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Biographies and photographs
Photographs
Here are two headshots of Larson:
The square photo to the left can also be used. Right-click on it and choose "Save Target As" to save it locally.
Biographies
There are three different biographies here, each suitable for a different purpose. If Larson is giving a presentation for your organization, pick the biography that best suits your audience's need for information. Each can be truncated to use as an introduction at the podium. If you would like a more tailored biography, please contact Larson directly.
Basic biography
Brian Larson works as an attorney and business advisor to address a broad array of legal issues, including agency law, fair housing, copyrights and trademarks, technology, Internet, licensing, and general corporate matters. Larson is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School. Before becoming an attorney, Larson was chief executive of an information technology services company for nearly 10 years.
He received his J.D. is from the William Mitchell College of Law, summa cum laude; his undergraduate from the University of Wisconsin, with distinction. He is a member of the American Bar Association, including the Antitrust Section’s Trade Associations Committee and the Intellectual Property Section’s Special Committee on Copyright and the Internet. He chairs the Association's Databases and E-Commerce Committee. He lives in Minneapolis.
MLS and association industry biography
Brian Larson works as an attorney and advisor to MLSs and real estate brokers to address a broad array of legal issues, including agency law, fair housing, copyrights and trademarks, and general corporate matters. He has worked with more than 70 MLSs and REALTOR® associations, as well as a handful of the largest real estate brokerage firms in the country. Larson is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Larson was manager of the Minneapolis/St. Paul MLS for nearly 10 years. He received his J.D. is from the William Mitchell College of Law, summa cum laude; his undergraduate from the University of Wisconsin, with distinction. He is a member of the American Bar Association, including the Antitrust Section’s Trade Associations Committee and the Intellectual Property Section’s Special Committee on Copyright and the Internet. He chairs the Association's Databases and E-Commerce Committee. He lives in Minneapolis.
"Light" bio, suitable for data protection and MLS programs
Brian Larson has been described as the “father” of IDX (or Broker Reciprocity). He denies paternity and prefers to be described as the attending obstetrician. At the turn of the century, he ran around the country persuading MLSs and brokers that IDX was a good thing; for the last six years, he’s been getting paid to solve the problems IDX and the Internet have caused.
Larson works as an attorney and advisor to MLSs and brokers to protect and enforce their intellectual property rights. He has worked with more than 70 MLSs and REALTOR® associations, as well as a handful of the largest real estate brokerage firms in the country. Larson is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Larson was manager of the Minneapolis/St. Paul MLS for nearly 10 years. He received his J.D. is from the William Mitchell College of Law, summa cum laude; his undergraduate from the University of Wisconsin, with distinction. He is a member of the American Bar Association, including the Antitrust Section’s Trade Associations Committee and the Intellectual Property Section’s Special Committee on Copyright and the Internet. He chairs the Association's Databases and E-Commerce Committee. In his spare time, Larson is volunteer counsel for the Mayhem Rugby Football Club. (He used to play, but he got tired of breaking, spraining, straining, twisting, tearing, and bruising his own body.) He lives in Minneapolis. |
