Bradley Shear
Biography
Shear on Social Media Law is published by Bradley Shear. He is an attorney, consultant, author, and speaker who focuses on social media and related technology matters, Internet law, privacy and reputation and sports matters. Bradley has advised state and federal lawmakers around the country on social media and digital technology matters and has testified numerous times on these matters in state houses and administrative agencies across the U.S. Before opening his private law and consulting practice he previously worked for National Football League Players Association, Players, Inc., JPMorgan Chase, and an entertainment start up company.
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Shear on Social Media Law is published by Bradley Shear. He is an attorney, consultant, author, and speaker who focuses on social media and related technology matters, Internet law, privacy and reputation and sports matters. Bradley has advised state and federal lawmakers around the country on social media and digital technology matters and has testified numerous times on these matters in state houses and administrative agencies across the U.S. Before opening his private law and consulting practice he previously worked for National Football League Players Association, Players, Inc., JPMorgan Chase, and an entertainment start up company.
Education
The George Washington University, BBA (with honors), Omicron
Delta Kappa Honor Society, Order of Omega Honor Society, The University of
Baltimore School of Law, JD (with honors), Best Appellant Brief Pace National
Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Honor Court Chair.
- Maryland
- Washington, DC
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Selected Professional Memberships
- International Association of Privacy Professionals, Certified Information Privacy Professional/US
- The University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Sport and the Law Board of Adivors
- Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Online Media Legal Network
- ALM Media’s Internet Law & Strategy Journal Board of Editors
- Bloomberg BNA’s Law Advisory Board
- DC Bar Association Practice Management Service Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Sports Lawyers Association
Selected Published Works
- Shear on Social Media Law
- Law360, June 27, 2016, “The Cloud and Ethical Considerations For Lawyers”
- The Washington Post, December 9, 2015, Opinion: “Data security is key to police body cameras”
- Law360, October 29, 2015, “A New US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement”
- Law360, August 12, 2015, “Microsoft Warrant Case Will Be Privacy Turning Point”
- American City&County, May 21, 2015, “International privacy standards for governments schools?”
- The Journal, March 17, 2015, “5 Ways to Keep Social Media From Being a Legal Headache”
- The Baltimore Sun, February 20, 2014, “Bill sets standard for student privacy”
- Internet Law & Strategy, Volume 10, Number 3, March 2012: “Maryland Introduces Bills to Protect Students’ Social Media Privacy Rights”
- Association of Corporate Counsel August 2010: “Copyright Protection in the Digital Age”
- Association of Corporate Counsel September 2010: “Trademark Protection in the Digital Age”
