Practices public interest and consumer law in the areas of telecommunications, energy, intellectual property, and the internet. Art is the founder of New Media Rights, which provides pro bono legal resources to creators, artists, citizen journalists and online publishers at NewMediaRights.org.  Art was also a creator of the new UCAN.org.

Art is an adjunct professor of law at California Western School of Law teaching the course "Social Media and the Law" (primarily focused on Internet, Intellectual Property, licensing, and online publishing law).

• Member of the California Bar (admitted 2006)
• Member of the San Diego County Bar Association

Recent interviews:

• Discussion with San Diego CityBeat's Peter Holslin about International Roaming charges on cell phone bills that purportedly originate in Mexico
• How to cut your cell phone bill with "Consumer" Bob Hansen of NBC San Diego.
• New York Times interview about children with cell phones and controlling unauthorized charges on your bill.
• ABC News interview regarding top cell phone company gripes.
• Discussion of 2009 Credit Card Reform Legislation with John Mattes on San Diego Channel 6.
• How to trim your phone, cable, satellite, and Internet bills in a down economy with San Diego Channel 6
• Discussion with San Francisco Chronicle on New York Federal Court's decision to compel Google to give Viacom YouTube users' viewer history
• Discussion of the FCC's recent review of ETF, and possible federal preemption of current lawsuits with NBC.
• Regarding subscription media and data services with the Seattle Public Intelligencer
• Recent cell phone lawsuits and the legal climate in the communications industry with Businessweek
• Verizon's takeover of SureWest and the consequences for consumers with the Sacramento Bee
• Regarding UCAN's federal class action against Sprint with Fiercewireless.com and NBC San Diego.
• Video on tips and pitfalls of buying a cell phone with NBC San Diego
• A discussion of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution for consumers with Professor Linda Fritz on the UCAN.org podcast
• News interview on Iphone hacks, open networks, and cancelling your cell phone contract
• A conversation with Bob McCormick of Money 101 about how to terminate your cell phone contract
• Tips on negotiating with cell phone companies, an interview with Real Simple Magazine (also published on CNN.com)
• A discussion of a class action lawsuit against webloyalty.com for scamming online consumers on KGTV.

Academic Background

Graduate of The College of William & Mary (B.A. Government, minor eqv. Economics) and the University of San Diego School of Law (focus on public interest and intellectual property law)

Contributing author to the California Regulatory Law Reporter regarding the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Dental Board.

Awarded the University of San Diego School of Law Pro Bono Service Recognition Award

Awarded highest honors in Trademarks and Law, Science, and Technology courses.

Professional Background

Attorney for Utility Consumers' Action Network and founder and director of New Media Rights. August 2006 to present.

Law Clerk for Lorraine Donaldson. 2004-2005. Assisted with practice specialized in Intellectual Property, particularly patent drafting.

Law Clerk for San Diego City Attorney's Office - Civil Division. Summer and Fall, 2004. Work included American with Disabilities act, California Environmental Quality Act, among many other cases.

LSAT Instructor for Kaplan, 2004.

Public Information Officer/Press Secretary for the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland. 2002-2003. Involved in Maryland redistricting based on 2000 Census, analysis of electronic voting machines, and reform of Maryland's felony disenfranchisement laws, among other duties.

Special Assistant to the Secretary of State of Maryland 2001-2002.

Director of Member Services for Mid-Atlantic LifeSpan, the largest non-profit trade association of senior care providers in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Other information / interests

• Art is a native of Annapolis, MD
• Basque language & culture