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 | Michael J. GrygielChair, Media & First Amendment Practice Area Mr. Grygiel specializes in defending media clients from newsgathering and publication related claims, including defamation, copyright infringement, and invasion of privacy matters. Mr. Grygiel has successfully represented the press in numerous cases involving applications for access to civil and criminal court proceedings and records, and also has extensive experience with freedom of information law cases in both federal and state courts. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Grygiel was the Director of the Arthur Levitt Public Policy Center at Hamilton College, where his teaching specialty was First Amendment and constitutional law.
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP 50 Beaver Street Albany, New York
12207-2830 (Albany Co.)
Telephone: 518-429-4234 Fax: 518-533-2925 http://www.hblaw.com
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| Practice Areas | Media Law; Communications and Media; Copyrights; First Amendment Law; Litigation | | | Education | Temple University, J.D., 1983, Hamilton College, B.A., 1979 | | | Admitted | 1989, New York; 1990, District of Columbia; 1996, Vermont; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit | |
| Memberships | Albany County and New York State (Founding Member, Media Law Committee, 1991) Bar Associations. | | | Born | Utica, New York, 1957 | | | Biography | Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Media Law. Named, Super Lawyer, First Amendment/Media/Advertising, 2007-2008. Frequent Speaker, various Media Groups and Professional Associations on First Amendment Issues. Prior Experience: Of Counsel, McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C. Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, University of Vermont, 1993. Director, Arthur Levitt Public Policy Center, Hamilton College. | | | Reported Cases | Primary outside counsel to and personally supervise legal matters for several media clients including three daily newspapers in New York; Primary outside counsel to the New York Newspaper Publishers Association, Inc.; Primary regional counsel to an international communications/entertainment company and owner of numerous radio and television broadcasting stations in New York State; Represented several national media companies and publications. | | | ISLN | 906832958 | |
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