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Samuel A. Lewis

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Miami Office
Tel: 305.397.0799
Fax: 305.358.3309
SLewis@FeldmanGale.com

EDUCATION

  • JD, University of Florida College of Law, 1995
  • MA, History, Florida State University, 1991
  • BA, History, Florida State University, 1989

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Florida Supreme Courtt
  • United States District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern District of Florida
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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SAMUEL A. LEWIS is an AV-rated, Board Certified Intellectual Property Law Specialist. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of personal experiences, including former careers as a photojournalist and computer software developer, Mr. Lewis combines a practical understanding and technical perspective of copyright- and technology-related issues to help find creative and innovative solutions for his clients.

Mr. Lewis handles both litigation and transactional matters, and represents a wide variety of clients with technology- and intellectual-property-related issues. In addition, he has served as outside general counsel for corporate clients. Working closely with corporate clients, Mr. Lewis assists his clients by guiding their IP-protection strategies before rights are lost, by assisting with the enforcement of those rights, and by helping to reduce potential exposure to lawsuits.

Mr. Lewis has also been active in the Florida Bar. As a past chairman of the Florida Bars Computer Law Committee, involvement with that Committee allowed him to help shape legislation relating to computers and technology. Mr. Lewis frequently lectures and has authored numerous articles relating to technology and intellectual property law, and his articles on intellectual property law have appeared in a wide variety of publications. Mr. Lewis also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Shepard Broard Law Center, Nova Southeastern University, teaching substantive Computer Law for seven years.  

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Member, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2003 to present)
  • Senior Associate, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2000 to 2002)
  • Senior Associate, Lucio Bronstein Garbett & Stiphany, P.A. (1999 to 2000)
  • Associate, Lucio Mandler Croland Bronstein Garbett Stiphany & Martinez, P.A. (1998 to 1999)
  • Associate, Romanik Lavin Huss & Paoli (1996 to 1998)
  • General Counsel/Project Director, Informasys Corporation (1995 to 1996)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (1997 to 2004)

ASSOCIATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Board Certified as a Specialist in Intellectual Property as Accredited by the Florida Bar, 2007
  • AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Florida Super Lawyers®, Top Attorneys in Florida, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2007, 2008
  • Best Lawyers In America®, Information Technology Law and Technology Law, 2007, 2008
  • South Florida Legal Guide, Up & Comers in South Florida, 2004 to present
  • Florida Bar Computer Law Committee, Chairman, 2000-2001; active Committee member since 1996.
  • Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Executive Council Member, 2004-2006.
  • Florida Bar, Intellectual Property Law Committee
  • Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Website Committee Webmaster, 1999-2000
  • ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, University of Florida College of Law, First Place, 1995
  • Member, International Trademark Association
  • Member, Professional Photographers of America

RECENT AND NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

  • Authored E-Commerce chapter of the Florida Small Business Practice, Sixth Edition
  • "Protecting The Bottom Line," Digital Photo Pro, July/August 2009
  • "Take Down That Image!" Digital Photo Pro, March/April 2009
  • "The value of registering trademarks," Professional Photographer, March 2009 §"Is your studio name really yours?" Professional Photographer, February 2009
  • "Orphan Works Explored: How will changes in copyright law affect you and your rights over your photography?" Digital Photo Pro, December 2008
  • "Will I See You In Court?" Digital Photo Pro, November 2008
  • "Orphan works' solutions could create more problems than they fix," The Daily Business Review, July 17, 2008
  • "A new media game catches the NCAA off base," The Daily Business Review, June 20, 2007  
  • "Copying of school photos leaves industry shuddering," The Daily Business Review, December 13, 2006
  • "Sampling or stealing?" The Daily Business Review, November 21, 2006
  • "Is U.S. patent system broken or just abused?" The Daily Business Review, August 2, 2006  
  • "Seeking rule of thumbnails in suit over Google images," The Daily Business Review, April 19, 2006
  • "Web site's unusual approach to licensing upheld," The Daily Business Review, April 5, 2006  
  • "Lessons from Wilma on keeping linked to the office," The Daily Business Review, January 4, 2006
  • "Hackers get fangs into stored data," The Daily Business Review, December 28, 2005
  • "Digital watermarks a gift from the Greeks to IP owners," The Daily Business Review, August 17, 2005
  • "Security begins at home, at USB ports, in Wi-Fi nets," The Daily Business Review, July 6, 2005  
  • "First Amendment meets trade secrets law for blogger," The Daily Business Review, June 8, 2005
  • "Mobile phone users should learn some etiquette from cyberworld," The Daily Business Review, December 29, 2004
  • "Google's 'AdWords' are at issue in several lawsuits," The National Law Journal, October 11, 2004
  • "CAN-SPAM Act Not Up to Snuff," Internet Law & Strategy, May 11, 2004
  • "Pop-Up Ads Are Annoying, But Not Illegal So Declared The 4th Circuit. But When Spyware Is Involved, The Decision Flies In The Face Of Other Rulings," Legal Times, May 10, 2004
  • "Law didn't stop deluge," The National Law Journal, March 22, 2004
  • "Spam Politics: A New Way To Annoy Voters," New York Law Journal, October 8, 2002
  • "Don't Let Your Firm's IP Walk Out the Door," The Complete Lawyer, ABA Publishing, April, 2000

REPORTED DECISIONS

  • Trump Plaza Of The Palm Beaches Condominium Association, Inc. v. Rosenthal, 2009 WL 1812743 (S.D. Fla.)
  • Default Proof Credit Card Systems, Inc. v. Friedland, 992 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
  • Faux Effects Inter., Inc. v. Selkirk Painting Co., Inc., 2008 WL 4084009 (S.D. Fla.)
  • Latimer v. Roaring Toyz, Inc., 574 F.Supp.2d 1265, 88 U.S.P.Q.2d 1814 (M.D. Fla. 2008)
  • Faux Effects, Inc. v. Kelly S. King Institute of Decorative Finishes, Inc., 2008 WL 649840 (D. Neb)
  • Palm Beach Polo Holdings, Inc. v. Equestrian Club Estates Property Owners Ass'n, Inc., 949 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)
  • Syntheon, L.L.C. v. Sciology Corp., 882 So. 2d 398 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004)
  • Quest Air South, Inc. v. Memphis Group, Inc., 733 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  • Republic Nat. Bank of Miami v. Royal Floral Distributors, Inc., 726 So. 2d 397 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999)

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