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David Brian Smallman

5.0
Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 36 years

Communications and media Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Communications & Media, Litigation, Insurance ... +2 more

276 Fifth Ave, Ste 805, New York, NY

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Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Communications and Media 25%

37 years | 100 cases

25%
Insurance 20%

37 years | 100 cases

20%
Intellectual Property 20%

37 years | 100 cases

20%
Litigation 20%

37 years | 100 cases

20%
Entertainment 15%

37 years | 25 cases

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 35 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1990

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Connecticut for 36 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 1990

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Smallman Law PLLC

276 Fifth Ave, Ste 805, New York, NY, 10001-4509

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Posted by Lizbeth | May 27, 2015 | Entertainment

Very simply, the best and smartest lawyer I have ever known

David Smallman has been an invaluable help to me for many years, both with personal and artistic legal issues. No lawyer I have ever known is more responsive, more thoughtful, considered, generous with his time, or better able to negotiate the best possible outcome. I trust him implicitly, and have r...ecommended him many times, to friends and family. All agree: Smallman is at the top of his profession.

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

1989

K. Harlan Dodson Moot Court Award,

Associations

Association of the Bar of New York City

Member

American Bar Association

Member

1998 - 1999

International Bar Association

Member

Education

1989

Vanderbilt University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1977

Bennington College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2004

The IRE Journal Evolving Guidelines, Risks: Electronic Storage of Reporters' Notes

2004

The IRE Journal Evolving Guidelines, Risks: Electronic Storage of Reporters' Notes

2004

The IRE Journal Libel Claims After Suzuki: Costly Road Ahead?

2004

The IRE Journal Libel Claims After Suzuki: Costly Road Ahead?

2004

MediaLaw Letter of The Media Law Resource Center Pre-Litigation Issues for Media Lawyers in the Post-Zabulake World

2002

The IRE Journal A Roadmap for Avoiding ‘False-Light’ Claims in Business Reporting

1999

25 LITIGATION 25 Amicus Practice: New Rules for Old Friends

1997

32 Tort & Ins. L.J. The Purloined Communications Exception to Inadvertent Waiver: Internet Publication and Preservation of Attorney-Client Privilege

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Message — Internationale Fachzetschrift Für Journalismus (3-2005) Hohe Geldstrafen und Gefängnis
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