Law Office of Allison G. Marvin: Intellectual Property, Business and Art Law

Curriculum Vitae


Legal Experience

Law Office of Allison G. Marvin, Chevy Chase, MD Founder, 2004. Covington & Burling, Washington, DC Associate, 1999-2004 Practiced advisory and transactional work in the areas of intellectual property, information technology, corporate, privacy, and art law. Honorable Deborah G. Hankinson, Texas Supreme Court Austin, TX Law Clerk, 1998-99 Drafted opinions and legal memoranda.

Education

University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, VA Juris Doctor, May 1998 Raven Honor Society Dillard Fellow, Legal Writing Advisor Independent Study: Trademark Protection for Artistic Style Haverford College Haverford, PA Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, High Honors, May 1993 Phi Beta Kappa Magna Cum Laude Thesis Prize in Comparative Literature Minor in Art History (Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA)
Bar Memberships

District of Columbia Bar, 1999-present

Elected Member of Arts, Entertainment, Media & Sports Law Committee, 2004-07 Elected Chair of Subcommittee on Art & Cultural Law, 2004-05
State of Maryland Bar, 1999-present

Publications

"Copyright," in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: LAW & PRACTICE (Mark E. Plotkin et al. eds., 2003) (with Evan Cox, Ronald G. Dove, Jr. and Bert Wells). "The Art of the Net," IP MAGAZINE, LEGAL TIMES (June 17, 2002). � 2002 NLP IP Company. Article

Presentations

"The Portable Curator : The Legal and Business Considerations of Providing High-Tech Handheld Devices to Museum Visitors," D.C. Bar Panel Program, August 2006. "How to Protect and Promote Your Client's Artwork and Commercial Images," D.C. Bar Panel Program, April 2006. "Legal Issues of the Art Business," Empowered Women International, June 2005. "Your Artwork: How to Protect and Promote It - A Legal Workshop for Visual Artists," Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, May 2005. "Using Celebrity Images in Artwork: How Courts Weigh the Right of Publicity Against the First Amendment," American Society of Appraisers Fall Meeting, October 2004. "Internet Art: Collection and Preservation," Bridges to the World, American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, May 2003. Semi-annual presentations to The Smithsonian Institution, Office of the General Counsel, on current developments in Internet and e-commerce law, 2000-2004.