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Mikai Green
Detroit, MI Lawyer
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIP
Attorney Mikai Green specializes in protecting, preserving, and monetizing Intellectual Property Rights; she handles novel and complex copyright infringement matters, has advanced knowledge of Federal Trademark prosecutions, and negotiates free agent contracts, primarily boxing agreements.
Some of Attorney Green’s clients include: the MC Breed Estate, Black Mafia Family, The Last Poets, Professor Griff, Spencer Haywood, DJBJ, Sino, rising athlete Emoni Bates, and many notable others. She represented the Alex Haley estate in the protection and preservation of some of the Original Malcolm X Letters; has done production deals for Lupe’ Fiasco, and completed a noteworthy licensing deal for the movie Apollo...
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Sindee Levin
Los Angeles, CA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School
Sindee Levin, ESQ is a veteran entertainment a1orney whose creden7als include business affairs at major film
studios, music publishing, mechanical collec7on and extensive private prac7ce with invaluable contacts with
music publishers and record labels.
• As former owner and past president of American Mechanical Rights Agency, Inc. she handled licensing of
copyrights with record companies: issuing licenses, monitoring accoun7ng and payments; issues
synchroniza7on licenses to film, television, radio, and adver7sing agencies specifying the scope of permission
granted. She offered expert guidance through all emerging technologies and new media formats: website
exploita7ons, digital downloading, ring tones and ring backs before selling AMRA to Kobalt Music Publishing.
• She is...
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Zachary Scott Gainous
Nashville, TN Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Nashville School of Law
Nashville attorney Zach Scott Gainous was born in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating high school, Zach moved to Nashville to pursue his bachelor's degree at Middle Tennessee State University. Zach attended MTSU's College of Media & Entertainment and studied in the Recording Industry program where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Business.
While attending MTSU, Zach completed courses in artist management, music publishing, music production, concert promotion & touring, record label marketing, record label operations, A&R, copyright law, music business contracts and legal issues, and more. During his studies at MTSU, Zach also began working as an independent producer...
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Vincent H. Peppe
Nashville, TN Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Nashville, TN 37211
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Brooklyn Law School
Vincent Peppe is a media and technology attorney. Vincent has over 30 years’ experience handling complex entertainment, media, intellectual property, and technology transactions and disputes. In the media industry, he has represented authors, literary estates, screenwriters, production companies, recording artists, songwriters, record labels, music publishers, and music festivals. In the business world, he has represented entrepreneurs, startup and growth stage companies, technology firms, and investors. Vincent has held positions as Director & Counsel for Internet & New Media at SESAC, the music performing rights organization, and as General Counsel and Director of Licensing at Naxos, the world's leading classical music...
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David L. Thibodeaux
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Employment, Immigration and Personal Injury
Belmont University College of Law
David has a keen sense for legal argument, a refined attention to detail, compassion for those around him, and a willingness to work hard. In whatever situation you bring to him, your problems become his problems and your goals become his goals.
David graduated magna cum laude from the charter class of Belmont University College of Law. While at Belmont, David served as Editor-in-Chief of the Belmont Law Review. He also received the Best Performance Award in Law and Economics and was recognized on the Dean’s List five times.
In addition to his work in the law, David has had a long...
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Roy Maughan Jr
Baton Rouge, LA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Divorce
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Roy’s law practice includes entertainment law (primarily television, film and music), contracts, transactional work, advising and forming business entities, intellectual property litigation, personal injury litigation and other complex litigation matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1986. Roy served five terms as a member of the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Association of Justice and served two terms on the Professionalism Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association. He has also chaired and served on numerous Baton Rouge Bar...
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Cheryl L Hodgson
Santa Monica, CA Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Cheryl Hodgson offers a unique combination of legal expertise and practical business experience based upon years of experience in the music industry at a manager, agent, and music publisher. Expert in litigation of matters pertaining to contractual disputes, artist rights, trademarks, copyrights, Cheryl uses her courtroom expertise not only as a litigator but as a mediator in cases involving trademarks copyrights and entertainment related matters. Years in the courtroom provide her clients with strong advocacy for in business transactions, calculated to seal the deal, while minimizing future risks. Hodgson has been certified for...
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Dr Michael Bates
Sydney, New South Wales Lawyer
Suite 404
107 Walker St
Sydney, NEW SOUTH WALES 2060
Patents
Michael is a lawyer and registered patent and trade marks attorney specialising in patent protection. He has a PhD in neuroscience & pharmacology and a deep-seated passion for IT. Michael is the consummate high-tech lawyer & patent attorney. He has industry experience working in human clinical trials & conducting pharmaceutical research in an academic area. He has worked both as a patent attorney and lawyer in patent attorney & corporate law firms. Michael was an expert witness (technology) for the recording industry in its successful copyright infringement action in Australia against the operators of the Kazaa file sharing...
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John Martin Hilla
Livonia, MI Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Trademarks
The George Washington University Law School and Wayne State University Law School
John Hilla is a Detroit-area trademark and bankruptcy attorney.
A graduate of the Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, he also holds a Master's degree in International Law from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC.
John is a former music publisher, musician, and author who especially enjoys assisting bands, musicians, record labels, and related start-ups with their trademark and contractual needs.
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David Kronemyer
Beverly Hills, CA Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP and Securities
University of Southern California
Mr Kronemyer specializes in corporate transactional and litigation matters in the areas of securities law, trade regulation, intellectual property, film, music, publishing and new media. He has held executive positions in the entertainment industry including Vice President of Capitol Records, Senior Vice President of Atlantic Records, Executive Vice President of Curb Records, President of Gold Circle Films and President of Cerberus Films. His clients have included Universal Pictures, LiveNation, Clear Channel Communications, Beacon Entertainment, Pixar Entertainment, JVC Entertainment, Soundbreak.com and Enigma Digital. He has written extensively on corporate and entertainment law topics, served as a Senior Policy...
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Mark B. Saku
Seattle, WA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Seattle University School of Law
Mark B. Saku, Esq. is a Seattle-based attorney whose practice focuses on copyright and trademark law and the protection of intellectual property in the the entertainment and new media industries. Mark received his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law with a focus in Intellectual Property. Mark's work commonly involves content and media licensing, business development, copyright and trademark law. Some of his recent work covered: contract negotiation involving media distribution and music publishing; legal counsel in the use of copyrighted images in live performances; and legal assistance in the development and negotiation of small business development and content licensing.
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Kirk Theodore Schroder
Washington, DC Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEntertainment & Sports
University of Richmond School of Law
Kirk T. Schroder is an experienced entertainment and arts law attorney.
He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for the field of entertainment law and is currently rated an “AV Preeminent” lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for lawyers. Kirk’s national peers in the entertainment and sports law profession elected him the chair of the American Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Section.
Kirk is the Co-Editor and a contributing author to "The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law". He has taught entertainment law as Lecturer at the University of Virginia. His law practice draws entertainment and arts-related...
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Mark Blankenship Jr.
Maplewood, MO Attorney with 3 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCommunications, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and University of Kentucky College of Law
Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. is an associate at Ott Law Firm in St. Louis, Missouri. His specializations include:
- Intellectual Property Law
- Sports & Entertainment Transactions
- Arts, Music, & Fashion Licensing
- Alcohol Beverage Regulation
- Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law
- Labor & Employment Litigation
- Business & Nonprofit Formation
- Unfair Competition & Commercial Law
During his time at Ott Law Firm, he also remotely earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.), with an emphasis in intellectual property law, at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
Before working at Ott Law Firm, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of...
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Eric Michael Griffin
Fort Collins, CO Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Assistant Director Music Business, Colorado State University
Principal, Music City Counsel & Brand X Management
Adjunct Professor, Belmont University
A member of both the California and Tennessee State Bars, Eric Griffin owns and operates Music City Counsel, a boutique law office based in Nashville. MCC acts as both legal counsel and business consultant to a wide variety of clients. In addition to having a healthy transactional law practice that focuses on entertainment related transactions, the office assists developing businesses in their birth, planning, or ongoing operations. Areas covered by the firm include incorporation, 501(c)(3) compliance, drafting of business plans, branding...
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Matthew James Knez
Riverside, CA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of La Verne College of Law
Matthew J. Knez graduated from the University of Redlands in California where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing. He went on to pursue his Law Degree at the University of LaVerne, College of Law in Ontario, California. While pursuing his law degree he earned various awards, including CALI Award in Torts and he was on the Dean’s List. Mr. Knez was also a member of the Justice and Immigration Clinic where he worked with people seeking asylum into the United States from countries where they had experienced persecution or threat of persecution....
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Kevin G. Drendel
Batavia, IL Attorney with 32 years of experience
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Northern Illinois University
Kevin G. Drendel Cornell College, cum laude, and a 1991 graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law, magna cum laude. While at Northern Illinois University, he was a member of the Law Review, and published an article in the University’s scholarly (NIU Law Review 73, 1990). He also received the West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. He is admitted to practice in front of all Illinois State Courts and the U.S. District Court, the Northern District of Illinois. Kevin is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Kane County Bar Association: Director (1999-2000), ...
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Treg A. Julander
Irvine, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Construction
The George Washington University Law School
After 20 years as an attorney at large law firms and in house with a general contractor, Mr. Julander has the depth and breadth of experience to solve the most complex legal problems, with particular expertise in construction law, appellate practice, insurance coverage and business litigation.
From 2008-2021, Mr. Julander served as General Counsel for Advent Companies in San Juan Capistrano, California, a general contractor specializing in the construction of affordable housing. As General Counsel, he was responsible for negotiating and drafting construction and intellectual property contracts, handling the company’s litigation and appeals, and counseling officers on employment issues.
Prior...
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Peter Adediran
London, London Attorney with 25 years of experience
10 Margaret Street
London, LONDON W1W 8RJ
Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
E-commerce award winning Intellectual Property, Digital Media and Entertainment Lawyer
Peter Adediran runs PAIL Solicitors focused on SME businesses, talent and management. Peter is a contentious and non-contentious Internet Lawyer with +20 years experience.
His practice areas are:
Intellectual Property
Copyright; Trademarks; Passing off; Patents; Database Rights; and Design Rights
Digital Media
Data Protection; Confidential Information; Digital Platforms (Websites, Mobile Apps etc); Fashion e-tail; Reputation management
Entertainment
Music Law; and Modelling
He is currently a candidate on the Judicial Work Shadow Programme within the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Patents Courts and the Copyright Tribunal.
Peter Adediran was nominated as one of the 100 key influencers and...
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Bernard John-Eduard van Gils
Warrenton, VA Attorney
Warrenton, VA 20186
Business, Estate Planning, IP and International
American University Washington College of Law
Bernard "Bert" van Gils works in the areas of estate planning and business law. His business practice includes general counsel services, local and international business transactions, copyrights, trademarks and non-profit organizations. He has facilitated, negotiated and drafted transactions for companies active throughout the United States and for companies conducting business in Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. As he was a business owner before becoming a lawyer, Bert especially enjoys assisting business owners with establishing and growing their businesses. He has assisted businesses in information technology, retail and wholesale sales, engineering, building and home contracting, printing,...
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Anthony A. Lo Presti
New York, NY Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
New York Law School
Anthony A. LoPresti has represented clients in diverse fields such as bio-tech, architectural design, publicly traded technology corporations, oil & gas, fashion, entertainment, publishing, top restaurants & restaurant groups. Anthony has also represented numerous creative ventures in film, TV, theatre & music, and is an Associate Producer of the 2014 Academy Award winning film The Lady in Number 6 and Executive Producer of Imminent Threat (2015) a documentary on the War on Terror and its impact on civil liberties.
Anthony is the Founder of Lima Charlie Media, a company that publishes Lima Charlie News, featuring news, insight & analysis by military...
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Richard Allen Erb Jr
Gillette, WY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Probate
University of Wyoming College of Law
Rick Erb is a 1974 graduate from Tongue River High School in Dayton, Wyoming. After graduation, he went to work as a coal miner in a few of the coal mines around Gillette, Wyoming. During that time, he operated the mining equipment, was a certified welder, a blaster, and finally became a production supervisor. While working full-time as a coal miner, he obtained his bachelor’s degree through Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college based in St. Petersburg, Florida, graduating with honors in 1989.
In the fall of 1990, Rick left coal mining when he was accepted to law school at...
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Katherine Kaufman
Columbia, MO Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Washington University in St. Louis
Divorce and family law matters can lead to challenging times. Kaethe Kaufman works diligently and compassionately to help you meet your legal challenges with confidence.
Kaethe is a Junior Associate Attorney in the Stange Law Firm's Columbia, Missouri office. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English, and then pursued her J.D. at Washington University in St. Louis. At law school, she published an article on comparative constitutional law and won awards in oral advocacy. Prior to joining the Stange Law Firm, she gained litigation experience as a law clerk with the St. Louis County Counselor's Office, and helped...
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Lewis David Sorokin
Ardmore, PA Attorney with 1 year of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEntertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Drexel University School of Law
Lewis Sorokin practices intellectual property and technology law. He helps clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises with legal issues arising from the use and implementation of technology in their businesses.
Lewis is actively engaged in both the legal community and the broader professional community around emerging technology. He currently serves as the treasurer and copyright committee head of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section. He is also involved with the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property, the Copyright Society, and Water & Music.
Lewis’ writings on topics surrounding technology, the arts, and law have been published in...
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David Eugene Malick
Birmingham, AL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, IP, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Capital University Law School
David E. Malick received a Bachelor of Arts in Music, cum laude, from Kent State University in 1980, and a Masters of Theology in Bible Exposition, with honors, from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1984. In 2003, he earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Capital University Law School, where he received the Order of the Curia. He has engaged in post-graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and the University of South Africa.
As a professional musician, Dave has performed studio work in Cleveland, Ohio where he also played for Tony Bennett, Steve Allen, Lawrence Welk, Perry Como, Bob...
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Emmett McAuliffe
Clayton, MO Attorney with 41 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and IP
Vanderbilt Law School
R. Emmett McAuliffe assists business clients with the protection and exploitation of their intellectual property portfolios, offering special services to the music, film, art, fashion and internet application/software design communities. Emmett has filed and prosecuted a large number of U.S. and international trademark and copyright applications and has represented IP-based businesses in matters involving asset protection, acquisition, work-for-hire, financing, production, distribution, licensing and litigation.
Emmett is especially active in the fields of Arts & Entertainment and Evolving Media. In March, 2008 he received a three-year gubernatorial appointment to the Missouri Arts Council. In 2007, Emmett was awarded a Gold-record plaque by...
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Jeffrey Stavroff
Columbus, OH Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Business, Criminal, Trademarks and White Collar Crime
Capital University
PRACTICE AREAS:
Business Transactional Services
White Collar Defense
EDUCATION:
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
Honors: Order of the Curia
Law Review: Capital University Law Review, Executive Publishing Editor
Berklee College of Music
Summa Cum Laude
BAR ADMISSION:
Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
HONORS:
Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2019-2022
Martindale-Hubbell, "AV Preeminent" (Peer Reviewed for Highest Level of Professional Excellence), 2016-2022
Columbus CEO Magazine, "Top Lawyers," 2017-2021
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Patricia Sue Rose
Seattle, WA Attorney with 34 years of experience
Appeals, Civil Rights, Education and Employment
University of Puget Sound
For over 30 years, Patty Rose has primarily dedicated her practice to assisting individuals in identifying, evaluating, and negotiating claims arising in the workplace. She also provides litigation support to other attorneys including research, writing, and investigation and appellate briefs and other projects.
Patty has lived in Seattle for over 40 years and has been involved in legal advocacy for individuals her entire career. She is committed to collaborative negotiation and exploring all methods for resolving employment disputes without resorting to litigation. She obtained her JD from University of Puget Sound School of Law in 1989 where she...
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Stacey A. Davis
Birmingham, AL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(205) 777-9906
2160 Highland Avenue S., Suite 100-117
Birmingham, AL 35205
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
University of Connecticut School of Law
The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis is an entertainment and intellectual property law firm, representing creative clients in the film, television, music and book publishing industries. The Firm also assists business professionals with the development, protection and commercialization of their intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. From up and coming artists and emerging companies to established professionals, the Firm assists clients with small business planning, contract negotiation and dispute resolution. Stacey practiced for over a decade at one of the country's top law firms before opening her own firm. Stacey has been named...
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Kirk Pearson Rodby
Simi Valley, CA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Construction, Employment and Estate Planning
Tulane Univ Law School and Tulane University School of Law
Kirk Rodby earned his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University at Northridge in 1995 and went on to graduate magna cum laude from Tulane Law School. In 2002, he received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in constitutional law from the New York University School of Law.
A member of the California Bar Association since 2006, Kirk is part of our Construction, Labor & Employment and Estate Planning practices.
Kirk has a life-long love of books and writing, and comes to The Green Law Group after serving in management at Barnes & Noble. He is a contributing author...
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Craig Novak
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfDallas, TX Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Collections, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Texas A&M University School of Law
14 Years of litigation experience handling all varieties of client matters. Craig brings a unique talent set and analytic skills to the practice of law having decades of experience in government and industry. Chosen as one of the best technical sales representatives in the North and South Americas for the Hewlett Packard Company, Craig is comfortable addressing any forum whether in Court, or at negotiations.
Prior to his 8 years with an AV rated law firm in Plano, Craig was the Director of a non-profit specializing legal services for the working poor. Craig was a member of Texas A&M...
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Eric Daniel Despotes
San Jose, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
Eric Despotes became the newest attorney at Lonich & Patton, LLP in February 2010 and assists in all areas of the firm's practice, Family Law, Estate Planning, and Business Law
Eric grew up in the Bay Area and attended college at California State University, Long Beach, earning a degree in Poltical Science with an emphasis in International Relations. He then returned to the Bay Area to attend law school. Eric graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2009. He received the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award...
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Ronald Burton Funk Jr
Corona, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Divorce
BYU Law School and BYU Law School
Ron Funk, a seasoned attorney of over 25 years, graduated from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1996. His legal journey began with an undergraduate degree in English and a minor in family science, initially unaware of the profound impact this education would have on his trajectory in law.
The dividends of his English degree manifested swiftly, winning him the Best Brief award in the first-year moot court competition. This success continued throughout law school, culminating in the prestigious Jack Welch award in his third year.
Commencing as a law clerk, Ron drafted appellate briefs for a plaintiff’s personal...
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Jalila A. Bell
New York, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Criminal, Employment and IP
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jalila A. Bell is an experienced business litigator with both civil and criminal experience. Her general practice includes civil litigation, real estate, entertainment and the arts.
Ms. Bell regularly represents and counsels clients with regard to real and intellectual property rights, music licensing, the fine and visual arts, the performing arts, literature, civil rights and related areas. As a business litigator at the state and federal court levels, Ms. Bell's clients include arts-focused businesses, dancers, choreographers, composers, writers, publishers, actors, singers, visual artists, designers, directors, managers, promoters and non-profit organizations. Ms. Bell also assists and counsels clients with regard to: business...
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David Rawls
Little Rock, AR Lawyer
(800) 603-5100
500 Pleasant Valley Drive
Building C
Little Rock, AR 72227
University of Arkansas School of Law
David Rawls was born in Glendale, California, September 4, 1949. He graduated with a Bachelors of Art in Philosophy in 1972 and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 1987. Mr. Rawls is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1987 and the Texas Bar in 1988. He is also admitted to practice in U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
He is a poet, philosopher and musician, as well as a fine lawyer....