Recent Speaking Engagements
Note: If you are interested in having me speak to your group on topics such as those listed below, please contact me by phone, fax, or e-mail.
Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Certification Seminar, for attorneys taking the Florida Bar IP Certification examination in October 2007, "Copyright Law and Prosecution", Orlando, July 19, 2007.
Clearwater and Hillsborough County Bar Associations, Intellectual Property Law for Non-IP Lawyers - "Basic Copyright Law", Tampa, June 8, 2007
Stetson Law School Intellectual Property Law Society, "What You Need to Know About Copyright Law," St. Petersburg, April 18, 2007
Professional Association of Visual Artists (PAVA), Copyright Workshop, Dunedin Fine Art Center, April 17, 2007
Association of Professional Genealogists, Florida Chapter, "Copyright Law for the Professional Genealogist," Largo, February 3, 2007
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - IP Rocks: Intellectual Property and the Entertainment Business - "Florida's New Trademark Law and Other New IP Laws" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 19, 2007
Florida Writers Association, Tampa Group, Copyrights and Related Legal Issues, Tampa, November 18, 2006
Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Certification Seminar, for those taking the Florida Bar IP Certification examination in October, "Copyright Law and Prosecution", Orlando, July 19, 2007.
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Suncoast Chapter, "The Name's the Game: Trademarks, Logos, Domain Names, Cybersquatting, and Player and Entertainer Publicity Rights," Continuing Education Presentation, "Business and Baseball Program," St. Petersburg, September 18, 2006
Florida Writers Association, St. Petersburg Group, "Copyrights and Related Legal Issues, " St. Petersburg, September 14, 2006
Tampa Bay Public Access Television, "Copyright and Intellectual Property Law for Public Access Television Producers," Tampa, July 24, 2006
Florida Motion Picture and Television Association, Tampa Bay Chapter, "Copyrights, Trademarks, Publicity Rights, and Contracts," Clearwater, May 17, 2006
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation, "Thumbing Along the Information Highway: Legal Issues in Advertising, Intellectual Property and the Internet," Clearwater, April 20, 2006
Bay Area Professional Writers Guild (BAPWG), "Copyrights and Publishing Contracts", Largo, February 27, 2006
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - The Artist and the Law, "Copyrights and Intellectual Property Law," Clearwater, October 15, 2005
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Visual Arts Law and Technology: Art on the Internet and in Digital Media" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 21, 2005
Florida International International University, Association for Computing Machinery, "The Law of Cyperspace, Computers, and Technology", Miami, November 12, 2004
Pinellas Genealogical Society - "Copyrights and Intellectual Property Law", Largo, September 18, 2004
Tampa Bay Public Access Television, "Copyright and Intellectual Property Law for Public Access Television Producers", Tampa, July 13, 2004
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - "Intellectual Property and Copyright Law", St. Petersburg, May 22, 2004
Florida Public Relations Association, Professional Development Seminar, "Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Fair Use in the Internet Age", Gainesville, FL, April 11, 2003
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - "Copyright Law", St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs, February 25, 2003
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Managing Your Entertainment Law Practice in a Tough Digital World - "Copyright Update for the Entertainment Lawyer" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 17, 2003
National Business Institute Seminar - "Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Florida" - Trademarks and Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Licensing Ethics - Tampa, July 18, 2002
West Pasco County Bar Association, "Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw", Port Richey, FL, July 11, 2002
Association of American University Presses, Annual Meeting, "Copyright and Fair Use in a Digital Environment", St. Petersburg, June 28, 2002 Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Suncoast Chapter, "Cyberlaw and the CPA", Clearwater, April 18, 2002
American College of Computer & Information Sciences, Association for Computing Machinery Chapter, "Computer and Cyberlaw", Online Lecture, Birmingham, AL, April 9, 2002
Pinellas County Arts Council, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, The Artist and the Law, "Intellectual Property Protection", St. Petersburg, March 23, 2003
Stetson University College of Law, Florida Association of Woman Lawyers Luncheon, Intellectual Property and Computer and Cyber Law Practice, Panelist, St. Petersburg, March 12, 2002
CLE International Seminar, "Information Technology Law" - Intellectual Property in the New Technology, Co-Chair (2 days) and Speaker, Orlando, February 28 - March 1, 2002
Florida Writers Association, Copyrights and Publishing Contracts, St. Petersburg, February 14, 2002
American Society for Quality, Tampa/St. Petersburg Section, Intellectual Property and Copyright Law, Tampa, December 10, 2001
Association of Personal Historians, Annual International Conference, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, and Contract Law, Tampa, November 9, 2001
Bench & Bar Conference, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Bar Associations, "Ethics and Technology - The Advantages and Hidden Dangers of Lawyering in the New Millennium" (Panel) - St. Petersburg, October 19, 2001
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, "Intellectual Property: Issues, Protection and Enforcement" - Copyright Issues and Protection, and Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property - Tampa, September 25, 2001
National Business Institute Seminar - "Emerging Issues for the Florida Intellectual Property Practitioner" - Copyright Law and Ethics - Tampa, August 17, 2001
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Third Annual Internet Law and Representation of Technology Companies" - Co-Chair and Moderator - Fort Lauderdale, May 4, 2001
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Representing the CyberEntertainment Client" - "Tenth Annual Update of Internet and Cyberspace Law" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Tampa, April 27, 2001
Professional Association of Visual Artists, "Copyright and Art Law", Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, April 18, 2001
University of Central Florida, Association for Computing Machinery,"Intellectual Property, Cyberspace Law, and Ethics", Orlando, February 21, 2001
WTAN Radio 1340, "The Computer Connection", Computer, Cyberspace, and Intellectual Property Law, Clearwater, August 5, 2000
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Intellectual Property Law for the Entertainment, Arts and Business Lawyer 2000" - Tampa, March 29, 2000
St. Petersburg Junior College - Legal Environment of Business "Intellectual Property and Cyberspace Law" - Clearwater, February 23, 2000
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "www.Internetlaw.com II" - "Copyrights in the Digital Age" and Panelist - Miami, February 11, 2000
WWBA Radio 1040, Cyberspace, Computer and Intellectual Property Law, Legal Call-In Show, Pinellas Park, February 6, 2000
Understanding Basic Copyright Law in Florida - "The Internet - Copyrights and Other Cyberspace Legal Issues" - Lorman Education Services - West Palm Beach, September 30, 1999
Major Orchestra Librarians Association (MOLA) Convention - "Copyright Law" - St. Pete Beach, May 22, 1999
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Intellectual Property Law for the Entertainment, Arts and Business Lawyer 1999" - Tampa, April 29, 1999
Syracuse University Law School, Syracuse, N.Y. - Guest Lecturer - "Computer Law Course" - March 30, 1999
Association for Computing Machinery - College Lectures - "Intellectual Property and Cyberspace Law" Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., March 29, 1999 Binghamton University, Binghamton, N.Y.,March 29, 1999
University of Florida College of Law, Intellectual Property Association - "Intellectual Property Law" - Gainesville, March 24, 1999
Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "www.Internetlaw.com - What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Law of the Internet" - Copyright Law and Panelist - Miami, February 19, 1999
Adjunct Professor, University of Florida College of Law - Adjunct Professor, University of Florida College of Law - "Copyright Law" - January to May 1999 (2 Credit Course)
