Morningstar Law Group – Raleigh Law Firm – Durham NC Attorneys

Our Raleigh office is moving! Effective April 15, 2024, our new address will be 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2200, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Mitch Tuchman is a copyright lawyer and intellectual property attorney who helps copyright and trademark owners optimize the value of their intellectual property and defend their intellectual property rights.

His copyright clients include publishers of books and scholarly journals, authors, authors’ and artists’ estates, nonprofit charitable organizations, architects, photographers, filmmakers, software and web site owners and developers, educational institutions, textile manufacturers, and healthcare providers, among others.

Before becoming an intellectual property attorney, Mitch spent ten years as a freelance writer and editor and 14 years as publisher of exhibition and collection catalogues at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. As a publisher and writer, he understands copyright matters from the client’s perspective.

Outside of work, Mitch enjoys several community service commitments, including membership on the boards of the Museum of Durham History and the Durham Literacy Center. He collects 19th- and 20th-century pottery and is the author of several books, including one on pottery. His dog Roxie is the world’s best.


What’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Begin at the beginning, and when you come to the end, stop.

Accolades

  • Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year – Copyright Law (2021, 2023)
  • Best Lawyers: Copyright Law (2018-2024)
  • Business North Carolina Legal Elite: Intellectual Property Law (2014-2015)

Representative Experience

  • Resolves copyright disputes involving authors, architects, photographers, fabric designers and others
  • Delivers opinions on a variety of copyright issues, including duration of copyright in works created by artists under the 1909 and 1976 Copyright Acts
  • Negotiates publishing agreements for authors and publishers
  • Negotiates copyright and trademark licenses, subsidiary rights agreements, joint authorship agreements, professional services agreements and talent agency agreements
  • Develops intellectual property policies for colleges and universities
  • Counsels clients on a variety of intellectual property issues

Presentations & Publications

Education

  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D. (2001)
  • Stanford Law School, Master of Legal Studies (1997)
  • Yale University, M.Phil., Ph.D., Sociology (1973)
  • Occidental College, B.A., Sociology (1967)

Admissions

  • North Carolina State Bar (2002)

Professional

  • Preservation Durham: Board of Directors (2023–present)
  • Durham Literacy Center: Board of Directors (2019–present)
  • Museum of Durham History: Board of Directors (2012–present)
  • NC Bar Association: Intellectual Property Law Section, past chair