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Jason Cruz

Owner

Contact

(425) 900-5797

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Practice Areas

Trademarks and Copyrights
Contracts and Agreements
Business
Sports and Entertainment

Biography

Jason Cruz specializes in Copyright and Trademarks in Seattle, Washington. Cruz handles Business issues with an emphasis on corporate formation, contracts and nonprofits. He also has advised on business and legal issues in the combat sports industry.

Education

University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
- J.D.
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- B.A. - 1996
- Major: History

Bar Admissions

Washington, 1999
California, 2005

Professional Associations

Sports Lawyers Association, Member
WSBA Business Law Section, Past President
Washington State Lawyers for the Arts, Member

Published Works

University of Denver Law School’s Sports and Entertainment Journal, 17 U.Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J., 2015
The Marquette Sports Law Review in 2017, 27 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 355, 2017
The Battle over Fantasy Sports Surfaces in Washington, NWLawyer, March, 2016
Sport and Spectacle: Should MMA be protected under the First Amendment?, Sports Business Journal, August, 2015

Honors

Pro Bono Service Commendation - WSBA

Classes & Seminars

Legal Issues for Writers, PNW Writers Conference, 2014 to 2016
MMA and the First Amendment, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2014
Breaking into Sports and Entertainment Law, Penn State Law School, 2013
Best Practices for Nonprofit Board Governance, Filipino Lawyers Association, 2023
The Legal Implications of MMA, Sports Lawyers Association, 2023

Pro-Bono Activities

King County Housing Justice Project, Volunteer Attorney
WSBA’s Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project, Volunteer Attorney
Wayfind (formerly the Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations (WAACO)), Volunteer, Present
Member, Federal Bar Association of Washington where he serves as a volunteer with the Federal Bar’s Pro Bono Panel
Communities Rise Volunteer Attorney, 2012 to Present

Languages

English