David M Spatt


Adjunct College of Arts & Sciences Humanities Providence

Biography and Expertise

37 years as a practicing attorney licensed in New York and Rhode Island, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Also spent 25 years as a professional musician playing gigs in NH, RI and NY City.

Education

JD
Brooklyn Law School

BA
University of Rhode Island

Volunteer of the Year
Business Volunteers for the Arts/RI (Providence Chamber of Commerce)

Spatt, D.
“Who Gets The Tip?” Employer Tip Theft Laws and The Case of The Celebrity Chef Defendants
NARBLA Business Law Review
46
Spring, 2013
75

Spatt, D.
Moral Rights Survive the Sale and the First District
Rhode Island Bar Journal
XLIV
7
19

Spatt, D.
Moral Rights and Good Business Practices
North Light Books

Spatt, D.
Debbie Doesn’t Do Dallas Anymore: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema
Columbia – VLA Art & The Law Journal
5
35