Studying
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Student at University of San Francisco School of Law
- Intern at California Public Utilities Commission
- Law Clerk at Danger Inc. (now a part of Microsoft)
- Judicial Extern at District Court for the Northern District of California
- Web Developer at Yale University
- Web Developer at Newfront Productions
- Education
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- University of San Francisco School of Law
- University of California, San Diego
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Michael Katz’s Summary
After a successful, six-year career in web development, I decided to go back to school and earn my JD, with a focus in Intellectual Property.
Michael Katz’s Specialties:
Relevant coursework includes: Corporations, IP Survey, Copyright, Trademark, Cyberspace Law, IP Justice Clinic, Telecommunications & Broadcast Media Law
Michael Katz’s Experience
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Student
University of San Francisco School of Law
(Law Practice industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years)
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Intern
California Public Utilities Commission
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Utilities industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Legal intern for Commissioner Chong, responsible for legal research and for advising the Commissioner and her staff on telecommunications and energy issues.
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Law Clerk
Danger Inc. (now a part of Microsoft)
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)
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Judicial Extern
District Court for the Northern District of California
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Judiciary industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Judicial extern for the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins.
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Web Developer
Yale University
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2001 — June 2005 (3 years 9 months)
Web Developer and IT Support Staff for Yale's Office of Public Affairs.
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Web Developer
Newfront Productions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
August 1999 — June 2001 (1 year 11 months)
Lead web developer for a small web production company specializing in mystery content. Network of websites included original content on mysterynet.com as well as official content from Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie.
Michael Katz’s Education
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University of San Francisco School of Law
JD , Copyright, Trademark, Internet Law, Privacy, Corporate Law , 2005 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- USF Law's Mac User Group - Founder, Intellectual Property Law Bulletin - Editor & Survey Author, Health Law and Policy Organization - Board Member, Student Bar Association - Webmaster
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University of California, San Diego
BA , Political Science, Psychology , 1994 — 1998
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Government & Legal Employment Network
Michael Katz’s Honors:
CALI Award - Legal Ethics
Michael Katz’s Contact Settings
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