2500 Gaskins Road, Suite B
Richmond , VA , 23238
Phone: 804
.784.4427


 
Justin M. Laughter, Esq.
Justin M. Laughter, Esq.
Justin M. Laughter, Esq.

Justin M. Laughter specializes in business, intellectual property and entertainment law.  His experience representing clients is wide-ranging, including business formation and maintenance, general business and commercial law, copyright and trademark protection and enforcement, domestic and international IP portfolio strategy, domain name dispute resolution, record label formation, and music publishing.  Mr. Laughter practiced in the Business Section of Hirschler Fleisher, PC prior to joining the firm. 
Education:

College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, J.D., 2006, Order of the Coif
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 2003, With Distinction,  Phi Beta Kappa

Honors:

  • Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite (2011)
  • Style Weekly's Top 40 Under Forty (2008)
  • MENTOR Richmond (2008)
  • William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law

Publications:

Fundamentals of Franchising Your Business (Central Virginia Franchise & Financial Expo, 2008)

Seminars:

  • Q&A: Music and the Law (VOCAL, 2012)
  • Trademark 101 (C3ED Series, 2011)
  • Q&A: Songwriting and the Internet (VOCAL, 2010)
  • Q&A: Songwriting and the Law (VOCAL, 2010)
  • How to Franchise Your Existing Business (Central Virginia Franchise & Financial Expo, 2008)

Professional Affiliations:

  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
  • National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
  • The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
  • Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricists
  • Thomas Jefferson IP Inns of Court

Pro Bono/Community Service:

  • VBA YLD Laywers for the Arts - Co Chair
  • Gallery 5- Secretary, Board Member
  • C3: The Creative Change Center- Board Member
  • CenterStage Associates Board - Vice Chair
  • AMP! Metro Richmond- Board Member
  • Y Richmond - Sterring Committee Member

Admitted:

Virginia, 2006
Contact Attorney Laughter
Telephone: (804) 308-0033
Fax: (804) 784-4423
Email:
jlaughter@gavinlawoffices.com