Law Office of Bradley S. Shear

Bradley's commentary and insight has been requested by some of the most trusted names in print, radio, and television media.  News organizations from around the world regularly contact Bradley to obtain his analysis regarding how social media and digital technology has intersected the law and public policy.   

Some of Bradley's recent media mentions and appearances may be accessed below:

• Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2012:  "Towson Twitter ban comes as legislators move to protect student freedoms"

• The New York Times, February 3, 2012: "Maryland Bill Addresses College Athletes' Social Media Privacy"

• The Harvard Crimson, February 3, 2012: "Coaches Monitor Athletes Online in the Age of Twitter"

• New Jersey Star Ledger, January 19, 2012: "Sparta man accused of posting Facebook death threat against teenage girl"

• WPXI Radio-Pittsburgh Now with Chris Moore, January 19, 2012: "Supreme Court backs students in social media free speech cases"
  

• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), January 8, 2012:  "De que' hablaremos en 2012?"

• Fox 5 Television News Morning Show Washington, DC: January 4, 2012: "Disconnecting From Technology in 2012"

• Lawyers USA/The Maryland Daily Record: January 2, 2012: "Lawyers beware: handle social media information with care"

• CTV Television News Channel of Canada: December 28, 2011: "Latest Tweet Battle-Who Owns Twitter Accounts?"

• Voice of Russia Radio: December 22, 2011: "Chinese hack into US Chamber of Commerce"                                        

• South Africa's Business Day Newspaper: Deember, 14, 2011: "Path to a Friendler Social Network"

• Reporters Committee For Freedom Of The Press, Fall 2011: "With 140 characters at a time, Twitter is presenting new challenges to journalists" 

• Above The Law, November 30, 2011: "Is Law Blogging Just Advertising? The Virginia Bar Thinks So"

• International Business Times, November 29, 2011: "Emma Sullivan Tweet: Kansas Gov. Apologizes, District Backs Down"

• Associated Press, November 28, 2011: "Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet"

• WashingtonPost.com, November 22, 2011: "Instructor says gym fired him after tweet about co-worker eating fast food"

• NBC 4 Washington Television interview with Angie Goff, November 20, 2011, "Black Friday Shoppers Flock Facebook, VA Cadet Invites Star to Ball"

• American Bar Association Bar Journal, November 4, 2011: "NJ Woman Can Be Prosecuted Over Fake Facebook Profile, Judge Rules"

• Associated Press, November 2, 2011: "Judge: NJ woman can be tried for allegedly creating fake Facebook profile of ex-boyfriend"

• NBC 4 Washington Television interview with Angie Goff, October 22, 2011: "Health Insurance and Social Media"

• Forbes.com, October 18, 2011: "Six Savvy Law & Technology Resources"

• The Washington Post, October 16, 2011: "Companies tracking college athletes' Tweets, Facebook posts go after local universities"

• The Washington Post, October 9, 2011: "Virginia State Bar's crackdown on lawyer's blog raises questions"

• Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 3, 2011: "Cleveland council considers new effort to curb flash mobs"

• The Washington Post, October 2, 2011: "Business abuzz about workplace rules on social media"

• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, September 11, 2011: "Background checks may invite liability"

• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), September 9, 2011: La red (social) del vandalo"

• Mashable.com, August 31, 2011: "How Law Enforcement Agencies are Using Social Media to Better Serve the Public"

• The Bakersfield Californian, August 26, 2011: "Facebook squabble over dental care draws a crowd"

• Foxsports.com, July 28, 2011: "Social Media has schools on defense; NCAA signals need to monitor activity but liability feared"

• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, July 25, 2011: "Social media has schools on defense"

• El Pais (Spain's Newspaper of Record), June 3, 2011: "Una voyeur en mi vagon"

• MSNBC Television interview with Richard Lui: June 1, 2011: "Congressman Weiner's Twitter Hacking Allegations"

• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, May 30, 2011: "Twitter ruling provides guide for employers"

• Crain's Business Insurance Magazine, May 16, 2011: "Small, midsize firms overlook social media risks"

• The Maryland Daily Record, May 8, 2011: Md. statute provides individuals a remedy of $500 per spam email"

• Associated Press, April 23, 2011: "Tweeting, deleting help build Rutgers webcam case"

• The Maryland Daily Record, April 10, 2011: "Md. intellectual property lawyers talk Charlie Sheen trademarks"

• Business Insider, April 5, 2011: "How Not To Get Sued For Using Facebook and Twitter At Work"

• American Bar Association Journal Magazine, April 2011: "Brag Busters: Discipline Is on the Way for Social Media Malefactors, Panel Says"

• Inc. Magazine, 2/24/11: "How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit"

• Corporate Counsel Magazine, 2/3/11: "Twitter General Counsel Wades Into Social Media Wars as Riots Rock Egypt"

• Midday with Dan Rodricks, WYPR 88.1 FM, 11/17/10: "Information Privacy in the Internet Age"

• The Baltimore Sun, 10/29/10: "Be careful what you post on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites"

• The Baltimore Sun, 6/3/10: "Board to campaigns: If you post it online put your name on it"

• Washington Business Journal, 6/14/10: "Ehrlich, O'Malley tap social media in campaigns"

Some of the media outlets that have either interviewed, quoted, or mentioned Bradley include: