James B. Astrachan

Intellectual Property, Mediation
20 South Charles, Sixth Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201


Intellectual Property

Admitted

1974, Maryland; 1978, U.S. Tax Court; 2003, District of Columbia

Law School

University of Baltimore, J.D., 1974; Georgetown University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1978

Law School Graduation Year

1978

College

Bryant College, B.S., 1970

Memberships

Biographical

Author, Snake Oil Security Claims, Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, 2003. Editor: Legal ADVice Rules for the Advertising Industry. Monthly Columnist, The Daily Record; Chair and Lecturer, Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 1989—. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Corporate Taxation and Partnership Taxation, Loyola College Graduate School of Business, 1979-1983; 1987. Adjunct Professor: University of Baltimore, Media Law, 1993—; University of Baltimore Law School, Intellectual Property and Mass Communications, 1999—; University of Maryland School of Law, Copyright Law, 1997; University of Maryland School of Law, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, 2002—. Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, National Office, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975. Columnist, ADWEEK Magazine, 1987-1993. Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee, Maryland State Bar Association, 1990-1992 and Vice Chairman, 1994. Attorney Grievance Commission, Peer Review Committee, 2000—; Executive Committee, Bar Association of Baltimore City.

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