Mary Ann Wymore’s knowledge of the fast-changing communications and media industries allows her to represent clients in a range of legal issues. She handles an array of general commercial litigation, representing media organizations, businesses, advertising firms and individuals in the areas of defamation and privacy, advertising, constitutional and technology law, unfair competition and intellectual property law. Her intellectual property work includes matters related to trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and patents. She regularly litigates lawsuits arising under the Lanham Act and various state advertising and consumer protection laws in trial and appellate courts.

Mary Ann frequently assists with pre-publication review, evaluating legal issues ranging from clearance rights to the avoidance of privacy or defamation liability. She also helps clients ensure they are in compliance with the widely varying state and federal regulations on sweepstakes and promotions.

Among her areas of emphasis is the defense of claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In her TCPA practice, Mary Ann has represented a spectrum of more than 80 clients in defense of more than 240 private individual and class action lawsuits in at least 28 judicial venues nationwide. She also has represented clients in defense of governmental TCPA enforcement actions in federal courts and before the FCC.

Mary Ann is a mediator certified for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and serves as a panel mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and United States Arbitration & Mediation. A former journalist and instructor of journalism and communications at UCLA, she has been an adjunct professor of media law and electronic media law at Saint Louis University School of Law and a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications Law. She has written and lectured on communications and media-related issues including social media and the TCPA.

Professional Affiliations

• INTA Panel of Trademark Mediators (PTM)
• Missouri Bar Media Law Committee chair

Honors & Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, Advertising Law, 2010-2024
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent

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