Patricia F. Claire

pclaire@willinghamcote.com

Education: 

• New York University       (B.A., cum laude, with Honors in Government)
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government    (M.P.A.)
• Stanford University             (J.D.)

Member:

• State Bar of Michigan: Intellectual Property Section, Computer Law Section, Health Law Section
• Ingham County Bar Association
• Michigan Society of Association Executives
• Human Resource Managers Association of Michigan

• Trademark
• Copyright
• Internet Law
• E-Business
• Intellectual Property
• Employee Benefits
• HIPAA Privacy Compliance
• Human Resources
• Insurance Alternatives
• Associations & Non-Profits

• Member of firm's Speakers Bureau
• Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property, Internet and E-Business Law Group
• Member, LRCC Technology Council    TechConnect Committee
• Author/Speaker:
• Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Mid-Michigan Chapter
• Michigan Society of Association Executives
• Michigan Manufacturers Association
• Human Resource Managers Association of Michigan
• Ingham County Bar Association
• Lansing Advertising Club
• Michigan Association of CPAs
• Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Volunteer, Meals on Wheels
• Past Chair, International Business Forum

Recent Articles:

• Preventing Copyright Infringement on Your Website

• Risk Management For Nonprofit Directors and Officers

• IRS Makes Cafeteria Plans More Attractive

• Developing a Policy on Employee Use of E-mail and the Internet
• What's New in Employer Health Plans
• The HIPAA Privacy Rules:  What Every Employer Needs to Know
• Safeguarding Your Business Internet Presence: Legal Protection, Liability Prevention, Part One
• Safeguarding Your Business Internet Presence: Part Two
• Final COBRA Regulations Raise New Issues for Businesses
• E-SIGN of the Times: the Electronic Signatures Act
• Are You Required to Offer COBRA
• FAQs: Cafeteria Plans

Recent Seminars Presented:

• "Safeguarding Your Internet Business Presence," Michigan Association of CPAs Mega Conference June 2007
• "HR Legal Update," Michigan Society of Association Executives Legal Symposium
• "Are You a Spammer? CANSPAM and More New Rules Affecting Chambers and Their Members," Michigan Chamber of Commerce Executives Winter Conference
• "Employee Health Benefits: Updated Rules and Options," MSAE Legal Seminar
• HR Training Day: "Regulations and Innovations in Employer Health Plans"
• "Human Resources Legal Update: COBRA, HIPAA, HRAs and More"
• "Association Legal Update: Fair Use of Copyright"  Willingham & Coté, P.C. Fall Seminar Series
• "The HIPAA Privacy Rules - What Every Employer Needs to Know," Human Resource Managers Association of Michigan Professional Education Seminar
• "Protecting Your Creativity: Trademark, Copyright and Website Protection for Start Up Businesses," Michigan State University Food Industry Institute
• "Spotlight on Website Privacy Policies," Twelfth Annual Association Legal Update
• "Association Law: All the Basics," Michigan Society of Association Executives Annual ORGPRO Conference
• “E-Commerce Law,” Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Mid-Michigan Chapter, I-Day Education Seminar on E-Commerce Risk Management, Legal and Underwriting Issues