Ray Beckerman

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.

St. John's University School of Law

J.D. (1978) | Cum Laude

1974 - 1978

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.

City University of New York - Lehman College

B.A. | English Literature; Classics

1965 - 1968

Activities: Editor in Chief of school newspaper, Meridian. Member of Editorial Board of literary magazine, Echo.

City University of New York - Brooklyn College

1964 - 1965

Activities: Cub sports reporter on college newspaper, The Kingsman.

President

Ray Beckerman, PC

2008 - Current

Partner

Vandenberg & Feliu LLP

2006 - 2008

Partner

Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP

2002 - 2006

Owner

Ray Beckerman & Associates, PC

2002 - 2002

Partner

Gallet Dreyer & Berkey

1992 - 2002

Owner

Ray Beckerman, Attorney at Law

1983 - 1992

Litigation Associate

Squadron Ellenoff Plesent & Lehrer

1981 - 1983

Litigation associate

Lowey Dannenberg & Knapp

1980 - 1981

Law Clerk, Summer Associate, Student Litigation Associate, Litigation Associate

Phillips Nizer LLP

1974 - 1980

"Recording Industry vs The People"

Detailed Bio Including List of Speaking Engagements and Publications

AV ranking

Martindale Hubbell

1984

Every year since 1984

Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr, Award in Constitutional Law

Federal Bar Council

1978

AmJur Award in Business Organizations

American Jurisprudence

1978

AmJur Award in Constitutional Law

American Jurisprudence

1976

Appointed to Law Review

St. John's Law Review

1975

The Copyright Society of the USA

Member

Current

Entertainment Law Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member

2012 - Current

US Supreme Court

Member of the Bar of the Court

1996 - Current

US Court of Appeals 3d Circuit

Member of the Bar of the Court

1990 - Current

US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Member of the Bar of the Court

1983 - Current

New York State Bar # 1192996

Member of the Bar of the Courts

1979 - Current

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member

1979 - Current

US District Courts Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Member of the Bar of the Court

1979 - Current

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member

1978 - Current

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

1983 - 2012

New York

Since 1979

2nd Circuit

Since 1984

3rd Circuit

Since 1990

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1996

US District Court EDNY

Since 1979

US District Court SDNY

Since 1979

• Credit Cards Accepted
  Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express. Also Intuit Payment Service, Dwolla, wire transfers, checks.

• Appeals & Appellate
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Business Law
• Communications & Internet Law
• Entertainment & Sports Law
• Intellectual Property

• Constitutional Law
• Copyright
• General Civil
• Internet Law
• Software Law