I listen carefully to my clients. I try to equip them with knowledge and insight to make the best decisions that line up with their values and goals.

David Schelzel helps clients understand, protect and use their intellectual property to further their values and objectives. He works regularly on significant branding projects, and maintains and protects hundreds of trademark portfolios in a wide variety of areas and industries. He is deeply involved in transactions involving books, music, art, design, film, photography, software, technology and the Web, and represents a diverse set of clients in the nonprofit, creative and startup space. David works closely with a number of famous individuals to protect their copyright, privacy and publicity rights, and their related businesses, nonprofits, charities and foundations. He is the City Attorney for the City of Wayzata, MN, and works regularly with the cities of Wayzata and Golden Valley in municipal law and land use matters.