Curriculum Vitae
G. Kline Preston, IV
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Education
Nashville School of Law 1994
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Tennessee- Knoxville 1989
B.A. Russian Language and Literature
Indiana University- Bloomington 1989
Intensive Russian Language Program
Leningrad State University, U.S.S.R. 1989
Study Through Indiana University
The Bolles School 1985
High School Degree
Jacksonville, FL
Employment
Preston Law Group, P.C
June 15, 1995 – present
530 Church Street., Ste. 202
Nashville, TN 37219
Founder, Attorney-at-Law
Licenses
Licenses and Admissions to Practice Law
State of Tennessee 1995
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1997
United States District Court
Middle District of Tennessee 1995
United States District Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin 2009
United States Supreme Court 1998
Languages
English (native)
Russian (written, spoken fluency)
German (proficient written/ spoken)
Spanish (basic written/spoken)
Latin (proficient in reading)
Seminars
&Presentations
The Application of Russian Copyright Law in United States Courts
Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow, Russia (In Russian) 2009
Int’l Studies Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA 2008
The Use and Application of Immunity Agreements in U.S. Courts
Senate of Russian Federation (In Russian)Moscow, Russia 2009
Respective Intellectual
Property Cases
Burrow v. Franks, United States District Court, Middle District of TN
Case No. 3:95-cv-00874, 1997. Copyright infringement action by architect over builder infringement of architectural plans. Prevailed.
Copyright Cases
Watermark Solid Surface, Inc. v. Sta-Care, Inc. Case No.
3:07-cv-00993, USDC Eastern District of Wisconsin, Copyright infringement and trademark action by manufacturer. Confidential settlement prior to trial.
Taryn Murphy and Chris Landon v. Sergey Lazarev, Style Records, Ltd., USDC MD Tenn., Case No.: 3:10-cv-00530, Copyright infringement action now pending against Russian record label and recording artist.
Numerous copyright registrations in U.S. Copyright Office
Trademark Cases
Volunteer Beer, Inc. v. Johnson, TN Court of Appeals. Seminal case in TN on Trademark cases in TN Court of Appeals. Prevailed at Trial Court level and on appeal.
Toys R Us vs. Preston, Skahan & Smith International, 1995. Successfully resolved infringement claim over trademark Kiesvskaya Rus.
Representative Clients
Compass Bank, Southern Land Company, Marsha Blackburn for Congress, Inc., Watermark Solid Surface, Inc., ETS Docs
Litigation Experience
More than 40 jury trials in various actions including but not limited to, Copyright Infringement Actions, Trademark Infringement Actions, Shareholder Derivative Actions, Contractual Disputes,
Securities Fraud Actions, Actions for Violations of Tennessee Consumer Protection Act inter alia
Largest Jury Verdict
$26 Million- Littlefield v. Tilley, USDC MD Tenn.
Case No: 2:06-0061, 2010
Publications
The Copyright Legislation of the Russian Federation 2011
The Law on Copyright of the Russian Federation 2009
The Law on Trademarks of the Russian Federation 2011
The Law on Patents of the Russian Federation 2011
The Civil Code of the Russian Federation Parts I-IV 2011
Campaigns
Campaign Finance Chairman for Congressman Marsha Blackburn (Republican-TN) Elections in 2002, 2004
Current President, Marsha Blackburn for Congress, Inc.