Selfie culture is alive and well. Selfies have become ubiquitous, no longer only popular among teenage girls. Politicians, celebrities and people from all walks of life are participating. President Obama was famously caught taking a selfie at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service with the Danish Prime Minister. A few months later, Ellen, with the help of Bradley Cooper, took the renowned Oscar selfie with A-list stars including Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, and Julia Roberts.

Selfies have even infiltrated the workplace, evidence of which has spilled onto the Internet. There…

Jon Pfeiffer is an experienced entertainment and copyright trial attorney practicing in Santa Monica. Jon is also an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California where he teaches Media Law. COM 570 covers First Amendment issues as well as copyright, defamation and privacy.  

One of the advantages of hiring a boutique law firm is that we limit the number of clients we represent. Each client receives our personal attention. I handle the majority of my clients’ legal work. In those instances when I delegate tasks to other lawyers to save money for my client, I personally oversee your matter.

In thirty years of practice, I have never delegated a trial or arbitration to another lawyer. Clients hire me because I am a battle-tested trial attorney with a…