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James B. Astrachan, Esq.
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Legal Experience:
- Principal, Astrachan, Gunst Thomas, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, 1997-present
- Principal, Weiner, Astrachan, Gunst, Hillman & Allen, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland 1994-1997
- Hazel & Thomas, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, 1991-1994
- Member, Maryland, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars
Education:
- Master of Laws, Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
- J.D., University of Baltimore Law School, 1974
- B.S., Business Administration, Bryant College, 1970
Training:
- 40-hour MICPEL mediation training course.
Teaching Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, Copyright Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 1997
- Adjunct Professor, Trademark Law and Unfair Competition, University of Maryland School of Law, 2002-present
- Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property and Mass Communications, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1999-2004
- Adjunct Professor, Copyright and Media Law, University of Baltimore Graduate School of Communications Design, 1994-1999, 2005, 2008
Legal Treatises:
- The Law of Advertising, 6 volumes (James B. Astrachan and Donna Thomas, authors, George Eric Rosden & Peter E. Rosden, original authors, LexisNexis/Matthew Bender 3d vol. 2009) (1973)
Presentations/Articles:
- Presenter, Intellectual Property, Trademark, and Copyright Law, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., 1989-1998
- Monthly Columnist, Advertising and Intellectual Property Articles, The Daily Record, 1995-present
- Presenter/Speaker, Various National Seminars and Conferences on Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising, 1988-present
Affiliations/Awards:
- President, Advertising Association of Baltimore, 2004-2007
- Legislative Chair, Advertising Association of Baltimore (Member, American Advertising Federation), 1989-2002
- Chair, Intellectual Property Committee of Maryland State Bar Association, 1988-1990
- Vice-Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee of Maryland State Bar Association, 1994-1996
- Chair, Public Relations Committee, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2001-2003
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association Attorney Grievance Peer Review Committee, 2001-present
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association Bar Journal Editorial Committee, 2004-present
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation
- Recipient of Crystal Prism Award for Special Contributions to the Advertising Industry, American Advertising Federation and the Advertising Association of Baltimore
- Named One of Baltimore’s Top 30 Attorneys, Baltimore Magazine, 1998
- Listed as One of the Top Attorneys in Maryland, Baltimore Magazine, 1995
- Member, Maryland Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2007-2009
- Member, Legal Elite, SmartCEO Magazine, 2006
- Member, Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property, 2005-present