Publications/Speeches

• Speaker, From Hollywood to South Beach: The First Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film and Television, Miami Beach, Florida (April 22-24, 2010)
• Speaker, South By Southwest Music and Media Conference, Austin, Texas (March 17-21, 2010)
• Panelist, Southern Regional Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (November 11-15, 2009)
• Speaker, From My Tube to Your Tube: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Media, Williamsburg, Virginia (March 27, 2009)
• Panelist, Southern Regional Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Conference, Los Cabos, Mexico (November 12-16, 2008)
• Panelist, Entertainment 2008: The Tenth Anniversary Annual Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film & Television, Hollywood, Florida (March 14, 2008)
• Speaker, Annual Entertainment Law Year in Review, Nashville, Tennessee (December 4, 2007)
• Speaker, 2007 Sports and Entertainment Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee (November 16, 2007)
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Media Mentions

• David Byrne Sues Crist for Using 'Road to Nowhere' Interview with June Grasso, Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Radio
• Brooks & Dunn's Song is Crossover Political Hit By Beverly Keel, Tennessean
• Who Owns the Live Music of Days Gone By? By Robert Levine, The New York Times
• Despite Internet, There is Still Room for Labels in Digital Age By Scott Takac, Nashville Business Journal
• Barry Gibb Buys Johnny Cash's Home for Songwriting By Ryan Underwood, Tennessean

Affiliations

• Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
• Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Tennessee
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Copyright Society of the United States of America
• Member, Leadership Music
• Member, Board of Directors, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
• Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts
• Member, Board of Directors, Music City Community Chorus.

Distinctions

• 'In Charge' List, Nashville Post (2010)
• Named "Best of the Bar" by Nashville Business Journal (2006 and 2008-2009)
• 'Best 150 Lawyers' List, Business TN (January 2007 and January 2010) 
• Named "Best Lawyer" in Entertainment Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1995-2011)
• Received highest ranking in "Chambers USA 2010, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Tennessee Media & Entertainment, (also recognized in 2006-2009 editions)
• Named "Mid-South Super Lawyer" in Entertainment & Sports and Intellectual Property by Law & Politics (2006-2009); Listed in the Top 100 Tennessee Super Lawyers (2006-2009)
• Named one of the "Leading Lawyers in America," Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers Guide (2006)
• Highest "AV Preeminent (5 out of 5)" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Lecturer, Emory Law School, Cumberland Law School, Stetson University Law School, Practicing Law Institute, Nashville Bar Association
• Instructor, Nashville School of Law
• Instructor, Belmont College