Andrew D. ("Drew") Epstein has over 50 years of experience as lawyer. He was a founding member and partner of the Boston law firm, Barker, Epstein & Loscocco.
Drew continues to represent 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 has an extensive knowledge of photography, art and 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 five 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, and with verdicts of well over $1 million for copyright infringement, and for damage to several works of art.
He is the Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, an influential photographic arts organization, and the Past-President and still a board member of the Board of Trustees of the Griffin Museum of Photography 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. Drew was awarded the first annual Attorney of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts several years ago.
Education
JD, Boston University School of Law
BA, Boston University
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)Ed
Recipient
Certificate of Appreciation for dedication and assistance to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project of the Boston Bar Association
Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
"Shutterbug Lawyer Keeps Photographer's Lives in Focus" August 14, 1995
Memberships & Associations
Speaking Engagements
Drew is a guest lecturer to academic, professional and legal groups on copyright law, art law and general business law including:
Drew continues to represent 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 has an extensive knowledge of photography, art and 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 five 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, and with verdicts of well over $1 million for copyright infringement, and for damage to several works of art.
He is the Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, an influential photographic arts organization, and the Past-President and still a board member of the Board of Trustees of the Griffin Museum of Photography 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. Drew was awarded the first annual Attorney of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts several years ago.
Education
JD, Boston University School of Law
BA, Boston University
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)Ed
Recipient
Certificate of Appreciation for dedication and assistance to the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts project of the Boston Bar Association
Featured in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
"Shutterbug Lawyer Keeps Photographer's Lives in Focus" August 14, 1995
Memberships & Associations
- Past-President and Board Member of the Griffin Museum of Photography
- Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
- Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
- Board of Advisors, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.
- American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
Speaking Engagements
Drew is a guest lecturer to academic, professional and legal groups on copyright law, art law and general business law including:
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Boston Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Copyright Society of the USA
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts
- Tufts University
- Boston College School of Law
- Boston University School of Law
- Harvard University Law School
- Suffolk University Law School
- Massachusetts College of Art
- Art Institute of Boston
- Rhode Island School of Design
- New England School of Photography
- American Society of Media Photographers
- National Press Photographers Association
- Arts for Americans
