Francine D. Ward, is a business and intellectual property attorney with a focus on copyrights, trademarks, publishing, and entertainment law issues. A 1989 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, she is admitted to practice in New York, California, and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Ward is admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals for the 2nd and 9th Circuits; as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and the Southern District of New York. She is the immediate past chair of the ABA-IPL Ex Parte Trademark Committee, and the incoming Vice-chair of the ABA-IPL Copyright & Social Media Committee. In addition, Ward is also a member of the ABA-IPL CLE Board, the Nominating Committee, a Commissioner on the ABA Commission for Lawyer Assistance Programs, and a frequent CLE speaker on social media and other IP related topics.