A 1989 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Francine Ward is a Copyright & Trademark Attorney, with a focus on helping individuals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners protect their valuable creative content, brand, designs, logos, trade secrets, and company structure. Over the last two years, she has expanded her expertise to incorporate social media law, which includes counseling clients on avoiding the legal landmines resulting from playing in the social media sandbox.
Francine Ward is an active member of the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the California Bar, and the San Francisco Bar. She believes that staying updated on the Law and current trends has played a big part in the success of her practice. A frequent speaker on legal issues, and a popular legal commentator, Francine Ward can be found on Twitter (www.Twitter.com/francineward), Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Francineward), her Blog (www.francinewardblog.com) , and in the virtual world’s Second Life (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ginny/236.521240/171.452835/23.451164/?title=Ginny)
Always willing to be of service, Francine volunteers her time in a number of ways and venues, such as providing probono legal services through the San Francisco Bar Association's VLSP program (volunteer lawyers), counseling women who struggle with addiction, mentoring young women, mentoring entrepreneurs. Additionally, she sits on the board of the National Council on Alcoholism and Other Drugs in the Bay Area, as well as the National Speakers Association. Most people complain, saying they have no time to give back., For Francine Ward it's an opportunity to give back for the amazing life she's been given. Francine D. Ward resides in Mill Valley, CA with her husband Richard Lipfield, and three felines: Mango, Spike, and Kiwi.
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