Speech Topics

As a part of an ongoing program of community and association education, I give a number of presentations throughout the year, principally to groups in the Southeastern US.  If you, or your group needs a speaker for a program, please contact  the Firm for details.  Some of the Topics addressed in speeches include the following:

The Three Laws of Advertising - Three basic rules that will kepp advertisers and agencies trouble free with customers, competition and the government

Sweepstakes, Contests and Games - How to run a successful (and legal) promotion. Questions to ask before proceeding, ground rules, problem areas and what to do if there is a problem.

Little Things of Great Import - Rules and regulations that are seldom thought about but which can impact advertising and marketing.

Advertising Disputes - What to do when someone's advertising bothers you or your company, or otherwise seems unfair or misleading.

Endorsements, Testimonials and the Famous (dead and alive) - How to properly structure endoresements, what are the ground rules for testimonials and how do you deal with the famous.

Trademarks and their Use - How to establish a trademark, how to protect a trademark and how to use a trademark properly and how to use another's trademark, the latest in trademark law.

Copyright Arrangements - How copyright protection is created, free lance talent and work-for-hire issues, who owns what and how to get what you set out to get and avoid later misunderstandings and embarrassment, current copyright issues.

Public Domain - What is public domain work, how does it get to be public domain, how to determine what is in the public domain.

Packaging, Labeling and Trade Dress - Some of the things to think about in your package beyond color and design.