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Philip R. Green
Attorney at Law

Practice emphasizing: 

• Intellectual property, (copyright, trademarks, entertainment, license agreements, contracts, software), 

• e-commerce law and business (corporations, L.L.C., partnerships and other entities).

• Real Estate, environmental compliance (CEQA) and zoning

• Estate planning & probate
   
  Mr. Green has litigated IP and business disputes since 1980 through careful result oriented precedent setting litigation. He also concentrates on ADR, resolving disputes through arbitration and mediation.

Current Achievements:

2001-2002: Co-Chair, 2002-2003 Vice Chair: California State Bar Business Law Section - Cyberspace Law Standing Committee
2001-2004: Member of Marin County Bar Association Board of Directors
Spring Semester, 2003: Adjunct Professor of Cyberlaw, Dominican U.

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Experience:

Law Offices of Green & Green

Founding Partner, 1980, Los Angeles, CA

Intellectual property practice includes: Copyright, Trademark, computer-industry based law, licensing, Internet Law (transactions, litigation), complex interstate and international copyright and trademark litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Business practice includes: Corporations, Partnerships, L.L.C. and joint ventures formation, maintenance, compliance and dissolution and strategic alliance agreements.  Mr. Green is a mediator in intellectual property and business disputes.

Teaching:

Dominican University of California - Adjunct Professor of Cyberlaw, 2003. MBA and BA candidates upper division course in the e-business department.  Course: Business 4005 "Managing Legal Issues in Cyberspace" Covers A-Z Cyberspace, computer and Internet law.

U.C.L.A., B.A., English Literature and Political Science: Public Administration, 1975. Study in international business and the functioning of the U.N., cities, their development, revision and redevelopment. Participated in Rand Corporation study of international concerns (1973-74), election campaign publicity and analysis.

Western State University Fullerton, CA J.D. LAW, 1979 Student Body Scholarship, Honor Roll. Concentration on: Contracts, Entertainment law, copyright, intellectual property, names and likeness, entertainment business, right of publicity protection, commerce and trade law, estate taxation, business, UCC. Graduated upper third of class.

Mediation Training:
AAA "Mediation and Arbitration Day", 1993.
AAA "Making Mediation work", 1994.

Steven Rosenberg "Mediation & Conflict Resolution Training" (40 Hrs extensive), 1995.

Mr. Green is a mediator in intellectual property and business disputes and is a Superior Court arbitrator and mediator in business disputes in Marin County.

Mr. Green is a Member of and has appeared in all U.S. DISTRICT COURTS in California, represented major intellectual property authors, writers and producers in copyright litigation throughout California and Pro Hac Vice in other districts.

Offices held:   
Elected in 1987- 1994 to the City of San Rafael, Redevelopment Agency/Downtown Business Improvement District.

Memberships, Awards:

Memberships

• California State Bar, Licensed to practice in California since May 23, 1980, State Bar Number 92389.
• U. S. District Court, Central District of California
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
• San Rafael Chamber of Commerce 1985-1998
• State Bar Business law Section State Bar Business law Section
• Marin County Bar Association since 1981
• Marin County Bar Business Law Section Secretary-Treasurer 1995, 1996
• Marin County Bar Law Technology Section

• From 1987-1994 Served the City of San Rafael on the Business Improvement District Board.

• 1997, 1998 Elected to the SofTECH Board of Directors.
  1996, SofTECH Chair of the Intellectual Property SIG.
  1997-2001 SofTECH legal counsel.

• 1999, Founding Co Chair of the Marin County Bar Association's IP Section.
• 2001-2004 Member Board of Directors, Marin County Bar Association
• 1999-2000, Member, California State Bar Business Law Section Ad Hoc Committee on Cyberspace Law.
• 2001-2002 Northern California Co-Chair California State Bar Business Law Section Standing Committee on Cyberspace Law.
• 2002-2003 Vice Chair, California State Bar Business Law Section Standing Committee on Cyberspace Law.

Awards

• California Legislative Assembly Certificate of Recognition by Bill Filante, 1987
• California State Bar Pro bono legal services award, 1988
• Man of The Year Award by Chabad of Marin, 1987
• City of San Rafael Resolution of Appreciation "for service in improving Business District," 1995
• B.I.D. Award In Appreciation for serving on BID board 1987-1994

Publications:
"Talent Agencies and the New California Act" (1988, 1997 rev.)
Entertainment Law Reporter, and
Clark/Boardman's Entertainment, Publishing & Arts Handbook
"Trademark and the Rocker" (1990 NARAS Journal, and Clark Boardman's Entertainment, Publishing & Arts Handbook)
Mr. Green produced a PBS video special on "Copyright and Artists Rights" in 1984 for California Lawyers For the Arts.

Electronic Commerce Taxation and Planning, Chapter 5, "Protection of Privacy and Security," by David Hardesty, CPA Publ. by Warren, Gorham & Lamont (1999)

Published Appellate Case: Lucas Valley Homeowners vs. County of Marin (1991) 1st Dist. 233 Cal. App. 3rd 130, 284 Cal. Rptr. 427 Cited in Witkin, Continuing Education of the Bar's Zoning and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) .

In the News: Chet Helms (Family Dog) vs Chronicle Books, (1989) settled major issue of 1960's Rock poster copyrights.  Lucas Valley Homeowners vs. County of Marin (Chabad r.p.i.), 284 Cal. Rptr. 427 a published first amendment case (1991).  With partner Beverly, interviewed on KRON News regarding a sudden number of entertainers renegotiating contracts.

Mr. Green has appeared on "Marin Lawyers" television program in 1998 on the Marin Access Channel providing information on entertainment law.

Interviewed by Newspapers:
Boston Globe, July, 1999 "Databases" topic
San Francisco Chronicle, June, 1999 "Case Could Stop Cybersquatters"
Jerusalem Post, May, 1981
Marin Independent Journal, 1995-1997 many articles.

Experience Prior to Green & Green

Legal Experience: Associate, Law Offices of Herron & Herron, San Francisco, CA. Mr. Green primarily handled detailed discovery, trial preparation for a major case involving complex Creedence Clearwater Revival international trusts, professional liability, copyright rights, Federal "complex litigation", and business litigation.

Past and Present Clients: Mr. Green has represented many Bay Area luminaries, software companies, online stores, famous artists, authors, and others. See Who We Are Page.

ENJOYS: sailing, hiking, tennis, Mt. biking, camping, swimming, family.

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