BRITTON PAYNE
john.britton9@verizon.net

EDUCATION

Fordham University School of Law August 2004 – present
J.D. Candidate May 2007
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
    •  Editor-in-Chief, 2006-2007
    •  Staff Member, 2005-2006
    •  Co-ordinator, CLE panel "Chipping In from the Fringe: is Imitation in
        Golf Architecture the Best Form of Flattery?" Fall 2005
Legal Writing Teaching Assistant
    •  Fordham University School of Law Writing Award recipient
Fordham Law Moot Court Board, Staff Member,
    •  2005 National Entertainment and Media Law Competition Bench Team
    •  Semifinalist, 2005 William H. Mulligan Moot Court Competition

Yale University, New Haven, CT August 1988 - May 1992
BA, American Studies with Theater Studies, May 1992
Graduated Theater Studies with distinction, wrote and drew two comic strips
Sang, wrote sketches and arranged music with The Baker's Dozen a cappella group

EXPERIENCE

DC Comics, Inc., August 2005 – December 2005
Legal Department Intern   New York, NY
Assisted Deputy General Counsel Jay Kogan with character copyright and trademark research and writing. Conduct discovery for a major copyright termination of transfer case. Assisted on articles for NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal on secondary liability for infringement in online role-playing games.

The Authors Guild     May 2005 – July 2005
Non-Profit Writer Advocacy Organization New York, NY
Legal Department Intern   
Managed case files for professional authors with legal issues, including publishing and agency contract review, copyright reversion, and contract disputes. Researched and helped draft amicus brief for a First Amendment case before the United States District Court, SDNY. Wrote the Guild Bulletin note on MGM v. Grokster.

Marketplace Morning Report     August 2003 – August 2004
Minnesota Public Radio/Public Radio International Los Angeles, CA
Feature Producer
Produced short features for a nationally syndicated financial news radio program. Second person accounts of the crucial moments of labor and life at work

CNS     February 2004 – August 2004
Desktop Publishing New York, NY
Used Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office to prepare documents for corporate clients

Gross & Gross, LLC June 2003 – February 2004
Workers Compensation Law Firm Camden, NJ
Paralegal
Responsible for approximately fifty workers compensation claims filed on behalf of plaintiffs who have been rendered permanently unable to work

Laid Off and Dumped January 2002 – May 2003
Bloomsbury USA New York, NY
Writer and Illustrator
Wrote and illustrated 48p color books lightheartedly exploring the feelings of being laid off and dumped. Designed and assembled in Quark, overseeing through production. Also illustrated Publishing Confidential, Amacom’s book of unvarnished advice about the world of publishing, in stores Spring 2004

"Enter Britton Payne's pint-size tale of woe and heartache to save the day -- an irresistably cute story of one guy's mopey attempt to 'get on with things.'" -- Gotham Magazine

Oxygen Media Prototyping Team August 1999 – December 2001
Oxygen Media New York, NY
Writer, Producer and Animator
Developed projects for television and the web from conception to production. Focused on convergence and innovative web applications, the use of DV technology, and working within tight budgets and schedules. Lead animator on a project that won the World Internet Animation Competition Grand Prize

H2O / Ross, Culbert & Lavery March 1997 – August 1999
Graphic design studios New York, NY
PC Instruction
Produced presentation templates converting Quark documents to PowerPoint and Microsoft Word for intermediate level users. Taught custom designed PowerPoint template to intermediate level users from around the country. Operated PowerPoint in high pressure editing sessions with clients

Xerox / Citibank August 1995 – August 1999
Desktop Publishing New York, NY
Prepared and edited presentations for Citibank’s in-house desktop publishing using MS Office programs on both Mac and PC platforms. Worked with bankers in high pressure situations. Used Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark and Deltagraph for intensive graph, chart and logo production

Advantage, Inc. September 1993 – July 1995
Temporary Placement Agency New York, NY
Worked as a desktop publisher, administrative assistant and computer skills instructor for Citibank, Xerox, ABN-Amro, UBS and Moody’s, among others

OTHER

Computer Skills
Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Flash, Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro. Mac or PC.
I designed and maintain this website using Dreamweaver and Composer.