Background
Oberman, Michael S. was born on May 21, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Oberman, Michael S. was born on May 21, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1972).
Worked at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel. Admitted to the bar, 1973, New York, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1976, United States. Supreme Court. 1981, California, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1982, United States. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
National First Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, 1972.
Law Clerk to Judge Milton Pollack, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1972-1973. Author: "Publication of Musical Works-Settled Law Now Unsettled," Copyright World 15, March 1996.
"The Choice of Forum for a Commercial Litigation," 65 New York State Bar Journal 28, 1993.
"Coping With Rising Caseload II: Defining the Frivolous Civil Appeal," 49 Brooklyn Law Review 1057, 1981. "Coping With Rising Caseload: A New Model of Appellate Review," 46 Brooklyn Law Review 841, 1980.
"Copyright Protection for Computer-Produced Directories," 41 Fordham Law Review 767, 1973 and 22 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Copyright Law Symposium 1, 1977. Company-Author: "Courts New Confront Online Photograph Copying," National Law Journal (October 23, 1995).
Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Mediator, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York Mandatory Mediation Program, 1992. Member, Advisory Committee on Second Circuit Rules and Operating Procedures, 1982.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Federal Legislation, 1978-1981.
Copyright and Literary Property, 1981-1985, 1988-1991). New York State (Delegate, 1989-1991, House of Delegates.
Member: Committee on Federal Courts, 1977-1988. Executive Committee, Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation, 1989.
Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1993-1996) and American Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. Federal Bar Council.
Author: "Publication of Musical Works-Settled Law Now Unsettled," Copyright World 15, March 1996. "The Choice of Forum for a Commercial Litigation," 65 New York State Bar Journal 28, 1993. "Coping With Rising Caseload II: Defining the Frivolous Civil Appeal," 49 Brooklyn Law Review 1057, 1981.
"Coping With Rising Caseload: A New Model of Appellate Review," 46 Brooklyn Law Review 841, 1980. "Copyright Protection for Computer-Produced Directories," 41 Fordham Law Review 767, 1973 and 22 ASCAP Copyright Law Symposium 1, 1977. Co-Author: "Courts New Confront Online Photograph Copying," National Law Journal (October 23, 1995).
Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Mediator, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York Mandatory Mediation Program, 1992.
Member, Advisory Committee on Second Circuit Rules and Operating Procedures, 1982.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Federal Legislation, 1978-1981. Copyright and Literary Property, 1981-1985, 1988-1991).
New York State (Delegate, 1989-1991, House of Delegates. Member: Committee on Federal Courts, 1977-1988.
Executive Committee, Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation, 1989.
Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1993-1996) and American Bar Associations. The State Bar of California. Federal Bar Council.