I am a Professor of Law at St. Thomas University School of Law, where I teach courses in Intellectual Property, Copyright, Cyberlaw, and Civil Procedure. I write about these subjects as well as about reforms to legal education. You can find some of my articles on SSRN, as well as other postings on Twitter and my weblog digital garbage. I also maintain a YouTube channel that includes educational screencasts and the occasional rock concert.
My scholarship explores the role that technology plays in the creation, dissemination, and retrieval of information. One recent example (go to SSRN for this one,
This is an article about the Supreme Court's flawed opinion on law and technology in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., an opinion that will likely lead to years of uncertainty regarding important cloud computing technologies. In another recent article, I wrote about the role that procedure plays in private online enforcement, the dangers of procedural injustice arising from unfettered private ordering, and the attendant need for Digital Due Process. My current research explores how dead philosophers might shed light on the nature of the live internet.
I received my B.A. in Philosophy and English from the University of Pittsburgh, and my J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where I was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. I later served as a law clerk to the Hon. D. Michael Fisher and Hon. Joseph F. Weis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and practiced in the Intellectual Property and Copyright and Trademark practice groups at Kirkpatrick and Lockhart LLP (now K and L Gates LLP).
Beyond the ivy-covered (or in South Florida, stucco-covered) walls of academia, I am active on social media, such as posting regularly to Twitter and sharing my photography. I'm also a musician, and once played
lead guitar in a
metal band in the 1980s. (
Click here for a photo if you don't believe me.) These days, I've traded the leather pants for bow ties.
