies, including a four-year stint with Verio, which was sold for $6 billion cash in the largest cash deal in Internet history. In 2001, he launched Clock Tower Law Group. He earned his BS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and his JD from the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law).

In his spare time, Erik enjoys hacking with computers, writing, baseball, and seeking the perfect Hammond B-3 sound on his keyboard. On Erik's desk are pictures of his three children: Sam, Ben, and Sonja. His life adventures include living in Finland, traveling to 10 countries and to 48 of the 50 states, pulling 6 Gs and soloing a jet in the Air Force, and swimming in the Arctic Ocean.

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Erik's Twitter Bio (160 Characters)

Trademark, domain name, and patent lawyer; MIT '88. Red Sox fan, music lover, author. Soloed AF jet (hot), lived in Finland (cool), swam in Arctic Ocean (cold).

Erik's Life In Links

Boston, Maine, MIT, Rautaruukki (in Finland), BBN, Air Force, Cayman Systems, "The Legal List" (and my 15 minutes in Wired and The New York Times), Maine Law, FPLC IPSI, LCP, Heels.com, ALM, "nothing.but.net," Inherent.Com, RedStreet, Colorado, Verio, Acton, Clock Tower Law Group, MCats (rockin' on for our kids).

Erik's Google Resume

1. Google Blog Search
2. Google Book Search
3. Google Groups Search
4. Google Image Search
5. Google News Archives
6. Google Patents
7. Google Scholar
8. Google Trademarks
9. Google Video Search
10. Google Web Search

Erik's Real Resume (CV)

Erik's PR

		"What gives lawyers like Heels the courage to risk, while others merely daydream out the window, wishing mightily that they were doing something else?" - ABA Journal
		"[Erik J. Heels's book The Legal List is] a brilliant resource for the electronically inclined." - Wired magazine
		"[M]any on the Net consider [Erik J. Heels's book The Legal List] the most authoritative guide of its kind." - The New York Times

Erik's Social Networks

1. My Blog
   http://erikjheels.com
   My personal space on the Net. My personal branding machine. My – OK, you get the point.
2. My Blog's Feed
   http://erikjheels.com/?feed=rss2
   Powered by FeedBurner. You can read blogs as websites, but that's inefficient. Use a feed reader like Google Reader to have your favorite blog's posts come to you, rather than you having to go to them. Kind of like email for websites. Try it, you'll like it.
3. My Google Reader Shared Items
   http://google.com/reader/shared/erikjheels
   I know, it's a mouthful. I read lots of blogs. I share interesting posts. Sometimes I comment on shared items by adding Notes. You can subscribe to my shared items feed to see what I'm reading. Or at least what I'm sharing.
4. Twitter
   http://twitter.com/erikjheels
   Twitter is a microblogging service. Posts, called Tweets, are limited to 140 characters. Twitter is like a gigantic email list with instant feedback. Only better. It's also highly addictive. Try TweetDeck to manage your Tweets. You can subscribe to my Twitter feed or you can follow me directly in Twitter by getting your own account.
5. LinkedIn
   http://linkedin.com/in/erikjheels
   I use LinkedIn for business networking (my resume and the like).
6. Facebook
   http://www.facebook.com/erikjheels
   I use Facebook for friends and family networking.
7. FriendFeed
   http://friendfeed.com/erikjheels
   FriendFeed allows you to aggregate all of your feeds (whether Atom or RSS) into one combined feed. You can subscribe to each of my social networking services individually, or you can subscribe to my FriendFeed feed.
8. Plaxo
   http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/103081141354/ded3340f/Erik/Heels
   Plaxo also allows you to aggregate feeds.
9. My Google Profile
   http://www.google.com/profiles/erikjheels
   You can also find much of this same info on my Google Profile.

Fine Print

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The photo of Erik on the home page was taken on 09/29/07 by a stranger at Fenway Park. The unedited version shows Erik and his son, who is holding a baseball that he got while attending his first Red Sox game. The game was win 96 for the Red Sox, which gave them home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Red Sox later won the 2007 World Series, their second championship in four years.