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Michael J. McSunas
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Michael McSunas is a member of the firm's business section, focusing his practice primarily in the areas of advertising, marketing and promotional law, as well as consumer financial services, corporate law, product distribution law, and mergers and acquisitions. Michael brings his previous experience working as in-house counsel for an international advertising agency to his current practice.
Michael was recently interviewed for PBS's MediaShift to discuss the uproar over Facebook's privacy policy. Michael has been featured and quoted in Advertising Age and blogs such as Make The Logo Bigger, AgencySpy, AdScam and The Social Path and has been named “One to Follow” by Advertising Week. He has served as a guest on The Beancast and AdVerve podcasts and co-authored "Marketing with Text Messaging" for Currents magazine. He is a frequent presenter and lecturer before national industry groups, colleges, clients and businesses in the advertising, marketing and financial services industries. His most recent topics include:
- "What You Need to Know About Using Video, Photos, & Music Submitted by Consumers"
- "Using Consumer Generated Media and Social Media to Interact With Your Consumers"
- "Advertising Law 101"
- "Everything You Wanted To Know About Advertising Law But Were Afraid to Ask"
- "Mobile Marketing – What Are the Legal Requirements?"
- "Crowdsourcing – Who Owns What."
Memberships
- American Advertising Federation, Chattanooga Chapter
- American Bar Association
- Canadian-American Society of the Southeast
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Council, Board of Directors
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal, High School Leader
- Michigan Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, Board member
- Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Honors
- Authorities Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Meritas Leadership Institute, 2009 Class
Publications
- Co-authored "Marketing with Text Messaging" that was published in Currents magazine
