Kathleen G. Williamson, J.D.,LL.M., Ph.D.
EDUCATION
-LL.M., Intellectual Property (including Copyrights, Trademarks, International Copyright Law, Music Law, Media Law, Art Law, Arbitration, Corporations) Cardozo School of Law, NYC 2006.
-Visiting Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, 2001 to date.
-Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, University of Arizona, 2000 (Legal Anthropology: alternative dispute resolution, jurisprudence, medicalization in legal systems, immigration, women's studies, federal Indian law, therapeutic jurisprudence and feminist jurisprudence).
-J.D., cum laude, University of Arizona 1988 (emphases on International, Comparative and European Law; Land Use Law and clerked for Prof. Emeritus Norman Williams, author of treatise on Land Use Planning Law).
-B.A., magna cum laude, Major: Humanities (Comparative Arts and Religions); Minor: Studio Arts; Minor: Music Performance. Northern Arizona University 1985
WORK EXPERIENCE
Private Practice 1993 to Present
Practicing Attorney & Partner
-IP Law: Copyrights, Trademarks, Media Law, Arts & Entertainment Law, Cyberlaw. Counsel and Business consultant for artists and producers. - Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Litigation and settlement experience in state court and federal courts.
- Judge Pro Tempore for State, County and Municpal Courts in Tucson, Arizona 1993-2000. Presided over criminal and civil cases.
- Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1994 - 1995.
- Trial Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office, Tucson, AZ 1989 - 1993 Criminal Division.
- Law Clerk, Pima County Attorney's Office, Tucson AZ - Civil Division. Land Use Planning and Zoning, and Tort Liability. 1989-1990
ADMISSIONS
Arizona State Bar - 1989
New York State Bar - 1990
Pasqua Yaqui Tribal Court – 1993
United States District Court: Arizona – 1993
United States Court Of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association / Arts and Entertainment Law Section; Intellectual Property Section
- New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- State Bar of Arizona Intellectual Property Law Section.
.OTHER RELEVANT EDUCATION
-Basic and Advanced Facilitation Training, January and February 2000 with Dr. Carl Moore.
-Mediation Training and Certification, February 2000 with Dr. Ann Yellot and Linda Devoy, Esq.
- Extensive sociological and anthropological studies in legal anthropology and confict resolution.
OTHER INTERESTS
Yoga & Meditation (Vipassana).