Recent Speaking Engagements

Note: If you are interested in having me speak to your group on topics such as those listed below, please contact me by phone, fax, or e-mail.

On May 24, 2010, Dave spoke on Copyright and Internet Law and Cyberlaw at a meeting of the Bay Area Professional Writers Guild in Largo.

On  April 28, 2010, Dave spoke on Intellectual Property Law featuring trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets at a seminar sponsored by the Pinellas County Business Development Center in Clearwater.

On April 16, 2010, Dave spoke on Copyrights and related legal issues at a seminar entitled "Copyright Basics for Artists in the Digital Age"  sponsored by  the Pinellas County Cultural Affairs office and Lawyers for the Arts at the EpiCenter in Clearwater.

On April 14, 2010, Dave spoke on the Copyright Fair Use doctrine as a guest lecturer at  a Copyright Law class at Stetson University College of Law  in Tampa.  Dave taught Intellectual Property, Computer Law and Copyright Law as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Law Schools of Stetson and the University of Florida over a ten year period from 1989 to 1999.

On October 22, 2009, Dave presented a program entitled “What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know about Trademarks, Copyrights and Cyberlaw”  to the Business Law Committee of the St. Petersburg Bar Association.

On October 6, 2009, Dave spoke on Computer and Internet Law to the Society for Technical Communication (STC), Suncoast Chapter, in Clearwater.

On April 1, 2009, Dave spoke on Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw at an Introduction to Paralegalism class in the Legal Assistance Program at St. Petersburg College, Clearwater Campus.

On March 3, 2009, Dave spoke on Intellectual Property Law at a seminar sponsored by the Pinellas County Business Development Center in Clearwater.

Previous Speaking Engagements and Presentations and Law School Courses:
 
St. Petersburg Bar Association, Business Law Committee, “What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know about Trademarks, Copyrights and Cyberlaw”, October 22, 2009

Society for Technical Communication (STC), Suncoast Chapter, Computer and Internet Law, Clearwater, October 6, 2009

St. Petersburg College, Legal Assistance Program, Introduction to Paralegalism Class - Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw - Clearwater, April 1, 2009

Pinellas County Business Development Center, Intellectual Property Law, Clearwater, March 3, 2009

Dave was quoted in the Tampa Tribune on the eve of the 2008 World Series about an attempt by Tropicana, owner of the naming rights to the Tampa Bay Rays' ball field, to stop an alleged cybersquatter from using the domain name tropicanafield.com.

Duke Lecture - Lecture and presentation on Intellectual Property, Computer and Cyberlaw and related legal issues at Duke University in Durham, NC at a meeting of the
university's ACM Chapter, Computer Science Department, on April 10, 2008.

Tampa Writers Alliance, Copyright Law and Related Legal Issues, Tampa, April 2, 2008

National Business Institute (NBI), Intellectual Property Law Continuing Legal Education seminar, “Copyright and Trademark Law”  December 6, 2007, Tampa

Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Certification Seminar, for attorneys taking the Florida Bar IP Certification examination in October 2007, "Copyright Law and Prosecution", Orlando, July 19, 2007.

Clearwater and Hillsborough County Bar Associations, Intellectual Property Law for Non-IP Lawyers - "Basic Copyright Law", Tampa, June 8, 2007

Stetson Law School Intellectual Property Law Society, "What You Need to Know About Copyright Law," St. Petersburg, April 18, 2007

Professional Association of Visual Artists (PAVA), Copyright Workshop, Dunedin Fine Art Center, April 17, 2007

Association of Professional Genealogists, Florida Chapter, "Copyright Law for the Professional Genealogist," Largo, February 3, 2007

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - IP Rocks: Intellectual Property and the Entertainment Business - "Florida's New Trademark Law and Other New IP Laws" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 19, 2007

Florida Writers Association, Tampa Group, Copyrights and Related Legal Issues, Tampa, November 18, 2006

Florida Bar Intellectual Property Law Certification Seminar, for those taking the Florida Bar IP Certification examination in October, "Copyright Law and Prosecution", Orlando, July 19, 2007.

Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Suncoast Chapter, "The Name's the Game: Trademarks, Logos, Domain Names, Cybersquatting, and Player and Entertainer Publicity Rights," Continuing Education Presentation, "Business and Baseball Program," St. Petersburg, September 18, 2006

Florida Writers Association, St. Petersburg Group, "Copyrights and Related Legal Issues, " St. Petersburg, September 14, 2006

Tampa Bay Public Access Television, "Copyright and Intellectual Property Law for Public Access Television Producers," Tampa, July 24, 2006

Florida Motion Picture and Television Association, Tampa Bay Chapter, "Copyrights, Trademarks, Publicity Rights, and Contracts," Clearwater, May 17, 2006

Tampa Bay Advertising Federation, "Thumbing Along the Information Highway: Legal Issues in Advertising, Intellectual Property and the Internet," Clearwater, April 20, 2006

Bay Area Professional Writers Guild (BAPWG), "Copyrights and Publishing Contracts", Largo, February 27, 2006

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - The Artist and the Law, "Copyrights and Intellectual Property Law," Clearwater, October 15, 2005

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Visual Arts Law and Technology: Art on the Internet and in Digital Media" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 21, 2005

Florida International International University, Association for Computing Machinery, "The Law of Cyperspace, Computers, and Technology", Miami, November 12, 2004

Pinellas Genealogical Society - "Copyrights and Intellectual Property Law", Largo, September 18, 2004

Tampa Bay Public Access Television, "Copyright and Intellectual Property Law for Public Access Television Producers", Tampa, July 13, 2004

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - "Intellectual Property and Copyright Law", St. Petersburg, May 22, 2004

Florida Public Relations Association, Professional Development Seminar, "Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Fair Use in the Internet Age", Gainesville, FL, April 11, 2003

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council - "Copyright Law", St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs, February 25, 2003

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Managing Your Entertainment Law Practice in a Tough Digital World - "Copyright Update for the Entertainment Lawyer" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Miami, January 17, 2003

National Business Institute Seminar - "Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in Florida" - Trademarks and Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Licensing Ethics - Tampa, July 18, 2002

West Pasco County Bar Association, "Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw", Port Richey, FL, July 11, 2002

Association of American University Presses, Annual Meeting, "Copyright and Fair Use in a Digital Environment", St. Petersburg, June 28, 2002 Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Suncoast Chapter, "Cyberlaw and the CPA", Clearwater, April 18, 2002

American College of Computer & Information Sciences, Association for Computing Machinery Chapter, "Computer and Cyberlaw", Online Lecture, Birmingham, AL, April 9, 2002

Pinellas County Arts Council, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, The Artist and the Law, "Intellectual Property Protection", St. Petersburg, March 23, 2003

Stetson University College of Law, Florida Association of Woman Lawyers Luncheon, Intellectual Property and Computer and Cyber Law Practice, Panelist, St. Petersburg, March 12, 2002

CLE International Seminar, "Information Technology Law" - Intellectual Property in the New Technology, Co-Chair (2 days) and Speaker, Orlando, February 28 - March 1, 2002

Florida Writers Association, Copyrights and Publishing Contracts, St. Petersburg, February 14, 2002

American Society for Quality, Tampa/St. Petersburg Section, Intellectual Property and Copyright Law, Tampa, December 10, 2001

Association of Personal Historians, Annual International Conference, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, and Contract Law, Tampa, November 9, 2001

Bench & Bar Conference, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Bar Associations, "Ethics and Technology - The Advantages and Hidden Dangers of Lawyering in the New Millennium" (Panel) - St. Petersburg, October 19, 2001

Lorman Educational Services Seminar, "Intellectual Property: Issues, Protection and Enforcement" - Copyright Issues and Protection, and Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property - Tampa, September 25, 2001

National Business Institute Seminar - "Emerging Issues for the Florida Intellectual Property Practitioner" - Copyright Law and Ethics - Tampa, August 17, 2001

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Third Annual Internet Law and Representation of Technology Companies" - Co-Chair and Moderator - Fort Lauderdale, May 4, 2001

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Representing the CyberEntertainment Client" - "Tenth Annual Update of Internet and Cyberspace Law" - Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section - Tampa, April 27, 2001

Professional Association of Visual Artists, "Copyright and Art Law", Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, April 18, 2001

University of Central Florida, Association for Computing Machinery,"Intellectual Property, Cyberspace Law, and Ethics", Orlando, February 21, 2001

WTAN Radio 1340, "The Computer Connection", Computer, Cyberspace, and Intellectual Property Law, Clearwater, August 5, 2000

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Intellectual Property Law for the Entertainment, Arts and Business Lawyer 2000" - Tampa, March 29, 2000

St. Petersburg Junior College - Legal Environment of Business "Intellectual Property and Cyberspace Law" - Clearwater, February 23, 2000

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "www.Internetlaw.com II" - "Copyrights in the Digital Age" and Panelist - Miami, February 11, 2000

WWBA Radio 1040, Cyberspace, Computer and Intellectual Property Law, Legal Call-In Show, Pinellas Park, February 6, 2000

Understanding Basic Copyright Law in Florida - "The Internet - Copyrights and Other Cyberspace Legal Issues" - Lorman Education Services - West Palm Beach, September 30, 1999

Major Orchestra Librarians Association (MOLA) Convention - "Copyright Law" - St. Pete Beach, May 22, 1999

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "Intellectual Property Law for the Entertainment, Arts and Business Lawyer 1999" - Tampa, April 29, 1999

Syracuse University Law School, Syracuse, N.Y. - Guest Lecturer - "Computer Law Course" - March 30, 1999

Association for Computing Machinery - College Lectures - "Intellectual Property and Cyberspace Law" Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., March 29, 1999 Binghamton University, Binghamton, N.Y.,March 29, 1999

University of Florida College of Law, Intellectual Property Association - "Intellectual Property Law" - Gainesville, March 24, 1999

Florida Bar CLE Seminar - "www.Internetlaw.com - What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Law of the Internet" - Copyright Law and Panelist - Miami, February 19, 1999

Adjunct Professor, University of Florida College of Law  - Copyright Law - Spring Semester 1999 (2 Credit Course)

Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law - Intellectual Property and Computer Law Courses (2 Credit Courses) - January 1989  through December 1995