Ms. Hamer joined TraskBritt as a law clerk in 1999, became a shareholder in 2007 and an officer in 2010. Her practice emphasizes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the areas of chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnical, and semiconductor device fabrication technologies. Before joining TraskBritt, Ms. Hamer worked as a research associate for NPS Pharmaceuticals, isolating proteins from spider and scorpion venoms and performing high throughput screening of small molecules through cell-based assays. Ms. Hamer also has experience in enzyme characterization studies and the synthesis and purification of small molecules.