Kathleen G. Williamson, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. - Attorney
EDUCATION
-LL.M., Intellectual Property (including Copyrights, Trademarks, International Copyright Law, Music Law, Media Law, Art Law, Arbitration, Corporations) Cardozo School of Law, NYC 2006.
-Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 2001 to date.
-Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, University of Arizona, 2000 (cultures of concentration: Irish and Irish American, Yaqui, US juvenile court systems. Areas of interest: legal systems, medicalization, conflict dispute resolution, comparative jurisprudence, migration, feminism, gender, oral history).
-J.D., cum laude, University of Arizona 1988 (Assistant Editor: Arizona Journal of Comparative and International Law. Clerked for Professor Emeritis Norman Williams, Land Use Planning Law).
-B.A., magna cum laude, Major: Humanities (Comparative Arts and Religions); Minor: Studio Arts; Minor: Music Performance. Northern Arizona University 1985
WORK EXPERIENCE
Private Practice 1993 to Present
Practicing Attorney & Partner
- Municipal Law. Attorney for Town of Jerome, AZ - 2009 to date
-IP Law: Copyrights, Trademarks, Media Law, Arts & Entertainment Law, Cyberlaw. Counsel and Business consultant for artists and producers in diverse media.
- Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. See http://williamsonmediation.law.officelive.com
- Trial experience: lead counsel for federal and state criminal litigation and appeals since 1989. Litigation and settlement experience in state court real estate disputes and RIAA federal copyright cases on behalf of the defense.
- Former Judge Pro Tempore for State, County and Municpal Courts in Tucson, Arizona 1993-2000. Presided over criminal and civil cases.
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1994 - 1995. Feminist Jurisprudence.
- Criminal Trial Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office, Tucson, AZ 1989 - 1993 Criminal Division.
- Law Clerk, Pima County Attorney's Office, Tucson AZ - Civil Division. Legal research and drafting of memos and pleadings pertaining to Land Use Planning and Zoning, and Tort Liability. 1989-1990
ADMISSIONS
Arizona State Bar - 1989
New York State Bar - 1990
Pasqua Yaqui Tribal Court – 1993
United States District Court: Arizona – 1993
United States Court Of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association / IP Section
- New York State Bar Association / Arts and Entertainment Law Section; Intellectual Property Section
- New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- State Bar of Arizona Intellectual Property Law Section.
- Arizona League of Cities and Towns ACAA
_ International Municipal Lawyers Assoc.
.OTHER RELEVANT EDUCATION
-Basic and Advanced Facilitation Training, January and February 2000.
-Mediation Training and Certification, February 2000. (See http://williamsonmediation.law.officelive.com)
- Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law CLE since 2001
SKILLS, LANGUAGES, AND OTHER INTERESTS
Spanish. Guitar. Indie Record Production & Songwriting (see www.kathleenwilliamson.com). Photography and Visual Arts. Yoga & Meditation (Vipassana).
