He was the United States Commissioner of Patents of the United States Patent Office (now the United States Patent and Trademark Office) from 1898 to 1901. He resumed private practice in New York City from 1901 to 1904.
From 1898 to 1901, he held a key position at the U.S. Patent Office, now known as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, before resuming his law practice in New York City from 1901 to 1904.