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About Cheryl Hodgson

Cheryl Hodgson offers a unique combination of legal expertise and practical business experience based upon years of experience in the music industry at a manager, agent, and music publisher. Expert in litigation of matters pertaining to contractual disputes, artist rights, trademarks, copyrights, Cheryl uses her courtroom expertise not only as a litigator but as a mediator in cases involving trademarks copyrights and entertainment related matters. Years in the courtroom provide her clients with strong advocacy for in business transactions, calculated to seal the deal, while minimizing future risks. Hodgson has been certified for arbitration and mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes and Advanced Workshops for the Uniform Resolution of Domain Disputes at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. She is licensed in California, New York, and Tennessee and has served as Professor of Music Law at Loyola University School of Law. Cheryl Hodgson is the founder of Hodgson Legal and an entrepreneur in her own right, founding the successful online publication BrandAide.com, focused on providing brand owners with expert insights and advice in brand building. She is the author of the book Brandaide and has been a featured speaker in many professional groups including the California Copyright Conference, eMarketing Association, the ABA Sports & Entertainment Forum, and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Cheryl is a certified yoga instructor and practitioner.

โš–๏ธ Practice Areas

โœ“ Trademarks โœ“ Entertainment & Sports Law โœ“ Communications & Internet Law โœ“ Business Law

Credentials & Experience

๐ŸŽ“ Education

Louisiana Tech University
B.A.
English and Business
University of Santa Monica
M.A. (2013)
Spiritual Psychology
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
J.D. (1976)
Law

๐Ÿ“‹ Bar Admissions

California Copyright Conference Member
Past President and Board Member Member
International Trademark Association (INTA) Member
Member Member
Los Angeles Copyright Society Member
Member Member
State Bar of California Member
Intellectual Property Section Member Member
Loyola University School of Law Member
Former Professor of Music Law Member
State Bar of California ย # 141275 Member
Member Member

๐Ÿ’ผ Professional Experience

Founder
Brandaide 2008 - Current
Founder
Canto Novo Music 2004 - Current
Founder
Hodgson Legal 1985 - Current
General Counsel
Probstein Weiner & Hodgson 2000 - 2003

๐Ÿ† Awards & Recognition

Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Top 100 Los Angeles Attorneys
Los Angeles Magazine
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers

๐Ÿ“š Publications

  • 5 Choices for a New Trademark: 2 are really Bad!
  • Brandaide
  • 5 Steps to Trademark Monitoring
  • Brandaide
  • A Brand with Three Legs
  • Brandaide
  • Domains Are Not Trademarks
  • Brandaide
  • When Enforcement Becomes Bullying
  • World Trademark Review
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