Michael Douglas Steger

Michael Douglas Steger

5.0
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 32 years

Intellectual property Lawyer at Orangeburg, NY
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate & Incorporation, Entertainment, Litigation

30 Ramland Rd Ste 201, Orangeburg, NY

About Michael

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Corporate and Incorporation 30%

General corporate counseling and business formation services, including setting up corporations, partnership and LLC's, contract drafting, advising on equity and debt investments, employment matters and other business transactions. We regularly act as outside general counsel for our business clients. Many startup services, including entity formation, are provided for flat fees.

22 years

30%
Intellectual Property 30%

Trademark prosecution, licensing and litigation; copyright litigation, registration and licensing; internet law; general intellectual property counseling

31 years

30%
Entertainment 20%

We handle a broad range of entertainment transactional and litigation matters, including film, television and music projects. We also work with web projects, authors and other creative professionals

30 years

20%
Litigation 20%

We have a robust business litigation practice in federal and state court, including handling commercial, intellectual property, entertainment and employment matters. We also have an active commercial collections practice handling business collections and judgment enforcement. We regularly act as local counsel for out of state lawyers.

33 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 19 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2007

Due to Reregister within 30 days of Birthday

No misconduct found

Licensed in Virginia for 19 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2006

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 30 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1996

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC

30 Ramland Rd Ste 201, Orangeburg, NY, 10962-2606

Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC

295 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017

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Michael Douglas Steger's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | June 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Business

Copyright Lawyer

Michael has served my business extremely well in the areas of copyright law and litigation. He is a competent, no-nonsense lawyer with an intimate knowledge of copyright law, and a knack for applying his intellect in a fair and sensible way to real-world business situations.

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Hui Zeng

Intellectual property lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Nicole Sotto

Entertainment lawyer | May 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I’ve known Michael for several years and highly recommend him! He has extensive experience and expert knowledge in entertainment and business law."

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Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Honors

2010

Best Intellectual Property Attorney for Growing Businesses, New York Enterprise Report

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Managing Partner, Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC

2013 - 2016

Co-Founder, Steger Krane LLP

2000 - 2005

Counsel, STF Productions/Twentieth Television

1999 - 2000

Associate Attorney, Stern, Neubauer, Greenwald & Pauly

1996 - 1999

Associate Attorney, Troy Gould, PC

1993 - 1996

Associate Attorney, McKenna & Cuneo, LLP (Now McKenna, Long, & Aldridge, LLP)

Associations

2016 - Present

New York City Bar Association, Copyright and Literary Property Committee

Member

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

Co-Chair Copyright Litigation Subcommittee

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

Vice Chair Intellectual Property -- GP/Solo Division

2013 - Present

New York City Bar Association

Trademark Committee

2005 - Present

American Bar Association

Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries

2005 - Present

American Bar Assocication

Forum on Communications Law

2010 - 2014

New York City Bar Association

Small Law Firm Committee

Education

1993

University of Virginia School of Law

J.D.

Languages

English

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