Professional Activities
Media Law Resource Center Institute, Board of Directors
Media Law Resource Center, past Co-Chair, MediaLawLetter Committee
Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition, Founding Member, Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Bar Association, past Co-Chair, Bar-Press Committee
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment law, First Amendment litigation, media law, 2014-2021; "Lawyer of the Year," First Amendment Law (Philadelphia), 2018, 2020, and Media Law (Philadelphia), 2019
Named as a "Power Player" by The Legal Intelligencer in its 2020 Pennsylvania Legal Awards
Named as a Lawyer on the Fast Track by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly in their 40 Under 40 rankings, 2009
Publications
"Pa.’s new press freedom lawyer will shine more sunlight on government," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 21, 2020
Lead author, Pennsylvania Chapter, Reporters Privilege Compendium (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
Lead author, Pennsylvania Chapter, Open Courts Compendium (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)
Co-author, "Survey of Virgin Islands Libel Law," Media Libel Law 2018-2019 State Survey (MLRC and LexisNexis)
"Does Pa. Really Need New Laws on Drones?" PennLive.com, January 18, 2017
"The State Office of Open Records Must Remain Independent," The Patriot-News, January 30, 2015
"Journo-Drones: A Flight Over the Legal Landscape," Communications Lawyer, June 2014
"Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law Protects the Crooks, Not the People," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 11, 2012
Recent Speaking Engagements
Invited testifier, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee Public Hearing, Pennsylvania Anti-SLAPP Law
Moderator, "Trial Tales: Lessons Learned from Recent High-Profile Defamation Trials," Media Law Resource Center Media Law Conference, October 1, 2020
Speaker, "The Public's Right to Access Court Records and Court Proceedings," Retreat of the Judges of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, September 13, 2019
Speaker and Panelist, "The First Amendment, Court Proceedings, and Judicial Records: A Discussion of the Public's Right of Access," Pennsylvania Continuing Judicial Education Program, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts and University of Pennsylvania Law School, March 1, 2019
Moderator, "Trial Tales: Lessons Learned from Recent Media Trials," Media Law Resource Center Media Law Conference, September 27, 2018
"The Press and the First Amendment," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Annual Civil Rights Symposium, April 12, 2018
"Basics of Internet Defamation Law," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Annual Internet Defamation Seminar, February 9, 2018
"Legal Issues: What's Hot Right Now?" Pennsylvania News Media Association Annual Convention, November 2, 2017
"Social Media and the First Amendment," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Annual Internet Law Update, May 15, 2017
"False Light and Implication Claims," Pennsylvania News Media Association and Pennsylvania Society of News Editors, April 21, 2017
"What You Need to Know About Drones," Drones Journalism, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, December 21, 2016
"Trial Tales: Lessons Learned from Recent Media Trials," Media Law Resource Center Media Law Conference, September 22, 2016
"Drones: Navigating a New Legal Frontier," Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, April 28, 2015
Moderator, "You Watch Us, We Watch You: Assessing the Effects of Emerging Surveillance Technologies," Media and the Law Seminar, University of Kansas School of Law and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Media Law Committee, April 17, 2015
Panelist, "Navigating the Legal and Media Issues Involved in Litigating a High-Profile Case," Pennsylvania Bar Association, May 8, 2013