Michael Gollin
Michael Gollin (LAW’84) of Bowie, Md., published Innovation Life Love: Reflections on Living With Mortality (CreateSpace, 2015). The book is adapted from the blog www.InnovationLifeLove.org, which he started in 2012 when he was diagnosed with ALS. Michael writes, “In my personal and professional life as patent attorney, author, professor, and nonprofit entrepreneur, I’ve tried to be a productive member of all my communities: family, friends, work, home, country, and planet. When I was diagnosed with ALS, I was dragged into a terrifying new situation, but I realized how lucky I’ve been in life, and I quickly resolved to make the best of the situation. It has been surprisingly liberating to explore this uncharted territory.”Michael is a patent attorney with the law firm Venable LLP, and is working to promote ALS research through his pro bono representation of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and his work with the ALS Association. For more information, email innovationlifelove@gmail.com.
From the Summer 2016 issue.