Experience

Rating: 9.1 (Superb)

Honors

1998

Cudgel Patent 5,819,248, US Patent and Trademark Office

1987

Iconic Programming, Client Portrait ©TX 2,466,876, US Copyright Office

1984

Copyright, Trdemark and Contact Law for Management Consultants, ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, Northwestern University

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Work Experience

1984 - Present

Managing Attorney, Keganlaw

1973 - 1978

Founder & Director, Institutional Research & Evaluation, Hampshire College

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Associations

1987 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Intellectual Property Section Council, Editor

1984 - Present

International Trademark Association

Member

1984 - Present

Copyright Society of the USA

Member

1981 - Present

Illinois Psychological Association

Member

1971 - Present

American Psychological Association

Member

1987 - 1990

Chicago Bar Association

Law Office Management Advisory Committee

1983 - 1984

American Bar Association

Law Practice Management Section, Law Student Liaison

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Sample of Legal Cases

Nova Design Build Inc v Grace Hotels LLC (ND IL)

Judgment for our clients, defendants.

Ptak Bros Jewelry Inc v Gary Ptak (SD NY)

Judgment for plaintiff, our client

Ory v McDonald (CD CA)

Judgment for defendant, our client.

Respect Inc v Fremgen (ND IL)

Judgment for our printer client, defendant

Trumark Manufacturing Co v Saunders Archery Co (D NE)

Favorable to our client, Defendant

Artmark-Chicago Ltd v E Misha & Sons (ND IL)

Judgment for our client

Architemps Inc v Architemps Ltd (SD NY)

Judgment for our client, plaintiff

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Education

1984

Northwestern University

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Northwestern University

PhD

1970

NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science

Interuniversity Graduate Student Network

1965

Swarthmore College

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Speaking Engagements

2012

Intellectual Property Section

Intersection of Politics and Intellectual Property

2012

Annual Conference

Forensic Psychology Entry and Ethics: Resources for Smoothing the Uneasy Alliance of Psychology and Law

2012

2012 Cyuberlaw Symposium

Hot Topics in Cyberlaw

2007

Banking Law Seminar

Security Interests in Non-Traditional Collateral--Intellectual Property and the Internet

2006

HBasics of US Trademark Practice

Doing the Groundwork: Collecting the Necessary Information About the Mark

2006

Chicago Regional Inventors Conference

One-on-One with the Experts

2005

Seminar

Wealth Creation: Publishing Contracts for New Authors, New Publishers, and Their Attorneys

2005

Annual Conference

Legal Levers for Organization Development

2005

12th Annual Family Office Forum

Handling Changes in Power: When Geriatric and Medical Issues Affect Decision-Making Ability of Family Members

2000

Meeting

Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Law: I/O, Intellectual Property, and Marketing

1997

Seminar

Avoiding Patent Infringements and Employee Agreements: Update on Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights for Legal Administrators

1996

Spring Symposium

Reaping Riches From Regulations: Finding a Niche In Changing Regulations

1996

Seminar

Sweet and Sour Regulations: Nutrient Content Claims, Health Claims in Trademarks, and Medical device Software

1996

Meeting

Surviving Multimedia Law and Murphy's Law

1996

Annual Meeting

Preparing for Crisis

1996

28th Annual Worldwide Conference

Intellectual Property--Little Known Big Assets

1995

11th Annual Conference

Crisis Prevention, Preparation, and Practicalities

1994

Seminar

Invention Intellectual Property--An Introduction to Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Protecting Your Ideas

1993

Seminar

Endangered Trademarks--The FDA Awakens

1993

Seminar

Avoiding Intellectual Property Pitfalls: A Program for the General Practitioner

1992

Seminar

1992

6th Annual Technology in the Law Practice Conference

Practicing Law by Point and Shoot

1991

Spring Symposium

New Media in Old Laws

1991

Seminar

Use of the Computer and Litigation Support System

1991

Seminar

Control, Ownership, Responsibility: Where to draw the Lines.

1991

Freelancers' Fair

Legal Issues for Writers

1990

Spring Symposium

Developments in Trademark Law

1990

Seminar

"Trademark" Surveys in Copyright Disputes

1990

Seminar

Legal Issues in Software Development

1990

3rd Annual Conference for Customers of Control Data Business Management servics

Legal Pitfalls and Potentials for the HR Professional

1989

5th Annual Conference, Montreal

International Copyright of Software

1988

Conference

Legal Perspectives in Building Strong OD Interventions.

1988

Annual Meeting

Avoiding Malpractice Problems: Good Practice Management

1988

Annual Convention

Protecting Your Marketing Rights and Avoiding Litigation: Copyrights, Trademarks, Computers.

1987

Phase III Conference for Business Users of Apple Computers

1986

Seminar

Use of Computers in the Legal Setting: People Problems

1986

MacExpo Chicago

1984

11th International Conference on Law Office Economics and Management

Reducing the People Problems of Law Office Computerization

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Publications

2016

Illinois state Bar Association Intellectual Property First copyright principles for the First Lady's speech

2015

Illinois State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Taking a Default

2014

Illinois State Bar Association Intellectual Property Newsletter Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Startups

2014

Illinois State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Newsletter Surveys, Science & Skepticism

2014

ISBA Intellectual Property Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and Reasonable Retention vs Hoarding

2014

ISBA IP Review of Rosen, Unfair to Genius: Case of Ira B Arnstein

2011

Illinois State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Newsletter Winning Chances? Client relations, math, and ethics

2010

ISBA Intellectual Property The Grammar of Intellectual Property

2010

Technology for the Litgator (ABA Litigation Section) Discoverying ESI: Self-Reliance and Rule 26

2009

ISBA Intellectual Property Dangerous Delusions: Do It Yourself or Don't

2007

ISBA Commercial Banking & Bankruptcy Securing and Collecting Intellectual Property Collateral

2006

ISBA Intellectual Property Probate trademarks: Death Reincarnation and Survival of Intellectual Property Rights

2004

ISBA Intellectual Property Political Trademarks: Intellectual Property in Politics and Government

2000

ISBA Intellectual Property Admiralty Trademarks

1991

American Bar Association Cudgel—My Litigation Companion, in Winning With Computers: Trial Practice in the 21st Century

1983

College Student Journal Organizational evaluation Using Time-Budget Studies of settings: Uses of Time in a Nontraditional College

1981

J Applied Behavioral Science Contradictions in the design and Practice of an Alternative Organization: The Case of Hampshire College

1978

Evaluation Quarterly The Cycles Surveys: Longitudinal Indicators of the Quality of Student L:ice and a Framework for Evaluation and Administrative Experimentation

1977

J Higher Education Using Bloom's Taxonomy for Curriculum Planning and Evaluation in Nontraditional Educational Settings

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Languages

English

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