Thoughts on my possible career plan

[cheesepep]

Background information:  I'm an in-house guy whose tech company mostly does X, but has/will place a heavy emphasis on doing Y in the future.  I think doing Y is the future also for the company.

Background information on me:  MS EE (focus on circuits) at a top 30 engineering school.  In-house guy prosecuting patents and a registered USPTO patent agent.  My goal is to run the division doing Y (not immediately, but eventually).

Career path 1:  Go to a #2 engineering school (Stanford or UC Berkeley) and complete a MS EE (focus on Y), graduate in 9 months (I plan on doing this as I will be a full-time student)

Career path 2:  Go to same said 2 schools, but get a MS in Management Science and Engineering (basically some probability stuff based off the course description), takes 9 months.

Career path 3:  Go to lower ranked tier 2 law school and go part-time and graduate in 4 years. (My LSAT scores were so so and I have no desire to take them again)

Honestly, I like patents and patent law, but I do not want to be an attorney nor have the desire and the money to go to law school, so I am disliking #3.  However, this option may allow me to earn the most money simply by having a JD.

I like #1, but I already have a MS EE.  But this MS EE is a different focus (Y instead of circuits).  Also, the school is much better.  Ranked #2 instead of top 30.

#2 is also good, but I wonder if my company does Y and I'm doing a different major somewhat unrelated to Y, then would my career in my current company be limited? (assuming my company still wants to hire me after I graduate).  Also, probability is my weak point so I'm not too keen on this major (I like circuits).

Thoughts?  Thanks in advance.

[Sixes]

Don't forget option #4: Find a similar position in a company that will continue to place a heavy emphasis on circuits, which is what you want to work on anyway.

[smgsmc]

Background information:  I'm an in-house guy whose tech company mostly does X, but has/will place a heavy emphasis on doing Y in the future.  I think doing Y is the future also for the company.

Background information on me:  MS EE (focus on circuits) at a top 30 engineering school.  In-house guy prosecuting patents and a registered USPTO patent agent.  My goal is to run the division doing Y (not immediately, but eventually).

Before I give a lengthier reply, please clarify what you mean by this.  Do you mean an IP group leader for Y, an engineering manager for Y, or business exec in charge of Y?  How many people would be reporting to you?