Founding member of IP firm (Astrachan Gunst Thomas, P.C.) with offices in Baltimore/DC.
Member PA, MD, DC bars.
Former chair Maryland Bar Association IP Committee.
Radio co-host, Mid-day on the Law, WYPR, Public Radio.
Co-Author, The Law of Advertising and Mass Communications, 6 Volumes, LexisNexis, Matthew Bender.
Jim Astrachan is a principal in Astrachan Gunst Thomas, P.C., a member of the Maryland, D.C. and Pennsylvania bars, and a national speaker on mass communications and IP topics. He is senior adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law (Trademarks and Unfair Competition) and the University of Baltimore School of Law (Copyrights and the Arts). Jim is repeatedly named a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyers in America for advertising and intellectual property law. Most recently, Best Lawyers named him Baltimore’s Best Copyright Lawyer. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Maryland Bar Foundation. Jim is also a mediator accepting mediations in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.