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BACKGROUND
- Law Clerk, Hon. Susan H. Black, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Associate, Holland & Knight, LLP
- Law Clerk, Hon. Harvey E. Schlesinger, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
EXPERTISE
- Intellectual Property
- Property
- Media Law
- Legal Research
- Legal Analysis & Writing
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Florida, Order of the Coif
- Ph.D.,University of Florida, College of Journalism & Communications
- M.A., The Florida State University, Speech Communications
- B.A., The Florida State University, Philosophy and Communication
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- The Florida Bar
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Middle District of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
PUBLICATIONS
LAW REVIEW ARTICLES
· The Power of Music: Application of the First Amendment to Copyright Regulation of Internet Radio, 20 Tex. Intell. Prop. L.J. 233 (2012)
· A Test Case for Newsgathering: The Effects of September 11, 2001 on the Changing Watchdog Role of the Press, 25 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. 357 (2005) (Co-authored work)
· Play It Again, Sam: Webcasters' Sound Recording Complement as an Unconstitutional Restraint on Free Speech, 26 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L.J. . 317 (2004)
· Operationalizing the Law of Jurisdiction: Where in the World Can I be Sued for Operating a World Wide Web Page?, 8 Comm. L. & Pol’y 227 (2003) (Peer Reviewed)
· Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries: China as a Case Study, 13 DePaul-LCA J. Art & Ent. L. & Pol’y 1 (2003)
· Hyperlinking as Gatekeeping: Online Newspaper Coverage of the Execution of an American Terrorist, 4 Journalism Studies 410 (2003) (Co-authored work) (Peer Reviewed)
· Private Memorials on Public Space: Roadside Crosses at the Intersection of the Free Speech Clause and the Establishment Clause, Nebraska Law Review (forthcoming 2013).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Conference Papers & Presentations
- The Latin Cross as War Memorial and The Genesis of Legal Argument: Interpreting Commemorative Symbolism in Salazar v. Buono
* Co-authored work
* International Society for the Study of Argumentation (Amsterdam, July 2010) - Play it Again Sam: Webcasters’ Sound Recording Complement as an Unconstitutional Restraint on Free Speech
* Freedom of Speech Division: Southern States Communication Association (Tampa, April 2004) - Critique of Dilution Law: A Re-examination of the Bases of Trademark Protection
* Law Division: AEJMC National Conference (Kansas City, August 2003) - Panelist on Teaching Panel Session: The Dark Side of Cyberspace
* Public Relations & Law Divisions: AEJMC National Conference (Kansas City, August 2003) - On the Cultural Border: Enforcement Issues for Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries
* Law Division: International Communications Association (San Diego, May 2003) - Operationalizing the Law of Jurisdiction: Where in the World Can I be Sued for Operating a World Wide Web Page?
* Top paper award
* Law Division: AEJMC National Conference (Miami, August 2002)