“I have successfully and aggressively represented creatives and their entities for more than forty years.”
I have been practicing media and entertainment law as well as intellectual property law since 1976. While the majority of my work is in the music business, I also represent clients in film, television, radio and book publishing locally, nationally and internationally. I am knowledgeable in drafting and negotiating contracts and I also assist clients in dispute resolution, whether it is through negotiating resolutions, mediating the dispute, and arbitrating or litigating when necessary. I am also appointed by judges and hired by clients to act as an expert witness, mediator or arbitrator in music related cases.
I aggressively represent my clients in negotiations and in disputes, but I am also known in the entertainment community for being knowledgeable and reasonable which assists my clients in reaching resolutions that are a win-win. Disputes are typically contract disputes or copyright infringement matters.
Media and Entertainment, both in transactional and dispute resolution.
Intellectual Property matters, both copyright and trademark, including registration/protection of rights and dispute resolution.
Cass Technical High School, Detroit: 1967
Wayne State University: 1972 graduate with major in psychology, with distinction
Wayne State University Law School: 1976 graduate cum laude
State of Michigan, 1976
United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1976
2022 Cultural Council of Birmingham Bloomfield special lifetime achievement award as a ‘Champion for Artistic Freedom’
2018 Recipient of the Arts Advocacy Award presented by Wayne State University’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
2004 Recipient of the John Hensel Award for significant contributions to the arts community
Best Lawyers in America 2007-Present
Super Lawyers 2006-Present
Top Lawyers 2009-Present
Leading Lawyer, Arts, Entertainment, & Sports Law, 2014-Present
A/V-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell Lifetime Achievement Award