Jon L. Duman represents the second generation of the Duman family to practice law in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Duman's practice encompasses over twelve years of general business, media, and entertainment law experience, with particular emphasis on music business and intellectual property-related matters.

Jon Duman was born and raised in the East Bay Area and received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Davis.  Mr. Duman received his Juris Doctor degree in 1992 from Santa Clara University's School of Law. 

Mr. Duman is a member of the State Bar of California's Business and Intellectual Property Law Sections, in addition to the American Bar Association's Entertainment and Sports Law Forum. Mr. Duman is also a long-time panel attorney for the California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), a non-profit organization providing various resources to local entertainment and media professionals. 

Jon Duman volunteers much of his time working with the C.L.A., and other groups such as The Small Business Administration (SBA), the Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA), The West Coast Song-Writers Association, and the City of Berkeley Public Library, by regularly participating in business seminars, legal workshops, and one-on-one counseling for individuals and businesses.  In addition to frequently lecturing on a wide range of entertainment and intellectual property law-related topics, on behalf of such groups as the CLA, the SBA and the University of San Francisco School of Law, Mr. Duman also teaches a course on "Legal Aspects of the Music Industry" at the Globe Recording Institute  in San Francisco.



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