sandy shepard
Education
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
Juris Doctor (J.D.) cum laude, intellectual property, art law, copyright, tax, admiralty -
Logan University
Masters of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance, Human Nutrition -
The George Washington University
M.A., International Affairs -
UC San Diego
B.A., Economics -
University of Exeter
, Economics, Computer Sciences -
Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.
Associate, Sex Education, Sexology -
Redwood High School
, -Work Experience
JetBrains
Current
JetBrains
Good Solutions, Inc.
Current
Good Solutions, Inc.
GoodHome, FurnitureFind, Scene7
1999-01-01 - 2002-01-01
GoodHome, FurnitureFind, Scene7
Mattel Interactive
1998-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Mattel Interactive
Software Toolworks, Mindscape Inc., Broderbund, Inc., Pearson PLC, The Learning Company
1995-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Software Toolworks, Mindscape Inc., Broderbund, Inc., Pearson PLC, The Learning Company
Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges
1993-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
1993-01-01 - 1995-01-01
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP
Lucasfilm
1992-01-01 - 1993-01-01
Lucasfilm
Octagon (fomerly Advantage International)
1988-01-01 - 1989-01-01
Octagon (fomerly Advantage International)
Morgan Stanley
1984-01-01 - 1986-01-01
Morgan Stanley
Skills
Summary
I will get what I want when I help enough people get what they want (to paraphrase the great Zig Ziglar) If you are looking for an attorney who has "been there, done that," then look no further. I take clients that interest me. I am a rabid Kickstarter and Indiegogo supporter, and particularly love working with entrepreneurs in the tech, health and biohacking arena. I've been on the internet since 1988 . . . before many of my clients were born! Though I believe if you'd ask any of my clients, you'd hear that I am exceedingly generous with my time, I also am not looking for entrepreneurs who aren't willing to invest in their company on the legal side. Penny wise and pound/dollar foolish, as the saying goes . . . and it's a lot cheaper to hire someone like me at the beginning than trying to dig yourself out of trouble later. Here's my analogy: If you're going mountain climbing, you need the right gear. If you come to me at the foot of the mountain, I'll cut you a break on just what you need. It might seem expensive - but you SAY you want to scale that mountain! So you will get no less - but no more! - than you need. HOWEVER, if you go up the mountain in Chuck Taylors and a windbreaker with 1/2 a Nalgene bottle of water . . . when you need help, and I have to bring it to you, it's not going to come cheap. 'Nuff Said. If you're curious, check out my SWATlaw(r) documents below on Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Trademarks. They're entitled "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You" - and they're there for the taking...no strings attached. Specialties: licensing, entrepreneurs, funded Kickstarter/Indiegogo, speakers/coaches, passive income, multiple streams of income, professional & entertaining speaker, strategic coaching, contract law, IP, trademarks, copyright, publishing/book law, self-publishing, software, outsource general counsel, strategic planning, certified business success coach, podcaster, author
