September lunch presentation--

When social media gets too social:
How to avoid getting caught in the Web

First Amendment Attorney, David J. Bodney, a partner in the Phoenix office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP will be the guest presenter at the September 2nd AAFMP monthly lunch. He will address a variety of legal issues associated with the use of social media including defamation, invasion of privacy, intellectual property (copyright and trademark), employment law and other concerns.

Mr. Bodney is a partner in the Phoenix office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  His practice areas include media and constitutional law, civil litigation, civil rights, American Indian law and government affairs. He is listed in the current editions of Who’s Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, and Southwest Super Lawyers.

Over the years, Mr. Bodney has successfully defended print, broadcast and electronic media in defamation, privacy and related lawsuits in numerous federal and state courts.  He serves as adjunct faculty at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication, where he teaches media law. 

Mr. Bodney has served as the co-author of the Arizona sections of the Media Law Resource Center’s 50-State Surveys on privacy and employment privacy law since their inception.  He has lectured on media law and litigation at conferences internationally, including presentations on extreme speech, libel and mass media law in Cambridge, London and Moscow, respectively.

For over 25 years, he has worked to secure open government legislation on behalf of the publishing industry.  In 1999, together with The Arizona Republic, he earned the Arizona Newspapers Association’s Freedom of Information Award for his work in federal court on behalf of Phoenix Newspapers, Inc

Date: Thursday, September 2

Where: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown  

340 N. 3rd Street

Phoenix, AZ 85004

FEE: AAF/AD2 Members - $35, Guests - $45

Late Fee: A $10 late fee is applied to all registrations made 72 hours before the event date and at the door.

Checks, cash and credit cards are accepted at the door the day of the event.

Discount available for Self Parking in the Sheraton Hotel Garage:
$5.00 for AAFMP lunch guests. You will receive a discount voucher at the registration desk for the $5.00 parking.  Valet parking at the Sheraton is no longer discounted and standard rates will apply. The discount voucher is only valid for the Sheraton Self Park Garage. Other local area parking facilities are not covered by the discount parking voucher.

 Additional Information contact:

Carol Murphy, AAF Metro Phoenix, Executive Director
execdirector@aafmetrophoenix.com
602-218-5052