William R. Wohlsifer, PA practices debt collection, copyright and
trademark litigation, and homeowners' association law throughout the State of Florida and in
the District of Columbia. William R. Wohlsifer is licensed to practice
in all of Florida's state courts, Florida's Northern, Middle and
Southern District federal civil courts, Florida's Northern and Middle
District bankruptcy courts, the District of Columbia's Superior Court and D.C.Court of Appeals. Our home office is
Tallahassee, Florida.
Representations of Interest
William R. Wohlsifer drafted House Bill 1139 and Senate Bill 1250, known as the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act, for the 2013 Legislative Session.
Filed lawsuit against BBC (London) for invasion of privacy and intrusion upon seclusion, and infringement of likeness of private individual.
Defended dozens of defendants charged with illegal download of DirecTV's® satellite signal alleged to be in violation of the Copyright Act, Title 17 §§ USC 501-508 in federal courts.
Represented nearly 100 Internet users charged with illegal download of adult film content using BitTorrent or other P2P (Peer-to-peer) file sharing programs.
Represented NASCAR® as lead counsel in more than 100 cases arising from breach of intellectual property licensing agreements seeking collection of outstanding royalty revenue, and prosecution of copyright and trademark infringement.
Filed lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, Amerada Hess Corporation, Nestle Waters North America, Inc., and Exclusive Sports Marketing, Inc. for infringement of likeness of amateur athlete for commercial purpose.
William R. Wohlsifer, founder and CEO of Cyberight® was recognized for his article Proving Publication in Cyberspace which was published in E-Commerce Law, Aspen Law and Business, New York, NY (Oct. 2001); republished in Business Law Quarterly, The Florida Bar Association, Tallahassee, FL (Nov. 2002).
William R. Wohlsifer offers services as a Florida Certified Civil and Appellate Mediator.
NASCAR® is a registered trademark of National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
Click here to listen to an interview with William R. Wohlsifer on U.S. copyright law on Tallahassee Talks 93.3 FM with Brien Sorne, aired March 16, 2013.
Bill Wohlsifer appeared at press conference with representative Katie Edwards on April 1, 2013 in the Capitol building Tallahasse, Florida in support of the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act (SB 1250; HB 1139). Cathy Jordan appears to Mr. Wohlsifer's left in the center picture. (Video/Photo Credit: Dave Heller.)
