Background
Miller, Nicholas P. was born on August 28, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Clyde Leo Miller and Helen Janet (Wetherwax) Blackburn.
Miller, Nicholas P. was born on August 28, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Clyde Leo Miller and Helen Janet (Wetherwax) Blackburn.
Bachelor of Science, U. Washington, 1966; Juris Doctor, U. Washington, 1973.
Worked at Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. (Washington, DC) specializing in Administrative, legislative and litigation practice including: Cable television (franchise renewal, rate regulation, transfers, municipal system ownership, and public, educational and government (PEG) services), Telephone, common carrier and wireless services, Broadcasting, Satellite and new technology licensing, Consumer Protection and Fair Competition, Financing and Joint Ventures, and Privatization. Additional specialties include First Amendment, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property Law, Public Utilities Law, Intellectual Property Law, Public Utilities Law, Real Estate Law, State Tax Law and Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Washington.
1978, District of Columbia. Member, Washington Law Review, 1971-1973. Counsel, Senate Committee on Commerce, 1973-1977.
Chief Counsel, Senate Communications Subcommittee, 1976-1977. Consultant, Office of Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President, 1977. Author: "Regulating Cable Television," 57 Washington Law Review 85.
"Privatizing the National Telephone Company--How Do You Do It?" Pacific Telecommunications Council, PTC '91 Proceedings 12 (D. Wedenmeyer & M. Lofstrom ed., 1991). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Washington State Bar.
American Bar Association. Federal Communications Bar Association. Miller & Van Eaton, P.L.L.C. is a Washington, D.C. law firm that traces its roots to 1985 and the formation of Miller & Holbrooke.
Incorporating that practice, the firm today represents clients in all types of telecommunications matters both domestically and internationally. Domestically, the firm is active in federal and state courts and before federal and state agencies, the United States. Congress, and the federal Executive Branch.
Firm attorneys combine legal expertise with specialized knowledge of communications technology.
President Washington State Society, 1978, board directors, since 1975. Served to Lieutenant United States Navy, 1966-1970, Vietnam. Member American Bar Association (Chairman of Commission on patents trademarks and copyrights administrative law section 1983-1985, vice chairman international communications committee science and technical section 1983-1985), National Council on television and Families.
Married Sylvia Joyce Johnson, May 28, 1968. Children: Damien Marcus, Dorelle Nicole, Dana Leigh.