Leighton Chong has been an intellectual property and patent attorney in a wide range of technologies for over four decades. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Yale University, and Juris Doctor degree at Boston University School of Law. He was a founding partner of the intellectual property law firm of Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, NYC, prior to moving back to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he continued in IP law practice working with Hawaii technology companies. He published his first book "Song of Planet Earth" in 2013, a travel adventure story about nuclear weapons proliferation and whether mankind has the will to prevent catastrophes of our own making.