Charles Lee Mudd Jr.

Charles Lee Mudd Jr.

Space, Internet, Data Security, IP, Defamation Lawyer | Attorney & Principal, Mudd Law Offices

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Practice area: Libel and slander, Internet, Privacy, Intellectual property

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Charles Lee Mudd Jr. is the founder and principal of Mudd Law Offices.  Over the last seventeen years, Mr. Mudd has developed a broad-based practice representing local, national, and international clientele in diverse litigation and transactional matters.  Of particular relevance, Mr. Mudd has become internationally known on issues of Internet law, ntellectual property, privacy, and technology.  On such issues, he has appeared in state and federal courts throughout the United States as well as argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals and United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  Mr. Mudd has taught at John Marshall Law School and the University of Connecticut School of Law.  He has also appeared in national media including National Public Radio and Rolling Stone Magazine.
Over the last few years, Charles expanded the firm's practice into the commercial space industry.  Beyond providing general business representation to space industry clients, Charles' space practice provides specific nuanced representation on issues such as ITAR and EAR compliance and licensing for particular space applications.  Beyond representing space law clients, Charles possesses a significant interest in the development of space law and policy.  In September 2018, he was selected to be one of 180 persons to participate in the First United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy.  He has spoken on space law issues across the United States in a variety of settings.  Charles holds memberships in the American Astronomical Society and the European Centre for Space Law.
Mr. Mudd is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut and Utah.  He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits.  He is also admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, Central District of Utah, Central District of Michigan, Northern District of Florida, and the District of Colorado.
Mr. Mudd graduated magna cum laude and fourth in his class from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 1997.  During law school, he served as Lead Articles Editor for the Quinnipiac Law Review; co-created the Quinnipiac Law and Technology Association and served as its President, Vice-President and Treasurer; interned with the Honorable Alfred V. Covello, U.S. District Court Judge; and externed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in Washington, D.C.
After law school, Mr. Mudd served as a law clerk for the Honorable John T. Sharpnack, Chief Judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals of Indiana (2 years) and the Honorable Alan H. Nevas, U.S. District Court Judge in Bridgeport, Connnecticut (1 year). After clerking for Judge Nevas, Charles joined Cummings & Lockwood, a full-service, mid-sized law firm in Connecticut, as a litigation associate in its Stamford, Connecticut office.  He practiced in Cummings & Lockwood’s commercial litigation division and emerging technologies group.
Mr. Mudd currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois where he currently teaches IP and Startups and has taught privacy and technology courses.  He has taught Privacy in Cyberspace at the University of Connecticut School of Law as well as United States Government and United States History at Quinnipiac College and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Apart from practicing law, Charles has been an active member of the legal community. He currently serves as a Board Member for the International Technology Law Association ("ITechLaw") and as a member of the Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section.  He has served as Chair of the American Bar Association's Privacy and Computer Crime Committee; Vice-Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Computer Law Section; and Co-Chair of the Regional Bar Association's Internet Law Committee.  He has also served on the Indiana State Bar Association's Committee on Law Practice Management and the Internet & Electronic Commerce Committee. He is a member of the American Bar Association, International Technology Law Association, Connecticut Bar Association, and the Indiana and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Charles also has participated in his local business community by serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Northcenter Chamber of Commerce and as a Member of the Kedzie-Elston Business and Industrial Council.  He also served as Cubmaster for a local Cub Scout Pack and as President of the Parent Council for the local middle school.
Among his hobbies and interests, Charles has a passion for astronomy, astrophysics, coding, and genealogical research.

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