Kevin M. Goldberg

Member, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.

Kevin M. Goldberg is a Member of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C. His expertise is in First Amendment, Freedom of Information Act, and intellectual property issues, particularly copyright and trademark matters encountered by content creators and users. He serves as both counselor to and advocate for several major press organizations including, among others, the American Society of News Editors and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors.

Kevin offers legal guidance on organizational matters such as corporate formation, drafting of bylaws and membership policies, and acquisition and compliance with non-profit tax status. Kevin assists the firm's clients — especially its broadcast and Internet clients — on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, which includes licenses for the acquisition of or permission to use content. In addition to filing applications for federal and state copyright and trademark registrations, he advises clients on the steps which can be taken to avoid copyright and trademark infringement liability while maximizing their own rights.

Kevin's interest in these issues stems from an undergraduate major in Communications, with a focus on TV/Radio and Journalism, at James Madison University, an institution from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1992. After graduation from James Madison, Kevin attended law school at George Washington University. He graduated with high honors in 1995 and received the Imogene Williford award as the outstanding constitutional law student in his graduating class. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University, where he teaches an upper-level course in Journalism Law.

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