Speaking Engagements & Publications
Legal Insight At The Intersection Of AI, Intellectual Property, Business, And Innovation.
Sharing Knowledge.
Shaping What’s Next.
Speaking Engagements
AI, Technology, and Legal Practice
- Speaker and Mentor, Founder Institute Bootcamp, Seattle, WA (May 2026)
- Panel: The Ethics of Using AI in Legal Research and Document Drafting — Boosting Productivity Without Crossing the Line, California Lawyers Association Leveling Up Your Practice Conference, Los Angeles, CA (July 2025)
- Panel: Maximizing Productivity and Growth with Extenders: Managing Employees, Contractors, and Support Staff Effectively — The Lean Firm: Leveraging Contractors, Tech & AI as Extenders, California Lawyers Association Leveling Up Your Practice Conference, Los Angeles, CA (July 2025)
- The Future-Ready Law Firm: Using AI to Elevate Client Service, Efficiency, and Profitability, California Lawyers Association Solo and Small Firm Summit (June 2025)
- How to Use AI Legally in Your Business, presented to entrepreneurial communities including Entreprenista, Chief, 10th House/Female Founder Collective, and Small Business Expo, Los Angeles
- Lead Like Wonder Women! 7 Super Powers for Extraordinary Success in Law and Life, New Mexico Bar Association CLE – First Annual Women in the Law Symposium, (December 2020) (virtual)
- Adjunct Professor, Advising Internet & Mobile Based Clients, University of New Mexico Law School, Spring 2013
Branding, IP, and Business (2008-2023)
- Keynote Speaker and Mentor, V-WISE (Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship), Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Syracuse University (2013-2023)
- Albuquerque Economic Outlook Panel Discussion, Business First Economic Outlook Conference, Albuquerque, NM (January 2016)
- Why Western Women Will Save the World, eWomen Network Orange County Accelerated Networking Luncheon, The Center Club, Costa Mesa, CA (March 2014)
- Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand You Can Keep, Entrepreneurial Uprising 2014, Los Angeles, CA (2014)
- Wonder Woman: How Western Women Will Save the World, Albuquerque Junior League, Albuquerque, NM
- Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Legal Steps for a Brand You Can Keep, 2013 eWomen Network Conference, Dallas, TX (2013)
- Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand Worth Millions, Inside Edge, Washington, DC (2013). Presented by The Corporate Agent.
- Are You Risking Your Entire Business? 5 Critical Steps to Avoid a Branding Disaster, Women Entrepreneurs Rock the World, New York, NY (2013). Presented by Savor the Success.
- 7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions You Can Put In Place Today, Get Radical Women’s Conference, Washington, DC (2012)
- The 7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions, Millionaire Protege Club Conference, Ali Brown International LLC (2010)
- Guest Lecturer, Art and Cultural Heritage Law, University of Washington, School of Museum Studies and School of Archaeology, 2009
- Adjunct Professor, Art & Cultural Property & Copyright Law, Seattle University Law School, Fall 2008 and Fall 2009
- Host and Presenter, “Recent Developments in Art and Cultural Property Law”, WSBA CLE, Seattle, WA (April 2008). Washington State Bar Association.
Recurring and Multi-City Presentations
- Are You Risking Your Entire Business? The 5 Simple Steps to Avoid a Branding Disaster, numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
- 4 Simple Steps For Building a Foundation for Business Brilliance, numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
- The 7 Hidden Legal Disasters in Your Business and Easy Solutions, numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
- Your Most Valuable Asset and the 5 Absolutely Critical Steps for a Brand Worth Millions, numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
- The Smart Entrepreneur’s Guide For Building a Brilliant Business, numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
- Starting Up Right (multi-topic series): Choosing an Entity and Setting It Up; Claiming Your Name: Securing a State, Federal or International Trademark; How to Protect Your Brilliant Ideas; Website Disclaimers (FTC rules); Email 101: Know the Federal Rules and Follow Them to the Letter! (FTC rules); Relationship Insurance (contracts). Numerous presentations around the United States and via webinar
Publications
Podcasts
- Host, The AI Legal Frontier, a podcast on AI legal compliance, privacy, and IP protection for businesses (ongoing)
- Host, A Beautiful Brand, providing fashion and beauty entrepreneurs with practical legal and business guidance to launch, protect, and grow their brands.
- Host, Mark Me Well, exploring the legal side of building, registering, and protecting brands in the US and internationally.
- Host, The Copy Right Podcast, discussing how to protect ideas, designs, and creations under US copyright law and manage legal risks when sharing creative work.
Selected Articles on AI Law and Governance
- China Formalized Its AI Governance Strategy This Week. Here’s What the New Phase of the AI “Arms Race” Means for Your Business (July 2026)
- China Just Built Its Own AI Governance Bloc That Doesn’t Include the U.S. (July 2026)
- Your AI Just Deleted Everything. Now What? (July 2026)
- Nearly Half of Top Websites Are Misconfigured on Google Consent Mode (July 2026)
- Google Just Turned On AI Face and Voice Cloning for Your Company’s Workspace Account. Here’s How to Turn It Off (July 2026)
- What the Five Eyes AI Warning Means for Your Startup, Small Business or Mid-sized Company (June 2026)
- Pax Silica and the New AI Supply Chain Order: What U.S. Startups, Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Need to Know (June 2026)
- Protection for Me, But None for Thee: The Gilded Age of AI Governance in the United States (June 2026)
- The G7 Just Made AI Everyone’s Problem: What the Anthropic Export Controls Mean for Your Business (June 2026)
- The Case for Clear AI Rules: Why Smart Regulation Fuels Innovation Instead of Stifling It (June 2026)
- The Theater of “Responsible” AI Leadership: What Anthropic and OpenAI Are Really Saying About AI Governance (June 2026)
- Claude Fable 5 Just Dropped. Here Is What the Fine Print Says About Your Data (June 2026)
- EU Parliament Proposes Major Changes to AI Act (March 2026)
- The Fox Guarding the Hen House: Why the White House’s AI Framework Is a Blueprint for Regulatory Capture (March 2026)
- Are You or Your Team Accidentally Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege? What Every Founder Needs to Know About Using Generative AI (March 2026)
- Are Your AI Chats Discoverable? What Lawyers Need to Know After United States v. Heppner (March 2026)
- The ChatGPT Caricature Trend Might Be Fun But It Isn’t Harmless (February 2026)
- The TRAIN Act: What Small Businesses Need to Know About AI, Copyright, and Transparency (February 2026)
- California Forges a Possible Market-Changing Model on Responsible AI: What Lawyers Need to Know (December 2025)
- Meta Pauses AI Hiring — A Strategic Reset or a Bubble Warning? (August 2025)
- Is Law School or Medical School Still Worth It — When AI Is Accelerating So Fast? (August 2025)
- The Hidden Cost of Convenience: Why Your Generative AI Inputs May Never Be Truly Confidential (July 2025)
Legal Publications
- “Subpoenas,” Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook (2nd ed.), Washington State Bar Association (2002)
- Co-Author, “Consolidation and Separate Trials,” Washington Civil Procedure Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association (1997)
- “A Step in the Right Direction: Washington Passes the Limited Liability Company Act,” 18 Seattle U. L. Rev. 197 (1994)
Book
- Wonder Woman: How Western Women Will Save The World (#1 Best Seller, Amazon and Barnes & Nobel 2013)
