Andrew D. Epstein, Esq.
Andrew D. ("Drew") Epstein is a partner in the firm of Barker, Epstein & Loscocco, a full-service Boston, Massachusetts law firm.
Drew represents hundreds of design and image professionals especially photographers, illustrators, design firms, advertising agencies, museums and other individuals and businesses involved in photography, art, illustration, and imaging. Drew also has an extensive knowledge of antiques and regularly represents antique dealers, appraisers and auctioneers. In addition to general business law and litigation, Drew's practice focuses on copyright, trademark, contracts and licensing issues.
Drew is an accomplished trial attorney with over three decades of successful jury and non-jury trial and appellate court experience in both Massachusetts and Federal courts. Drew has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including multi-million dollar personal injury actions, $1.1 million for copyright infringement, and $1.2 million for damaging several works of art.
He is a former president and long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, an influential photographic arts organization, and he is a corporator and former member of the Board of Trustees of the Griffin Museum in Winchester, Massachusetts.
Drew was an adjunct professor at Boston University for six years where he taught Legal Issues for Arts Administrators in the graduate school Arts Administration Program. Drew has been a frequent guest lecturer to academic, professional, business and legal groups on copyright and trademark law, art law and general business law. He writes frequently on copyright law, contract law and legal and business issues for photographers and artists. Drew was awarded the first annual Attorney of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in 2002.
Bar Admissions:
1972, Massachusetts
1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Recent Appellate Decisions:
Hayuk v. Urban Outfitters, 2010 WL 3655630 (D. Mass. 2010)
Fitzgerald v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 491 F.Supp.2d 177 (Mass. 2007)
Cipes v. Mikasa, Inc., 379 F.Supp.2d 84 (D. Mass. 2005)
439 F. 3d 52 (1st Cir. 2006)
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., 288 F.Supp.2d 89 (D. Mass. 2003)
443 Mass. 110 (2004)
459 F.3d 128 (1st Cir. 2006)
Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 150 F.Supp.2d 313 (D. Mass 2001)
203 F.R.D. 51 (D. Mass. 2001)
301 F. 3d 25 (1st Circ. 2002)
Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998)
Drew represents hundreds of design and image professionals especially photographers, illustrators, design firms, advertising agencies, museums and other individuals and businesses involved in photography, art, illustration, and imaging. Drew also has an extensive knowledge of antiques and regularly represents antique dealers, appraisers and auctioneers. In addition to general business law and litigation, Drew's practice focuses on copyright, trademark, contracts and licensing issues.
Drew is an accomplished trial attorney with over three decades of successful jury and non-jury trial and appellate court experience in both Massachusetts and Federal courts. Drew has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including multi-million dollar personal injury actions, $1.1 million for copyright infringement, and $1.2 million for damaging several works of art.
He is a former president and long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, an influential photographic arts organization, and he is a corporator and former member of the Board of Trustees of the Griffin Museum in Winchester, Massachusetts.
Drew was an adjunct professor at Boston University for six years where he taught Legal Issues for Arts Administrators in the graduate school Arts Administration Program. Drew has been a frequent guest lecturer to academic, professional, business and legal groups on copyright and trademark law, art law and general business law. He writes frequently on copyright law, contract law and legal and business issues for photographers and artists. Drew was awarded the first annual Attorney of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in 2002.
Bar Admissions:
1972, Massachusetts
1974, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Recent Appellate Decisions:
Hayuk v. Urban Outfitters, 2010 WL 3655630 (D. Mass. 2010)
Fitzgerald v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 491 F.Supp.2d 177 (Mass. 2007)
Cipes v. Mikasa, Inc., 379 F.Supp.2d 84 (D. Mass. 2005)
439 F. 3d 52 (1st Cir. 2006)
Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., 288 F.Supp.2d 89 (D. Mass. 2003)
443 Mass. 110 (2004)
459 F.3d 128 (1st Cir. 2006)
Bruce v. Weekly World News, Inc., 150 F.Supp.2d 313 (D. Mass 2001)
203 F.R.D. 51 (D. Mass. 2001)
301 F. 3d 25 (1st Circ. 2002)
Matthews v. Freedman, 157 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 1998)
