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Ray Beckerman
Ray Beckerman, PC
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Biography
I'm a business lawyer in New York City, at Ray Beckerman, P.C., with offices conveniently located in downtown Forest Hills, Queens. We represent small and medium sized businesses, are are well known for commercial litigation and copyright litigation. I'm the author of the copyright law blog, "Recording Industry vs The People", which Justia.com has rated as the #1 most popular all time copyright law blog in the U.S. I'm "NewYorkCountryLawyer" on Slashdot.org, and @RayBeckerman on Twitter.
Education
- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D. (1978) | Cum Laude
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- Honors: Graduated cum laude. Winner of Federal Bar Council's Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr., Award in Constitutional Law; American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law and Business Organizations; named to St. John's Law Review.
- Activities: St. John's Law Review 1975-76. Worked full time at Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim & Ballon.
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- City University of New York - Lehman College
- B.A. | English Literature; Classics
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- Activities: Editor in Chief of school newspaper, Meridian. Member of Editorial Board of literary magazine, Echo.
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- City University of New York - Brooklyn College
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- Activities: Cub sports reporter on college newspaper, The Kingsman.
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Professional Experience
- President
- Ray Beckerman, PC
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- Partner
- Vandenberg & Feliu LLP
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- Partner
- Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP
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- Owner
- Ray Beckerman & Associates, PC
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- Partner
- Gallet Dreyer & Berkey
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- Owner
- Ray Beckerman, Attorney at Law
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- Litigation Associate
- Squadron Ellenoff Plesent & Lehrer
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- Litigation associate
- Lowey Dannenberg & Knapp
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- Law Clerk, Summer Associate, Student Litigation Associate, Litigation Associate
- Phillips Nizer LLP
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Publications
Awards
- AV ranking
- Martindale Hubbell
- Every year since 1984
- Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr, Award in Constitutional Law
- Federal Bar Council
- AmJur Award in Business Organizations
- American Jurisprudence
- AmJur Award in Constitutional Law
- American Jurisprudence
- Appointed to Law Review
- St. John's Law Review
Professional Associations
- The Copyright Society of the USA
- Member
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- Entertainment Law Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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- US Supreme Court
- Member of the Bar of the Court
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- US Court of Appeals 3d Circuit
- Member of the Bar of the Court
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- US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- Member of the Bar of the Court
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- New York State Bar # 1192996
- Member of the Bar of the Courts
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- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member
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- US District Courts Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- Member of the Bar of the Court
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- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Member
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- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Former member, Copyright Law Committee, Information Technology Law Committee, Entertainment Law Committee, Civil Court Committee
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New York
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 3rd Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- US District Court EDNY
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- US District Court SDNY
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Fees
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Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express. Also Intuit Payment Service, Dwolla, wire transfers, checks.
Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Intellectual Property
Additional Practice Areas
- Constitutional Law
- Copyright
- General Civil
- Internet Law
- Software Law
Legal Answers
- Q. Do I need permission to publish an original instruction manual for a product that has a poor one? Can I use product name
- A: I am not aware of any formal barrier to your doing that, so long as you make it clear that you are not the company, and you are doing this on your own, and so long as you give full recognition to their trademarks.
However, I wouldn't do it, because it would not be surprising for the company to come after you anyway, in these litigious times, unless you get their permission.
- Q. How to register trademark in USA
- A: You come to a lawyer experienced in filing trademark applications and we take care of it, usually online.
- Q. Me and 5 friends would like to start an llc for the purpose of pooling our money for trading stocks. Is this legal?
- A: Yes it's legal. I can set one up for you, and provide a draft operating agreement.
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