Representative Experience
Represent media and other clients in Washington Public Records and Freedom of Information Access disputes

Trademark selection, counseling, and enforcement, including analyzing the availability of trademarks, pursing trademark applications and identifying and resolving trademark infringements

Participated in briefing for amici in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Morse v. Frederick, considered during the Court's 2007 term

Representation of clients in general litigation matters in state and federal courts

Prior Experience
Law Clerk, Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow, U.S. District Court, Greenbelt, MD

Law Clerk, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.

Legal Intern, Student Press Law Center, Rosslyn, VA

More than 10 years as an award-winning newspaper reporter

Publications and Presentations
“‘A Species of Mutant Copyright Law’: An Argument Against Using the Commerce Clause to Protect Databases,” 8 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 87, 2006

“Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Spread No Evil: Creating a Unified Legislative Approach to Internet Service Provider Immunity,” 12 U. Balt. Intell. Prop. L.J. 115, 2004

Memberships and Activities
Washington State Bar Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Admitted to practice: Washington state, Maryland state, U.S. District Courts for Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD

• Articles Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review
  
• First Place, 2005 Honorable William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition, presented by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association
  
• Local prize winner in the ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial copyright writing competition
  
• Co-recipient of the Law Faculty Award for scholarship, leadership and service