July 21, 2026

Alumni Spotlight: Q And A With James Pollock, J.D. ‘11

James Pollock smiles while standing in a bright, modern interior with glass walls, lime-green accents and suspended lights. He wears a black polo shirt with a wireless microphone clipped to his chest.

Leading Investigations and Enforcement in the Music Industry 

UBalt Law alumni put their legal education to work in meaningful ways. Class of 2011 graduate, James Pollock,  shares how hands-on learning translates into practice-ready advocacy. As Vice President and Counsel for The Recording Industry Association of America, James works in the Investigations and Enforcement group, protecting recording artists and their creative rights.

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In this video, James reflects on his path from law school to public service and illustrates how his experiences and coursework at UBalt Law—particularly in contract and copyright law and his time as an editor for the Intellectual Property Journal—helped prepare him for this career.

 

Learn more about James’ experience at UBalt Law and how his legal education prepared him to step into practice with confidence. 

 

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