Entertainment and Sports Law Section

This section was created in recognition of the increasing number of practitioners in entertainment and sports law. The section presents an annual CLE program and helps members stay up to date on trends and activities in this specialized area of practice.

Entertainment and Sports Law Leadership

Chair
Tim Warnock
Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC
1906 West End Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
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twarnock@rwjplc.com
(615)320-3700
Immediate Past Chair
Matthew Beckett
Beckett Law Office
5808 Abbott Ct.
Nashville, TN 37211
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Mtbeckett@comcast.net
(615)330-3669
Vice-Chair
Casey Summar
Volunteer Lawyers &...
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
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csummar@abcnashville.org
(615)460-8274

Entertainment and Sports Law News

Event to Benefit Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts

By Stacey Shrader ... on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:01pm

Arts Immersion, presented by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville and the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, will take place June 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the W.O. Smith School. The event will feature live performances, visual art and a silent auction – including opportunities to co-write with top songwriters. All proceeds benefit Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts, which has provided $1 million worth of free legal and business help to over 1,000 low-income artists and 300 nonprofit arts organizations over the past five years. Tickets are $40 and are available at the door or online. Food, beverages and valet parking will be provided.

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' Author Sues Literary Agent for Royalties

By Brittany Sims on Thu, 05/09/2013 - 4:35pm

Acclaimed author Harper Lee is suing her literary agent Samuel Pinkus, alleging that he tricked her into signing a document transferring the royalties from her 1960 novel “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The 87-year-old was recovering from a stroke and says she did not understand what she was doing. “Pinkus knew that Harper Lee was an elderly woman with physical infirmities that made it difficult for her to read and see,” her lawyer, Gloria Phares, wrote in the suit. “Harper Lee had no idea she had assigned her copyright.” The ABA Journal has the story.

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