Paul Belonick

Professor of Practice and Faculty Assistant Director, Center for Innovation

Office: 603C-200
Email: belonickpaul@uclawsf.edu

Bio

Prof. Belonick is Faculty Assistant Director of the Center for Innovation (C4i) and the Director of the Center’s flagship program, the Startup Legal Garage.

Prof. Belonick graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2010, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He clerked on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and has practiced civil and criminal law in both small and multinational law firms.

At UC Law he teaches numerous courses in addition to directing the Startup Legal Garage, including First Amendment Law, Criminal Investigations, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Patent Law, and Property.

Education

University of Virginia School of Law
J.D. 2010
University of Virginia
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ancient History 2016
Hamilton College
Bachelor's Degree, Classical Languages and History 2002

Accomplishments

Los Angeles Times In-House Counsel of the Year in the Education and Non-Profit Category (for Startup Legal Garage)
2021
American Bar Association’s Business Law Section National Public Service Award
2021
California Lawyers Association’s Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Certificate (for Startup Legal Garage)
2021