Attorney Profiles

RODNEY A. BEARD

PROFESSIONAL:

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania: November 1987
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania - 1995

Practice Emphasis: Business and commercial law, intellectual property, computer and technology matters, corporate representation, business opportunities, non-profit organizations, and municipal law

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EDUCATION:

Graduate:
    College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law
    J.D. Degree awarded May, 1987

        Memberships:
        ABA Law Student Division
        Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
        Phi Alpha Theta

Undergraduate:
    Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    B.A. in Prelaw with Business Minor awarded May, 1984
    Graduated with Honors (Top 10%). Thesis required.

        Honors:
        Golden Key National Honor Society
        International Honor Society in History
        National Political Science Honor Society

NARRATIVE:

In his practice, Mr. Beard emphasizes business and commercial work, with a focus on technology, intellectual property, software and computer applications, start-up enterprises (including for-profit and non-profit corporations, limited and general partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships), business planning and opportunities (including financing and expansion), contracts (including government contracting), employment issues, and technology-related ventures. He works with several software and data distribution companies, and has assisted many clients with procuring and protecting trademarks, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property. He also has been involved in licensing and technology transfer ventures. Many of Mr. Beard's clients are companies involved in production and distribution of specialized products or information to larger entities on a commercial basis, or to the general consuming public.

Mr. Beard has litigated numerous commercial cases, including representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, and has been involved in complex multi-district federal litigation and commercial arbitration cases with the American Arbitration Association. He has served as a commercial panelist with the AAA.