Selected speeches and writings

“Intellectual Property, Negotiation, & Contracts 101: What Every Professional Speaker Should Know,” National Speakers Association/Northern California, Pro-Track Program, October 2005 — Featured Speaker [read the Contracts 101 handout]

“Protect Yourself! Legal Rights for Artists,” City of Oakland’s Fifth Annual Small Business Symposium, September 2005 — Featured Speaker [read the Trademarks 101 handout]

“Intellectual Property 101: A Pirate’s Life For Thee — basic intellectual property law for independent contractors,” Women In Consulting, April 2005 — Featured Speaker [read the IP 101 handout]

“What’s Legal? What’s Not? Getting Started: The Legal Side of Being Creative — basic intellectual property law for life coaches,” teleclass, March 2005 — Featured Speaker

We had no idea how much we needed representation and sound advise until Sandy’s value-packed teleclass on Intellectual Property! It was then we understood that despite our genuine desire to inspire others, every time we published our e-newsletter we were unwittingly infringing upon someone else’s property rights! Yikes…As life coaches committed to integrity and honesty, what we didn’t know took us off course in big ways – and that matters in ways that have little to do with ‘business’ and everything to do with living right….In short, she is the antithesis of every bad lawyer joke there is while being as brilliantly on the mark as they come. More…

– Lissa Bergin-Boles & Randy Boles, Soul Fulfilled

“Basic Intellectual Property Concepts for Professional Speakers,” Business Speakers By The Bay, December 2004 — Featured Speaker [read the IP 101 handout]

“Copyright and Trademark Law: What Every Artist/Designer Should Know,” Academy of Arts College, San Francisco, Brands & Branding class, March 2004 and October 2004

Branding Strategy — The Art of Corporate Storytelling,” City of Oakland’s Fourth Annual Small Business Symposium, July 2004 — Workshop
Speaker [read the Trademarks 101 handout]

“Business Bedrock: The Professionals You Need for a Solid Business Foundation,” City of Oakland’s Fourth Annual Small Business Symposium, July 2004 — Moderator and Panel Speaker

“Contracts and Negotiation: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!” (from the SWATlaw® Series: Special Weapons And Tactics for Managing Risk), Institute of Management Accountants, June 2004 – Featured Speaker [read the Contracts 101 handout]

“Intellectual Property 101: A Pirate’s Life For Thee — intellectual property law for the non-lawyer; how to avoid infringement, and how to protect your intellectual property” (from the SWATlaw® Series: Special Weapons And Tactics for Managing Risk), Bay Area Consultants’ Network/IMC Norcal, June 2004 — Featured Speaker [read the IP 101 handout]

As program director for two professional organizations, I’ve seen many professional development seminars, but it is rare to see a presentation that holds the audience captive, gives them valuable content they can immediately use, and leaves them laughing and excited! What a great job. Thanks!

– Ron Person, Program Director, Bay Area Consulting Network

“Effective Exit And Succession Strategies For Business Owners,” Workshop for Large Veterinary Practices and Hospitals, Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center, May 2004 — Featured Speaker and Moderator

“Copyright and Trademark Law: What Every Artist/Designer Should Know,” Academy of Arts College, San Francisco, Brands & Branding class, March 2004 —Guest Speaker

“Trademarks 101: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know” (from the SWATlaw® Series: Special Weapons And Tactics for Managing Risk), Workshop for Business Owners, The Business Group, July 2003 – Featured Speaker [read the Trademarks 101 handout]

Guest Lecturer, Sonoma State University Entrepreneurship class, 2003

“Protect Your Intellectual Property,” The Write Stuff, Spring 2003 — Article. [read this article]

“Protection of Content and Technology,” 3^rd National Conference for Women Intellectual Property Attorneys, November 1998 — Featured Speaker

“The Nuts and Bolts of Antitrust Considerations in IP:Educating Business Professionals on Antitrust Issues,” 2^nd Annual Conference for Women Corporate Counsel and Intellectual Property Managers, October 1998 — Featured Speaker

Brinson, J. Dianne & Mark F. Radcliffe, Multimedia Law and Business Handbook: A Practical Guide for Developers and Publishers, 1996 — Contributor