Texas Attorneys with Entertainment Law Experience
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Vesna
Rafaty, Attorney & Counselor
15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600,
Addison, TX 75001
(214) 561-8621; (214) 995-8371; Fax (214) 561-8622
Law
Offices of Roger E. Bishara Bishara Entertainment, Inc. Pilot Records
2
2000
East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, TX 76006
(817) 303-2121; (214)
668-0184; Fax (817) 467-3432
Roger E. Bishara
Punk, Rap/Hip Hop
Baker
Botts L.L.P.
98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1500, Austin, TX 78701-4039
(512)
322-2500; (512) 322-5415; Fax (512) 322-8378
Kevin Collins, Associate
Craig
Barker, Attorney at Law
48 East Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512)
494-0777; Fax (512) 474-1605
craig[at]SPAMAWAYcraigbarkerlaw.com
Attorneys Music business consultants
Secretary, State Bar of Texas
Entertainment and Sports Law Section; Advisory Board, Center for Texas Music History;
Member National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Craig Barker has 30
years experience in the music industry, the last half as an entertainment attorney.
Adjunct Professor Digital Media and Business Law, St. Edwards University, and
Entertainment Law, Commercial Music Department, Austin Community College. Past
2-term Governor of Texas Chapter of The Recording Academy. Negotiated agreements
and other matters in many genres with major and independent record labels, distributors,
publishing companies, booking agencies, managers, producers, et. al, including
Warner, Sony, ADA, Sire, A&M, Rounder, HighTone, Virgin, Chrysalis Music,
Warner-Chappell, Maverick, Almo-Irving, Bug, PolyGram Music/Film, Disney, Monterey
Peninsula, William Morris. Provided entertainment legal services to a diversity
of clients, including Ghostland Observatory, Asleep at the Wheel, Eliza Gilkyson,
Rick Trevino, Billy Joe Shaver, Tish Hinojosa, Nancy Fly Agency, New West Records,
Ruben Ramos, Cedar Creek Recording, Don Walser, Sara Hickman, et al. Manager and
executive producer of Tish Hinojosa 1981-1997. Bass player and/or road manager
on several tours throughout U.S. and Europe.
Barron
& Newburger, P.C.
1212 Guadalupe Street, Suite 104, Austin, TX
78701-1837
(512) 476-9103; Fax (512) 476-9253
Barbara M. Barron
Booth,
Ahrens & Werkenthin
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1515, Austin,
TX 78701-3503
(512) 478-9506
Michael Booth
Bracewell
& Giuliani, LLP
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2300, Austin, TX 78401
(512)
542-2148; (361) 765-7178; Fax (512) 479-3948
Joseph A. Stallone, Attorney
Robert
R. Carter, Jr., Attorney 2
P.O.
Box 1441
Austin, TX 78767-1441
(512) 304-5275
rcarter154[at]SPAMAWAYaol.com
Attorneys Music business consultants
State Bar of Texas Entertainment
and Sports Law Section
Established: 1990
Robert Carter represents musicians,
performers and songwriters of every.genre, independent record labels, publishers,
studios, managers and others in the music industry. He is an Adjunct Professor
of Entertainment Law at St. Mary's School of Law. He is a past Chairman of the
Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, past President of the Austin
Songwriters Group, and has served on the Board of Directors and the Education
Committee of Artists' Legal and Accounting Assistance of Austin and the planning
committees of various State Bar seminars on Entertainment Law. Carter is an honors
graduate of University of Texas and the University of Texas Law School. A former
briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court, he has been in private practice
since 1982. Rob is a frequent speaker at artist seminars. He is the author of
Song Rights: Legal Aspects of Songwriting.
Bryan K. Christner, Attorney
at Law
5801 Highland Pass, First Floor, Austin, TX 78731
(323) 962-0366;
Fax (323) 962-0367
Country, Rock
Daffer
McDaniel
700 Lavaca Street, Suite 720, Austin, TX 78701-3119
(512)
476-1400; Fax (512) 703-1250
Jeff A. McDaniel, Attorney; Lisa Heugatter,
Legal Specialist
Law Offices of Wofford Denius
700 Lavaca Street, Suite
700
Austin, TX 78701-3102
(512) 472-9840; (310) 823-3103; Fax (310)
775-8775
wd4muslaw[at]SPAMAWAYaol.com
Wofford Denius, Attorney
at Law
State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas
Established: 1995
Wofford
Denius is experienced in entertainment law with a concentration in music law.
He is licensed to practice law in California and Texas. California address and
phone: 4551 Glencoe Avenue, Suite 300, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-7925; (310) 823-3103
office; (310) 775-8775 fax.
Dubois
Bryant Campbell and Schwartz
700 Lavaca, Suite 1300, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
381-8028; Fax (512) 404-3520
William D. Wiese, Partner
Law Office of
Hodgson G. Eckel
2499 South Capitol of Texas Hwy, Suite 203 Bldg A, Austin,
TX 78746
(512) 779-2341; (512) 708-9814; Fax (512) 306-0094
Hodgson
G. Eckel, Attorney at Law
Country, Folk/Acoustic, Pop, Rock
Kenneth
W. Pajak The Bannerot Law Firm
1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Suite 420
Austin,
TX 78746
(512) 327-8930; Fax (512) 327-2665
ken[at]SPAMAWAYbannerot.com
Country,
Folk/Acoustic
Attorneys Music Administration/Clearance
Music business consultants
Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the State
Bar of Texas, Chairman 2006 - 2007; Texas Attorneys for Texas Music, Founder and
Board Member
Ken Pajak practices Entertainment Law in Austin with The Bannerot
Law Firm, P.C. Ken's experience includes representing clients in a variety of
issues involving music, film, and multimedia. Ken's clients include composers,
artists, songwriters, musicians, radio personalities, radio stations, managers,
booking agencies, talent agent investors, independent filmmakers, screenplay writers,
actors, directors, producers, production companies, investors, and talent agents.
Ken is often faced with legal issues concerning musicians and filmmakers in dealing
with film, the Internet and electronic games. Ken also assists software manufacturers,
computer programmers, and software developers in licensing and copyright issues.
Ken has successfully created LLCs, Corporations, and Partnerships and has aggressively
prosecuted and protected their Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets. Furthermore,
he has negotiated licenses and defended or sued others on behalf of music, film
and multimedia clients in matters concerning Trademarks, Copyrights, royalties,
complex entertainment contracts, contract disputes, and collection issues.
Edward
Z. Fair, Attorney at Law
3532 Bee Caves Road, Suite 115
Austin, TX 78746
(512)
329-9802; Fax (512) 329-9804
ezflaw[at]SPAMAWAYsbcglobal.net
Attorneys
Music business consultants
California State Bar Association; State
Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section; Tennessee Bar Association
Established:
1993
Edward Z. Fair is licensed to practice law in Texas, California and
Tennessee. He began practicing law in Los Angeles and has practiced entertainment
law for 22 years. His practice is concentrated in music law, particularly the
drafting of music-related agreements. Clients include platinum recording artists
Chamillionaire (Universal) and Los Lonely Boys (SONY/BMG), Grammy winner James
Cotton and Grammy nominee Marcia Ball. Other present clients include Kelly Willis
(Rykodisc), Carrie Rodriguez (Blue Note), Ruthie Foster, Wendy Colonna, Shawn
Sahm and the Tex Mex Experience, the estate of Doug Sahm and Nashville-based music
publisher Bluewater Music. Other activities include serving as adjunct professor
at the University of Texas at Austin; serving as a speaker at the Entertainment
Law Institute; and serving as an expert witness in music litigation matter. No
charge for initial consultation.
Falkin
& Sachse PLLC
4101 Medical Parkway, Suite 203, Austin, TX 78756
(512)
560-4950; (214) 327-2669; Fax (512) 532-6063
Mark Falkin, Attorney at Law;
Deck Sachse, Attorney
Fleckman
& McGlynn, PLLC
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1800, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
476-7900; Fax (512) 476-7644
Steve Fleckman
Florey, Keel and Nassour
1800
Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 479-8600; Fax (512) 479-0635
Ben
Florey
Fortkort
& Houston P.C.
9442 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 500, Austin,
TX 78759-7262
(512) 343-4528; Fax (512) 343-4530
John A. Fortkort; Randolph
B. Houston, Jr., Principal
R&B, Rap/Hip Hop
Fritz,
Byrne, Head, & Harrison LLP
98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 2000,
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-2020; Fax (512) 477-5267
Bruce Perkins, Partner;
Lisa C. Fancher, Partner
Fulbright
and Jaworski L.L.P. Technology & Emerging Companies Dept.
600
Congress Avenue, Suite 2400, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 474-5201; (512) 536-3046;
Fax (512) 536-4598
Shannon T. Vale, Attorney; Mark Wilson, Attorney; C.J.
Brandt, Esq.
George
& Brothers, L.L.P.
114 West Seventh Street, Suite 1100, Austin,
TX 78701
(512) 495-1400; Fax (512) 499-0094
R. James George, Jr., Partner
Daniel
Grant, Attorney Maverick Records
3355 Bee Caves Road, Suite 103,
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 328-1594; Fax (512) 328-9141
Graves,
Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200,
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 480-5600; (512) 480-5633; Fax (512) 480-5883
Rick
Triplett, Esq.; W. Reid Wittliff, Esq.; Karen Holmes, Legal Assistant; Kevin Dartt,
Esq.
Gary M. Grossenbacher, Attorney
8114 Talbot Lane, Austin, TX 78746-4913
(512) 699-5436; Fax (512) 514-0001
Ron Habitzreiter, Attorney
1208
West Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 474-2315
Doug Bender
Jackson
Walker L.L.P.
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701-2443
(512)
236-2222; Fax (512) 236-2002
lwaks[at]SPAMAWAYjw.com
Larry Waks,
Partner; Emilio Nicolas, Associate; Daniel Scardino, Associate; Jeff Johnson,
Associate
Austin Film Society; National and Latin Academy of Recording Arts
and Sciences; State Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section
Established:
1887
Jackson Walker LLP represents artists, labels, distribution and publishing
companies across the US in transactions and suits involving copyright and trademark,
contract, royalties, anti-counterfeiting bootlegging, digital rights etc. We have
offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and San Angelo, Texas.
Corresponding offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Miami, London and Paris.
Jagmo,
Nels Jacobson, Attorney, Graphic Artist
1304 East Seventh Street,
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 220-7687; (415) 546-1709
Gary Meyer, Agent; Nels
Jacobson
Francés Jones, P.C. Chicago-Tex Communications Group,
Inc
213 Congress Avenue, No. 282, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-8999;
(310) 289-5739; Fax (512) 494-9733
Francés Jones, CEO; Barbara Johnson,
Office Manager
Latin Pop, Rap/Hip Hop
Law Office of Henry W.
(Hank) Jones, III Intersect Technology Consulting
2002 Mountain
View Road, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 695-4673; Fax (512) 857-0393
Mary
Frances Maher, Attorney
8308 Doe Meadow Drive, Austin, TX 78749
(512)
288-0148
Law
Offices of Philip K. Maxwell
1717 West Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
457-1111; (888) 457-4111; Fax (512) 692-9524
McCoy
& Associates Law Office of Michael G. McCoy
5750 Balcones
Drive, Suite 207, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 258-9082; (512) 694-3868; Fax (512)
233-2537
Michael G. McCoy, Attorney at Law
Blues, Rock
Law
Office of Buck McKinney
P.O. Box 6231
Austin, TX 78762-6231
(512)
236-0150; Fax (512) 444-1879
mckinney[at]SPAMAWAYbuckmckinney.com
Attorneys Music business consultants
State Bar of Texas, Sports/Entertainment
Section; National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Established: 1998
A
recovering musician, Buck McKinney presently maintains an entertainment law practice
with a focus on music industry matters. As general counsel for A&M Records
in Los Angeles, McKinney also served as business and legal affairs representative
for related PolyGram companies including Polydor Records, Rocket Records, 1500
Records, DV8 Records and Perspective Records. Prior to that, he co-owned and operated
Houston live-music venue Rockefeller's. McKinney has spoken on copyright law and
related issues at conventions and seminars around the country; served as adjunct
professor of music law at Austin Community College, and written several published
articles on copyright law. He continues to record and tour with his group Gnappy.
Clients include Flickerstick (Epic/VH-1), Patrice Pike (Dualtone); Wayne Hancock
(Bloodshot); Damnations, TX (London-Sire); Reckless Kelly (Sugar Hill); Grupo
Fantasma (Aire Sol); Brandon Rhyder (Dogwood Hill); The Hollisters (Hightone);
Darden Smith (Dualtone); Ruben Ramos (Los Super 7); Bassmanagement (Flickerstick;
Drowning Pool; 7 Channels); Rosetta Management (Robert Earl Keen); Amstel Music
Publishers, BV (Amsterdam); De Haske Publications (Netherlands); AngloMusic (UK);
Cash Dough Records, Mad Monkey Records, Tradition and Moderne Records (Germany)
and Vextone Records.
John Michael Measells, Attorney and Producer
100
Congress, Suite 1710, Austin, TX 78701
(409) 466-5515; Fax (512) 322-3202
John
Michael Measells, Attorney / Producer
Amy
E. Mitchell, Attorney & Counselor at Law 2
401
Congress Avenue, Suite 1540
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 970-3223; (512) 416-6700;
Fax (512) 366-9915
law[at]SPAMAWAYamyemitchell.com; amy[at]SPAMAWAYchristiancastle.com
Attorneys Music business consultants
Austin Music Foundation; Entertainment
Law Section of the State Bar of Texas; Austin Young Lawyers Association; American
Bar Association
Established: 2004
Amy E. Mitchell, a sole practitioner
based in Austin, practices entertainment law with a focus on emerging bands. Work
experience includes reviewing indie label deals, production agreements, management
and booking contracts, registering copyrights and trademarks, as well as drafting,
structuring, and negotiating music industry deals. She graduated from the University
of Texas School of Law in 2004 and is licensed to practice law in Texas. She is
a member of the Austin Young Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association,
and the Entertainment Law Section of the Texas State Bar. She volunteers for the
Austin Music Foundation, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, and the Future
of Music Coalition. Clients include bands, singer-songwriters, artist managers,
producers, sound engineers, indie labels, and studio owners. In addition to representing
music clients, she performs as a vocalist and keyboardist for several Austin ensembles.
In May 2007, Amy joined Christian L. Castle, as Co-counsel to focus on music industry
talent representation, online retailers, as well as digital distribution and content
licensing.
Montgomery
Law
100 Congress, Suite 210, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 499-8176;
(512) 485-3044; Fax (512) 462-6037
Duncan Montgomery
William
Nix, Attorney Lone Star Entertainment Ventures
300 West Sixth
Street, Suite 2100, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 703-1140; (512) 499-6200; Fax
(512) 499-6290
William Nix, CEO
P.M. Wilson & Associates, PLLC
2499
South Capital of Texas Hwy., No. A-203, Austin, TX 78747
(512) 708-9814;
Fax (512) 306-0094
Hodgson Eckel, Attorney At Law
Kenneth
W. Pajak The Bannerot Law Firm
1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Suite
420, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-8930; Fax (512) 327-2665
Kenneth W.
Pajak
Bluegrass, Blues
F. Richard Pappas, Attorney
2705
Wooldridge Drive, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-5434; Fax (512) 477-5474
Law
Office of Victoria Pittman-Waller
4008 Brookview Road, Austin, TX 78722
(512)
479-8301; Fax (512) 479-8301
Victoria Pittman-Waller, Attorney
Law Offices
of Latius R. Prikryl
P.O. Box 2143, Austin, TX 78768-2143
(512)
476-9990, ext. 139; Fax (512) 476-9991
Chi Y. Reece, Attorney
ProLink
Sports and Entertainment, LP
4212 Lakeway Blvd., Austin, TX 78734-5000
(512)
656-5108; Fax (830) 693-1458
Trevor Hance, Vice President / General Counsel
Sheree
L. Rabe, Attorney
PMB 218 - 3267 Bee Caves Road, No. 107, Austin, TX
78746
(512) 328-5400
Sheree Rabe
Blues, Country
The
Reyes Law Firm, P.C.
4407 Bee Caves Road, Suite 512, Austin, TX 78746
(512)
495-9380
Arnie Reyes, Entertainment Law
Law
Office of Charlie Roadman
1307 Nueces Street, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
472-1113
Charlie Roadman, Attorney
Law
Offices of Michael Norman Saleman
100 Congress Avenue, 11th Floor
Austin,
TX 78701-4099
(512) 263-5932; (888) 222-8959 toll free; Fax (512) 263-5929
saleman[at]SPAMAWAYaol.com
Michael
Saleman, Attorney
Attorneys
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences;
State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas
Established: 1980
Michael
Norman Saleman is an attorney at law admitted to practice law in the states of
Texas and California. Mr. Saleman is a graduate of UCLA and Whittier College of
Law. He was admitted to practice law in California in 1980 and in Texas in 1994.
Mr. Saleman has offices in Austin, Dallas and Los Angeles. He practices in the
intellectual property field in music, film, software and multimedia law. His concentration
is in contract, drafting and negotiation, licensing and litigation. He also acts
as general counsel for companies, bands and artists. He lives in Austin. His Dallas
office is located at 8235 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1111, Dallas, TX 75225. Local
references available upon request.
Savrick, Schumann, Johnson, McGarr, Kaminski
& Shirley, LLP
4330 South Mopac, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78735
(512)
347-1604; Fax (512) 347-1676
Mitchell D. Savrick, Attorney
Sedgwick,
Detert, Moran & Arnold 2
919
Congress Avenue, Suite 1250, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 481-8400; (512) 481-8414;
Fax (512) 481-8444
Laura Lee Prather, Partner; Catherine Robb, Special Counsel
Shaffer
& Culbertson
1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Suite 420, Austin, TX 78746-6370
(512)
327-8932; Fax (512) 327-2665
J. Nevin Shaffer, Jr., Partner; Russell D. Culbertson,
Partner; Bruce E. Garlick, Associate
Law
Offices of Michael A. Spinks
812 San Antonio, Suite 304, Austin,
TX 78701
(512) 476-0078; Fax (512) 476-4622
Michael A. Spinks
Steinco,
LLC
4108 Firstview Drive, Austin, TX 78731
(512) 797-6892; Fax (512)
479-1101
Bradley Jacob Stein
Stephenson
Gorn & Bryant, PLLC
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000, Austin,
TX 78701
(512) 370-5250; Fax (512) 233-1712
Jennifer Gorn.Michael D.
Bryant,
Folk/Acoustic, Rap/Hip Hop
Strasburger
& Price, L.L.P.
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1600, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
499-3600; Fax (512) 499-3660
Robert M. O'Boyle, Partner; Lee Tolson, Partner
Stephen
Owen Summer, PC
3930 Bee Cave Road, Suite G, Austin, TX 78746-6949
(512) 327-3399; (512) 327-3409
Stephen Summer, Attorney
Jazz
Tabor
Law Firm
1608 Hartford Road, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78703-3314
(512)
708-8584; Fax (512) 708-8766
ctabor[at]SPAMAWAYbga.com
Catherine
Tabor, Attorney
Attorneys
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Established:
1993
Catherine Tabor offers complete business, legal, and creative solutions
for the entertainment industry. Clients include Chuck Rainey, Steve Harden, Carla
Cameron, Chant, Carlos Sosa, of Sauce, Grooveline Horns and Boombox ATX; Kathy
Smock, Lance Morgan (Capital Culture), "Brilliant Magazine," "Instinct Magazine"
Los Angeles, CA, PUSH Productions, Inc., Warriors LP (Sharon Cave and Nicholas
Keene), and independent filmmakers Marchbank Productions, Green Room Pictures
1, and Billie Films.
Taylor
Law Firm
2106 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78702
(512)
474-6600; Fax (512) 474-6700
Walter L. Taylor
Country, Folk/Acoustic
Law
Offices of Robert O. Thomas - Chez Bob-e
6012 Tasajillo Trail, Austin,
TX 78739
(512) 301-2105; (512) 217-5746; Fax (512) 301-5401
Bobby Thomas
Brian
K. Tillman, Attorney At Law
1307 Nueces Street, Austin, TX 78701
(512)
236-0505; Fax (512) 472-6569
Mike
Tolleson and Associates
2106 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Austin,
TX 78702
(512) 480-8822; Fax (512) 479-6212
mike[at]SPAMAWAYmiketolleson.com
Mike
Tolleson, Attorney; Sue Sikes, Paralegal
Attorneys Music Administration/Clearance
National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; State Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports
Law Section
Established: 1969
Mike Tolleson has been a Texas based entertainment
attorney for more than 30 years specializing in the music, film, television and
digital media industries. During that time, his activities have included being
a co-founder of the Armadillo World Headquarters and Austin Community Television
(ACTV), coproducer of the first Willie Nelson Picnic, consultant on the first
Austin City Limits series, state president of the Texas Music Association, member
of the Texas Music Commission, chairman of the Entertainment and Sports Law Section
of the State Bar of Texas, and executive producer of various feature-length motion
pictures. He is Director of the annual State Bar Entertainment Law Institute.
He provides legal and consulting services to musicians, record companies, songwriters,
film and television producers, software developers and others, regarding all aspects
of financing, producing and marketing entertainment properties.
Van
Osselaer, Cronin & Buchanan L.L.P.
9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite
300 West, Austin, TX 78759
(512) 225-2829; Fax (512) 225-2801
Blair
Dancy
Ward and Johnson, LLP
1205 West 43rd Street, Austin, TX 78756
(512)
459-5544; Fax (512) 459-9688
David M. Ward.Karl G. Johnson, Jr.
Blues,
Rock
Law
Office of David C. Wells, P.C.
P.O. Box 1907, Austin, TX 78767
(512)
448-4330; Fax (512) 448-4330
David C. Wells
Ron Wilson & Associates
316
West 12th Street, Suite 307, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 322-9992
Ron Wilson,
Attorney
R&B, Rap/Hip Hop
Wilson,
Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
8911 Capital of Texas Hwy., Suite
3350, Austin, TX 78759-8497
(512) 338-5400; Fax (512) 338-5499
Ben Singer,
Attorney
Mehaffy & Weber, P.C
P.O. Box 16, Beaumont, TX 77704
(409)
835-5011
Roger S. McCabe, Esq.
Makris
Law Firm
9898 Bissonnet, Suite 100
Bellaire, TX 77036
(713)
526-9966; Fax (713) 988-7804
vmakris[at]SPAMAWAYmakrislaw.com
Victor
Makris
Attorneys
Established: 1977
The Makris Law Firm assists
in a full range of legal services for the music industry. These include drafting
and negotiation of recording agreements, songwriter-publisher agreements, business
entity formation, music licensing agreements, copyright registration and other
services. The firm's are fluent in Spanish. Clients include Bob (Zen Bubba) Williford
(Americana), Sharnelle Jones (New Gospel), and La Media Luna Publishing Co. The
firm was established in Houston in 1977. The firm's principal shareholder, Attorney
Victor Makris, is an accomplished classical guitarist who attended master classes
of Pepe Romero and Christopher Parkening. He was also an active executive producer
and was on the University of Houston Program Council during his college years.
The Law Office of M. Duane Miller
200 East Central Avenue, Belton,
TX 76513
(254) 933-3522; (254) 760-5597; Fax (254) 933-3527
M. Duane
Miller, Attorney at Law / Mediator
M.
Fletcher Reynolds, Ph.D., J.D.
219 North Smythe Street, Bowie, TX
76230-5027
(940) 626-2101; Fax (940) 626-2103
Patranella Music Promotions
Legal Service Plans
5450 Justin Lane, Bryan, TX 77807-9500
(936)
394-2394
Todd Patranella
Country, Punk
Johnson and Johnson
412
Peña Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834-3296
(830) 876-2464; Fax (830)
876-2423
Charles Johnson, Partner
The
Bonneau Law Firm
1038 South Elm Street, Carrollton,TX 75005-7225
(972)
406-9200; Fax (972) 406-1555
Hunt Bonneau, Entertainment Attorney
Law
Offices of Robert L. Jemerson Jr., P.C.
445 East FM 1382, Suite 3-364,
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
(214) 282-9558; Fax (214) 467-7689
Robert L. Jemerson,
Jr., Managing Partner
Jazz, Pop
Andrews
and Kurth LLP
1717 Main Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, TX 75201
(214)
659-4400; Fax (214) 659-4401
Tim Taylor, Attorney
Kris
J. Balekian, Attorney at Law
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite
1010, Dallas, TX 75205-5131
(214) 828-2800; (214) 616-5747; Fax (214) 827-9671
Sonya
J. Bible, Esq., M.S., LLM Attorney
P.O. Box 271573, Dallas, TX 75227
(214)
929-5749
Munck
Butrus, P.C.
12770 Coit Road Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75251
(972)
628-3600; Fax (972) 628-3616
Cami Dawson Boyd, Attorney
Blues
Carrington,
Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
901 Main Street, No. 5500,
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 855-3051; Fax (214) 855-1333
Craig W. Weinlein,
Attorney
Cash
Klemchuk Powers and Taylor
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575,
Campbell Centre II, Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 239-8900; Fax (214) 239-8901
Darin
M. Klemchuk
Clouse
Dunn Khoshbin LLP
1201 Elm Street, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75270
(214)
220-3888; Fax (214) 220-3833
Bruce E. Rothstein, Of Counsel; Rogge Dunn;
Keith Clouse; Shain Khoshbin
Cowles
& Thompson, P.C.
901 Main Street, Suite 4000, Dallas, TX 75202
(214)
672-2000; Fax (214) 672-2020
David R. Woodward, Managing Partner
Craig
C. Crafton, Attorney
1717 Main Street, Suite 2300
Dallas, TX 75201
(214)
462-3000
threeclife[at]SPAMAWAYyahoo.com
Craig Crafton
Attorneys
State
Bar of Texas
Established: 2002
Mr. Crafton offers legal representation
and consulting for musicians, bands, labels, artists, galleries, producers, managers,
theaters, actors and models regarding contracts, business matters, copyrights
and trademarks, royalties, distribution and other legal representation. He has
more than 10 years experience in the entertainment and music business as a musician,
producer and remixer, DJ, promoter and booking agent, retail store owner/investor,
label owner/investor, actor and artist. Mr. Crafton was a featured panelist at
the 2007 Winter Music Conference on the Entertainment Law Forum and Intellectual
Property and Publishing Forum. He is on the council of the Sports and Entertainment
Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association and has served as vice president, treasurer
and secretary and was named a 2007 Rising Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine.
In addition Mr. Crafton operates 3345 Publishing, a music publishing administration
company registered with ASCAP. His combination of extensive experience in the
entertainment business, and as a performer and creator, combined with his legal
education, training and experience provides a unique and insightful perspective
when representing clients. .
Maryln Davis, Attorney
P.O. Box 133164,
Dallas, TX 75313
(214) 351-3330; Fax (214) 515-9399
Christian/Gospel
Teri
Estes, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 224545, Dallas, TX 75222-4545
(817)
657-9492
Evan
M. Fogelman Underwood, Perkins and Ralston, PC
5420 LBJ Freeway,
Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75240
(972) 661-5114; Fax (972) 661-5691
Evan
M. Fogelman, Senior Counsel and Head of Licensing; Mary Owens, Administrator
Country,
Rock
Fulbright
and Jaworski Dallas
2200 Ross Avenue, No. 2800, Dallas, TX 75201
(214)
855-8000
D'Lesli Davis, Esq.
Gardere and Wynne
1601 Elm Street,
Suite 2800, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 999-4219; Fax (214) 999-4667
Robert
Miller, Attorney
Law
Office of Patrick J. Glynn
5818 East University Blvd., Suite 129,
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 369-1623; (214) 369-3851; Fax (214) 368-6966
Patrick
J. Glynn
Christian/Gospel, World Beat
Keith
Griffin, Attorney at Law
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 700
Dallas,
TX 75219
(214) 210-2936; Fax (214) 853-5426
KeithGriffin[at]SPAMAWAYGriffinLegal.com
Attorneys
Dallas
Bar Association Sports and Entertainment Section; Entertainment Lawyers Circle
of New York City
Established: 1979
Keith Griffin practices law for the
performing arts in Dallas and New York City.
Griffith
& Nixon, P.C.
5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75240
(972)
386-8988; (972) 386-8986; Fax (972) 386-8985
Scott Griffith, President
Jack
Gulledge, Attorney
125 Centre Street, Dallas, TX 75208-6615
(214)
321-5056; Fax (214) 321-5496
Gunnstaks
Law Office
15150 Preston Road, No. 300
Dallas, TX 75248
(972)
392-2300; Fax (214) 619-0636
glo[at]SPAMAWAYgunnstakslaw.com
C.
Luke Gunnstaks; Maryanne, Legal Assistant; Tamara, Legal Assistant
Attorneys
Dallas
Bar Association, Entertainment/Sports Section; Entertainment Law Section, American
Bar Association; State Bar of Texas, Entertainment/Sports Section
Established:
1991
C. Luke Gunnstaks is a trial lawyer, songwriter and former performer
experienced in: copyright law; breach of contract suits; band name litigation;
recording, performing, agency and management contract negotiation and litigation;
tort suits, family lawsuits, paternity suits involving entertainers and minors.
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since
1996. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization does not issue certifications in
entertainment law or music law. Former Texas Music Association award winner (1982)
for pop band. Listed in "Super Lawyers"™ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Haynes
and Boone, L.L.P.
901 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75202-3789
(214)
651-5000; (214) 651-5576; Fax (214) 651-5940
Ms. Purvi J. Patel
Country,
Rock
Hughes
& Luce L.L.P.
1717 Main Street, Suite 2800, Dallas, TX 75201
(214)
939-5500; (214) 939-5050; Fax (214) 939-5849
Jackson
Walker L.L.P.
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202-3797
(214)
953-6038; Fax (214) 953-5822
Carl Butzer, Partner; Bob Latham, Partner
Regional
Mexican
Shannon Jamison, Attorney
3100 Main Street, Suite 132,
Dallas, TX 75226
(972) 772-9252; Fax (972) 772-3464
Margaret Jones-Johnson,
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 225390, Dallas, TX 75222
(972) 274-2023;
Fax (972) 274-2390
Leonard Kirzner, Attorney at Law
6500 East Mockingbird
Lane, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75214
(214) 828-4090; Fax (214) 828-4094
Jerry
Lastelick, Attorney
8111 Preston Road, Suite 950
Dallas, TX 75225-6317
(214)
360-0338; (800) 989-7377; Fax (214) 360-9038
jlastel[at]SPAMAWAYattglobal.net
Attorneys
American
Bar Association Forum on Entertainment; Country Music Association (Life Member);
State Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section
Established: 1973
Jerry
Lastelick handles legal affairs for artists, music publishers, booking agents,
concert promoters, artist managers, overseas tour arrangements and contract negotiations
of all types in the entertainment industry. Lastelick is past chair of the Entertainment
and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Artists represented include
Charley Pride, Janie Fricke, Brenda Lee and Fats Domino. He has negotiated multiple
recording contracts for artists with every major record label.
Law
Office of Charles McGarry
701 Commerce Street, Suite 400, Dallas,
TX 75202-4579
(214) 748-0800; Fax (214) 748-9449
Charles W. McGarry,
Attorney
McGuire, Craddock & Strother, P.C
500 North Akard Street,
Suite 3550, Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 954-6800; Fax (214) 954-6850
Marc
W. Taubenfeld, Attorney
Meadows,
Owens, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite
3700, Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 744-3700; (800) 451-0093; Fax (214) 747-3732
Alan
Davis, Attorney
Law
Offices of Everett Newton
4144 North Central Expressway., Suite 265,
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 823-5297; Fax (214) 887-3599
Everett Newton,
Attorney at Law
Passman
& Jones, A Professional Corporation
1201 Elm Street, Suite 2500,
Dallas, TX 75270
(214) 742-2121; Fax (214) 748-7949
Shannon Jones, Jr.,
Chairman of the Board; Joshua P. Oden, Vice President; Richard J. Wallace; K.D.
Shull
Country, Rock
Quilling,
Selander, Cummiskey and Lownds, P.C.
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1800,
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 871-2100; Fax (214) 871-2111
Eric Zukoski, Attorney
Efrain
Sain, Attorney at Law
13250 Branch View Lane, Dallas, TX 75234-5713
(972)
406-8281; Fax (972) 243-2666
The
Schulman Law Firm, P.C.
6440 North Central Expwy, Suite 210, Dallas,
TX 75206
(214) 361-2580; (214) 361-6580
John E. Schulman, President
Shackelford,
Melton, and McKinley
3333 Lee Parkway, Tenth Floor, Dallas, TX 75219-5111
(214)
780-1400; Fax (214) 780-1401
John Shackelford, Senior Partner
Law Office
of David A. Small
501 Elm Street, Suite 385, Dallas, TX 75202-3345
(214)
965-9400; Fax (214) 752-7798
David A. Small, Attorney at Law
R&B,
Rap/Hip Hop
Spickard
Law Office
3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1201, Dallas, TX 75219
(214)
460-2337; Fax (214) 276-7553
Todd S. Spickard, Attorney and Counselor
Strasburger
& Price, L.L.P.
901 Main Street, Suite 4300, Dallas, TX 75202
(214)
651-4300; Fax (214) 651-4330
Charles Hosch
3345 Publishing
8926
Greenville, Dallas, TX 75243
(214) 462-3000
Craig Crafton
Dance/Electronic,
Rock
Alan W. Tompkins
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4000, Dallas, TX
75201
(214) 720-1623; Fax (214) 442-5553
Alan W. Tompkins, Attorney
At Law
Bluegrass, Country
Weiner,
Glass & Reed, L.L.P.
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 700,
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 265-9500; (214) 363-7500; Fax (214) 750-9127
Stuart
Evan Glass, Attorney
What?
Records, LLC
2900 Fitzhugh Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75204
(214)
428-0001; Fax (214) 428-0002
Jason Spiritas, Attorney At Law; Ryan Spiritas,
Treasurer
John
F. Williams, Jr., Attorney at Law
18111 North Preston Road, Suite
810, Dallas, TX 75252
(972) 527-4500; Fax (972) 527-4501
Christian/Gospel,
Jazz
Geoff Cline, Attorney at Law
227 Turkey Drive, Dripping
Springs, TX 78620
(512) 894-3263
Record labels
Ann Livingston,
Attorney
801 Loop 165, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
(512) 787-1792
Bishop,
Payne, Harvard & Kaitcer, L.L.P
500 West Seventh Street, 18th Floor,
Fort Worth, TX 76102-4782
(817) 335-4911; (817) 654-2121 metro; Fax (817)
870-2631
Timothy J. Harvard, Partner
Country
Cantey
Hanger, LLP
801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817)
877-2887; Fax (817) 877-2807
Andrew D. Keetch, Partner
Country, Rap/Hip
Hop
Decker,
Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, P.C. and Counselors at Law
801
Cherry Street, Suite 2000 - Burnett Plaza - Unit No. 46, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6836
(817)
336-2400; Fax (817) 332-3043
Jeff Storie, Attorney at Law; Don Valdez, Attorney
at Law
Country
Bobbie
Edmonds, Attorney at Law
209 South Jennings Avenue, Fort Worth, TX
76104-1107
(817) 332-6501; Fax (817) 332-6599
Andrew Hudson Jackson,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
4001 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite A, Fort
Worth, TX 76103
(817) 413-0830
Andrew Hudson Jackson, Attorney and Counselor
at Law
Ptwelve Productions Philip D. Dixon III, President 2nd Counsel
2501
Parkview Drive, Suite 500, Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 291-6078; (817) 246-6173;
Fax (817) 246-0608
Pop, Rock
Ward White IV, Attorney at Law
3200
South Park, Fort Worth, TX 76133
(817) 299-8600; Fax (817) 548-8428
R&B,
Rap/Hip Hop
Jeffry
S. Abrams, Attorney / Mediator / Arbitrator
815 Hawthorne
Houston,
TX 77006
(713) 522-4733; Fax (713) 529-0592
mediator7[at]SPAMAWAYaol.com
Attorneys
State
Bar of Texas; Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts; Houston Blues Society
Established:
1984
Jeffry S. Abrams provides musical entertainment arbitration and mediation
services. Jeff has been mediating for more than 18 years and arbitrating for more
than 15 years. He has conducted approximately 3,200 mediations of almost every
conceivable variety, including music, entertainment and arts mediations. Jeff
is also a musician, having played with various local Houston artists over the
years. In 2001, Jeff was recognized as "Volunteer of the Year" from the Texas
Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts. Jeff served on the Board of Directors of
the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, the Houston Blues Society and
the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County.
Kurt Agomuo, Attorney
and Counselor at Law
2000 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
(713)
759-6000
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
1111 Louisiana Street, 44th
Floor, Houston, TX 77002-5200
(713) 220-5800; Fax (713) 236-0822
Steven
M. Zager, Attorney
Alonso,
Cersonsky, & Garcia, P.C.
5065 Westheimer, Suite 600, Houston,
TX 77056
(713) 840-1492; Fax (713) 840-0038
Yocel Alonso, Attorney /
Counselor; Jim L. Garcia, Attorney; Rachel Rodriguez Rosen, Attorney; John C.
Landon, Attorney
Regional Mexican, Tejano
Anderson
& Smith, P.C.
7322 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2010
Houston, TX
77074
(713) 621-5522; Fax (713) 995-1499
rickya5[at]SPAMAWAYsbcglobal.net
Ricky
Anderson, Attorney; Wendle Van Smith, Attorney; Eric T. McFerren, Attorney
Attorneys
National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Established: 1984
Anderson &
Smith, P.C. is dedicated to providing full legal services for the entertainment
industry, including but not limited to: Television, situation comedies, movies,
pay-per-view, HBO specials, record label development and distribution (with video
treatment), and assisting and developing full scope marketing strategies.
Arnold
& Ferrera, L.L.P.
2401 Fountain View, Suite 630, Houston, TX
77057
(713) 972-1150; Fax (713) 972-1180
Gordon T. Arnold; Raymond R.
Ferrera; Elizabeth King
Baker
& Hostetler
1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002-5009
(713)
751-1600; Fax (713) 751-1717
David Waller
Law Offices of Dessiray W.
Bell
1010 Lamar, Suite 1220, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 650-1866; Fax
(713) 658-9408
Dessiray W. Bell, Attorney
Buskop
Law Group, PC
4511 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX 77092-8613
(713)
403-7411; (713) 403-7412; Fax (713) 960-0204
Wendy K.B. Buskop, Patent Attorney;
Ruth E. Gernhart, Executive Director
Jazz, R&B
Cain,
Buche & LaCroix, P.C.
416 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006
(713)
623-8200; Fax (713) 623-8400
John K. Buche
Rudy Cantu, Attorney at Law
1301
Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77023-3630
(713) 928-9087; Fax (713) 928-2973
Tejano
Clarke
Law Firm
4606 FM 1960 West, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77069
(713)
568-8904; Fax (866) 787-8607
Yemane Clarke
Pop, Rap/Hip Hop
Clements,
O’Neill, Pierce, Wilson & Fulkerson
1000 Louisiana, Suite 1800
, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 654-7605; Fax (713) 654-7690
Thomas Fulkerson,
Partner
R&B
Louis A. Crapitto, Jr., Attorney
4615
Post Oak Place Drive, Suite 297, Houston, TX 77027-9734
(713) 627-9696; Fax
(713) 627-8484
Country, Cowboy/Western
Law
Offices of Dedra S. Davis
7322 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1100
P.O. Box 420567, Houston, TX 77242-0567
(713) 981-3861; (877) 687-4259; Fax
(713) 981-3862
Dedra S. Davis, Esq., Attorney
R&B, Rap/Hip Hop
Mo
Doherty, Doherty Legal
10777 Westheimer, Suite 1100, Houston, TX
77042
(281) 859-2410; Fax (281) 859-6600
Maureen A. Doherty; Naomi Joyce
Bang
The
Dragony Law Firm
P.O. Box 924481
Houston, TX 77292
(281) 636-8256;
(713) 861-0015; Fax (713) 861-0021
rachel[at]SPAMAWAYdragonydefense.com
Rachel
A. Dragony, Attorney at Law
Established: 2006
The Dragony Law Firm will
assist you in all of your Entertainment Law needs including but not limited to
copyright issues, recording and production contracts, record labels and negotiations.
James T. Ferguson, Attorney at Law
5151 Katy Freeway, Suite 200,
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 869-9200; Fax (713) 680-1264
Law Offices of
Al Flores, Jr. and Associates, P.C
3401 Allen Parkway, No. 101, Houston,
TX 77019
(713) 522-6600; Fax (713) 522-6601
Al Flores, Attorney
Christian/Gospel,
Tejano
Fulbright
and Jaworski Houston
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100, Houston, TX
77010-3095
(713) 651-5360; (713) 651-3659; Fax (713) 651-5246
Robert
Hoffman, Partner; Kent Newsome
Hal R. Gordon, Attorney at Law
5075
Westheimer Road, Suite 1190, Houston, TX 77056
(713) 627-9800; Fax (713)
627-9844
Pop, Rock
The
Guess Firm, P.L.L.C.
3100 Timmons Lane, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77027-5959
(713)
660-7003; Fax (713) 660-7570
Carol Y. Guess, Esq., Principal
R&B,
Rap/Hip Hop
Mary
Jane Hancock, Attorney and Counselor
3942 West Alabama, Suite 1,
Houston, TX 77027
(713) 621-9561; Fax (713) 621-9561
Law Offices of
Kimberly Hatter
405 Main, Suite 455, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 222-6151
Kimberly
Hatter, Attorney
Blaise J. Heaney, Attorney
P.O. Box 70173
Houston,
TX 77270-0173
(713) 664-6497; Fax (713) 349-9941
heaneyb9[at]SPAMAWAYyahoo.com
Blaise
J. Heaney, Attorney
Attorneys
Established: 1988
Blaise J. Heaney,
Attorney was licensed in 1988 and provides services including contract law, civil
law/civil litigation, criminal law and traffic.
Hirsch
and Westheimer
700 Louisiana, Suite 2550, Houston, TX 77002
(713)
220-9163; (713) 668-6954; Fax 713-223-5181
Bill Wilder, Administrative Director
Rap/Hip
Hop, Rock
Hoover
Slovacek LLP
5847 San Felipe, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77057
(713)
977-8686; Fax (713) 977-5395
Howard S. Hoover, Attorney; Joseph O. Slovacek,
Attorney
Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P
333 Clay, 29th Floor,
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 759-0818; Fax (713) 759-6834
John D. Hughes,
Attorney
Sylvester R. Jaime, Attorney
1011 Highway 6 South, Suite
216, Houston, TX 77077-3302
(281) 597-9495; (281) 597-9444; Fax (281) 597-9621
Joy
Kamani, Attorney
2400 Augusta Drive, No. 251, Houston, TX 77057-4906
(713)
339-3080; (832) 541-7551; Fax (713) 787-5422
R&B, Rap/Hip Hop
Jeffrey
Hunter Karchmer, Attorney and Counselor at Law
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite
2810, Houston, TX 77046
(713) 850-8888; Fax (713) 626-1636
Jeffrey Hunter
Karchmer
C.W. Livingston and Associates, P.C
12 Greenway Plaza,
Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77006
(713) 995-5656; Fax (713) 995-5151
Charles
Livingston, Senior Partner
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip Hop
Locke
Liddell & Sapp LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX
77002-3095
(713) 226-1200; (713) 226-1237; Fax (713) 223-3717
Elizabeth
Moore Elder, Director of Client Services
Pop, Rock, Tejano
The
Law Firm of Jalene M. Mack, Attorney
2207 North MacGregor Way, Houston,
TX 77004-7601
(713) 661-6225; Fax (281) 565-4449
R&B, Rap/Hip
Hop
Law Office of Katherine B. Miller
The Lyric Center, 440 Louisiana,
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 224-1755; (713) 882-3720; Fax (713)
224-2815
kbmiranda[at]SPAMAWAYaol.com
Katherine B. Miller, Attorney
at Law; Christina Miller, Assistant
Established: 1999
Katherine Miller
is an entertainment lawyer and music business consultant. Our clients have included
singer-songwriters, artist managers, producers, and independent record labels.
Our law office advises clients in all aspects of the music business including,
but not limited to: contract drafting and review, negotiation, music distribution,
copyright registration, licensing and career management. Member of the Entertainment
Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, American Bar Association,
and Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. .
The Poissant Law Firm
1001
McKinney Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77002-6424
(713) 880-5553; (713)
659-5556
Margaret A. Poissant, Attorney; Rob, Legal Assistant
Jazz,
Rock
Portz & Portz, at Law
1314 Texas Avenue, Suite 1001,
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 223-5299; Fax (713) 223-1901
Charles H. Portz;
Chuck Portz
Law Offices of Daniel L. Sanders
3303 Main Street, Suite
305, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 529-9500; Fax (713) 528-4888
Daniel L.
Sanders
Sanford & Kuhl
1180 Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 850-9000; (512) 472-9090; Fax (713) 850-1330
kuhl[at]SPAMAWAYsklaw.us
P.
John Kuhl, Jr., Partner
Attorneys
Established: 1990
Sanford &
Kuhl offers legal consultation and representation in connection with music-related
transactions. Austin office: 555 East Fifth Street, Suite 517, Austin, TX 78701;
(512) 472-9090
Law
Offices of Al Staehely, Jr.
La Maison Rouge, 511 Stuart, Suite 100
Houston,
TX 77006
(713) 528-6946; Fax (713) 528-4817
al[at]SPAMAWAYmusic-lawyer.com
Al
Staehely, Jr., Owner
Attorneys
International Association of Entertainment
Lawyers; National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; State Bar of Texas Entertainment
and Sports Law Section
Established: 1979
Law Offices of Al Staehely,
Jr. specializes in entertainment business including music, film, and television.
He has extensive experience representing prominent artists, writers, radio personalities,
producers, record companies and publishing companies, both nationally and internationally,
and has attended the annual MIDEM Conference in France since 1982. Some of his
clients past and present include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Paul Kantner,
Doug Sahm, Texas Tornados, Foghat, Blue October, Hayes Carll, La Mafia, Mazz,
as well as music and film companies including NewMarket Films, Windswept Pacific,
Warner Brothers Records, Warner Chappell Music, Power Records. Mr. Staehely has
been a professor of music business law, music publishing and entertainment law
at St. Thomas University, the Art Institute of Houston, and the University of
Houston Law School respectively, and has lectured at Princeton University. In
addition to contract negotiations and drafting, the firm is active in the litigation
of copyright infringement cases and other entertainment business disputes.
Savvas
H. Stefanides & Associates, P.C.
4212 San Felipe, Suite 125,
Houston, TX 77027
(713) 961-1000; Fax (713) 961-1006
Savvas H. Stefanides,
Attorney
Strasburger
& Price, L.L.P.
1401 McKinney Street Suite 2200, Houston, TX
77010-4035
(713) 951-5600; (713) 951-5660
John Adkins
Texas
Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
1540 Sul Ross Street, Houston,
TX 77006
(713) 526-4876 ext. 204; (800) 526-8252 ext. 204; Fax (713) 526-1299
Darby
Mair, Executive Director; Jane S. Lowery, Consulting Director
Law
Office of Griffin D. Vance, P.C.
908 Town & Country Blvd., Suite
120
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 984-7539; (713) 647-0535
info[at]SPAMAWAYgdvlaw.com
Griffin
D. Vance IV, Attorney
Established: 2007
The Law Office of Griffin D.
Vance, was founded in 2007 to focus on supporting media and entertainment industry
clients and to provide legal services for entrepreneurial businesses. During the
seven years before he founded the firm, Griffin Vance led the in-house legal team
of an international media company with television, home video, new media publishing,
and production interests. in that role he negotiated a myriad of transactions
involving literacy, musical and film properties. The Law Office of Griffin D.
Vance can leverage that experience to help artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers
and entrepreneurs advance their goals, protect their interests and achieve viable
solutions to the challenges they face.
Warner
& Associates, PLLC
4200 Montrose Blvd., Suite 360, Houston, TX
77006
(713) 807-1007; Fax (713) 807-1024
T. Deon Warner
The
Wilder Law Firm
16225 Park Ten Place Drive, Suite 500, Houston, TX
77084
(281) 994-4124; Fax (281) 994-4125
Paula J. Wilder
Christian/Gospel,
Rap/Hip Hop
Winstead
Sechrest & Minick P.C.
910 Travis, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002-5895
(713)
650-8400; (713) 650-2728; Fax (713) 650-2400
Tom Van Arsdel, Attorney; Robert
C. Shaddox, Attorney
Louis Suravitz, Attorney
924 Rock Ridge Court,
Hurst, TX 76053-7114
(972) 672-9877
Country, Pop
The
ACT Agency Tin Roof Productions
221 South Jefferson, Irving,
TX 75060
(214) 395-8085
Clarke Wilcox, General Manager; Jack Wilcox,
Artist Representative
Bruning
Law Firm
251 O'Connor Ridge, Suite 365, Irving, TX 75038
(972)
573-1900; Fax (972) 573-1901
Susan B. Bruning, Attorney
Cashman
& Conner
800 Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75060
(214) 680-6177;
(877) 613-5800
Len Conner, Partner; Jennifer Ryan, Marketing; Juli McGlashan,
Marketing; John Cashman, Partner
Country, Rockabilly
Diane W.
Conrad, Attorney
P.O. Box 1008, Kilgore, TX 75663
(903) 643-2105;
(903) 985-9809
Bennett
Law Office, PC
132 West Main Street
Lewisville, TX 75057
(972)
436-8141; (972) 434-2318; Fax (972) 436-8712
info[at]SPAMAWAYtbennettlaw.com
Tamera
H. Bennett, Attorney; Katherine Stimson, Paralegal
Attorneys
Established:
2001
Bennett Law Office, PC focuses on the "business" of music so clients
can focus on the "music." Tamera Bennett, Esq. owner of the Bennett Law Office,
has spent over sixteen years developing solid relationships in the music business.
In her legal practice she assists clients in protecting their creative endeavors
and adding to their bottom lines via licensing and contractual arrangements. The
firm's focus of copyright, trademark, and entertainment law is integrated with
a corporate law practice to provide solutions to general business questions. Tamera
has served as an adjunct professor teaching music publishing and she frequently
lectures on entertainment, trademark and copyright law topics. Tamera is also
the president and owner of Farm To Market Music, LLC, a full-service publishing
administration company.
Bill McNeal, Attorney at Law
101 South
Main, Lockhart, TX 78644
(512) 376-4534; (800) 299-4534; Fax (512) 398-9604
Bill
McNeal, Attorney
Harbour,
Smith, Harris & Merritt Law Firm
P.O. Drawer 2072
Longview,
TX 75606-2072
(903) 757-4001; Fax (903) 753-5123
treardon[at]SPAMAWAYharbourlaw.com
Thomas
W. Reardon, Jr., Attorney & Shareholder
Attorneys
National Academy
of Recording Arts and Science
Established: 1989
Our law firm provides
legal services to individuals and companies which are involved in the music industry.
Charles S. Chambers, Attorney
P.O. Box 1469, Lubbock, TX 79408
(806)
763-8846; Fax (806) 744-1278
Ricardo
Godinez Law Firm
520 Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX 78501-2357
(956)
682-5434
Rick Godinez
Law Offices of William C. Romo
400 North
McColl, Suite E, McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 686-3707; (800) 492-7666; Fax (956)
686-3735
William C. Romo, Attorney at Law
Country, Tejano
Law
Office of Melissa Hirsch
210 East Fourth Street, Odessa, TX 79761
(432)
580-8191; Fax (432) 332-8192
Kenneth A. Cluck, Attorney at Law
2510
Wyckchester, Pearland, TX 77584
(281) 485-8548; Fax (281) 485-8548
Lee
Craig, Attorney at Law
1750 North Collins Blvd., Suite 200, Richardson,
TX 75080
(972) 231-8860; (972) 231-9455
A.F.
Davis Law
P.O. Box 712
Richmond, TX 77406-0712
(281) 239-6127;
Fax (323) 843-5399
afd[at]SPAMAWAYdavis-iplaw.com
Al Davis, Esq.,
Principal
Attorneys
Established: 2003
Your music is your world.
Intellectual Property is the lifeblood of your business. So protect it. .A.F.Davis
Law can help. The firm focuses on securing trademark rights for clients in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office; negotiating music industry contracts;
and litigating trademark, copyright and contractual rights in the courts of law.
While the large firms may be able to approach the level of legal excellence provided
by our firm, they simply cannot compete with respect to client care and pricing.
Law
Offices of David W. Showalter, LLP
1121 FM 359 Road, Richmond, TX
77469-2013
(713) 660-0491; Fax (713) 660-0493
David W. Showalter
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
300 Convent Street, Suite
1500, San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 281-7000; Fax (210) 224-2035
Cecil
Schenker, P.C., Managing Partner; Steven Rogers
Rex
Cruse, J.D., CPA, CFP Duncan, Weakley & Bressler, Inc.
1020
NorthEast Loop 410, Suite 500, San Antonio, TX 78209-1224
(210) 224-0781;
Fax (210) 224-6958
Steve Davis, Attorney Odyssey Productions
10202
Heritage Blvd., Suite 223, San Antonio, TX 78216
(210) 732-7772; Fax (210)
737-9199
Steve Davis, Owner
Christian/Gospel, Folk/Acoustic
Law
Offices of David Garcia, Jr
P.O. Box 380614, San Antonio, TX 78268
(210)
224-2400; Fax (210) 224-9618
David Garcia, Jr., Attorney at Law
Tejano
J.
Alexander Garcia III, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 90868, San Antonio, TX
78209
(210) 387-2900; Fax (210) 479-0781
J. Alexander Garcia III, J.D.,
LL.M.
Gendry, Sprague & Wachsmuth, P.C
645 Lockhill Selma Road,
San Antonio, TX 78216-5057
(210) 349-0511; Fax (210) 349-2760
Ron A.
Sprague
Jackson
Walker L.L.P.
112 East Pecan Street, Suite 2100, San Antonio, TX
78205
(210) 978-7700; Fax (210) 978-7790
Bill Nash, Partner
Country,
Regional Mexican
Eric Karl, Attorney
24123 Boerne Stage Road,
Suite 204, San Antonio, TX 78255-9046
(210) 698-0303
Eric Karl, Attorney;
Yonttui Bell, Assistant
Country, Tejano
Law Offices of Maria
T. LoRusso, P.C
19202 Huebner Road, Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78258
(210)
404-9200; Fax (210) 404-9203
Maria T. LoRusso, J.D., M.B.A.
Law Offices
of Tim Maloney
900 South East Military Road, San Antonio, TX 78214-2825
(210)
223-2323; Fax (210) 223-2365
Law Office of Randal A. Mowery
9901
IH-10 West, Suite 450, San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 736-9455; Fax (210) 699-6421
Randal
A. Mowery, Attorney
Christian/Gospel, Country
Gerald
Schoelzel, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 591188, San Antonio, TX 78259
(210)
481-7799; Fax (210) 497-3293
Strasburger
& Price, L.L.P.
300 Convent Street Suite 900, San Antonio, TX
78205-3715
(210) 250-6000; (210) 250-6100
Alan Thiele
Law Offices
of Colin G. Wise
165 South Guadalupe Street, Suite 150, San Marcos, TX
78666
(512) 392-2197; Fax (512) 396-8800
Colin G. Wise, Attorney
Pape
and Dwyer, L.L.P
109 West Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155
(830) 303-2201;
(830) 379-4962; Fax (830) 379-0193
Robin V. Dwyer, Attorney
Charles
& Associates
P.O. Box 16877, Sugar Land, TX 77496-6877
(281)
416-7947; (866) 604-8098; Fax (281) 416-8346
Anitria Charles, Attorney
R&B,
Rap/Hip Hop
Gary
C. Franks, Attorney
130 Industrial Blvd., No. 110, Sugar Land, TX
77497
(281) 240-2424; Fax (281) 240-7089
Lynn
Alan Shepherd & Associates
14090 Southwest Freeway, Suite 300,
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(281) 340 8560; Fax (281) 340 8561
Lynn Alan Shepherd,
Attorney at Law; Dennis Shepherd, Case Manager
Blues, R&B, Rap/Hip
Hop
Law
Offices of Kent A. Rowald, P.C.
990 Village Square, Suite G200, Tomball,
TX 77002-2797
(281) 516-3844; Fax (281) 516-3845
Kent A. Rowald, P.C.
R.
Scott Peden, Attorney at Law
204 Woodhew Drive, Waco, TX 76712-6529
(254)
751-7797; Fax (254) 751-1025
Mounger and Campbell
173 FM 3237, No.
B, Wimberley, TX 78676-5373
(512) 847-1308; Fax (512) 847-3590
Don H.
Campbell, Attorney
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