First Admitted: 1979, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Passport Video, 349 F.3d 622 (9th Circuit 2003)
Kiss Catalog v. Passport Int’l Distribution, 350 F.Supp.2d 823 (USDC C.D. Cal 2004)

Representative Clients:

Underwraps Costume Corp. - Intellectual Property Litigation, 2017
Wright Productions and Entertainment, Inc., 2019
Flavor Unit Entertainment - Production counsel and litigation, 2017
Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Passport Video, 349 F.3d 622, 9th Circuit, 2003
Film and Stage Producer
Philippe Mora
Unity Pictures
Producer's Representative
Kiss Catalog v. Passport Int'l Distribution, 350 F.Supp.2d 823, USDC C.D. Cal, 2004

Transactions:

Production counsel, SALOUM Production counsel, ZERO Production counsel, APPLEWOOD, 2021

Pro bono/Community Service:

Honors/Awards:

Recipient, Southern California Super Lawyer
"runt", Fringe First Award, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2001
Spirit of the Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Annual award given by the Donald J. Biederman Media and Entertainment Law Institute, Outstanding Adjunct Professor in Media and Entertainment Law, Southwestern Law School, 2016
Best International Production, Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2012
"Chi Girl", Grand Jury Prize, Slamdance Film Festival, 1999
"The Legend of Beaver Dam," Honorable Mention - Best Short, Sundance Film Festival, 2011
Board of Directors, Filmmakers Alliance, 2007 - 2012

Educational Background:

Duke University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1979
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, B.A. in Political Science and Accounting, Honors: Cum Laude, 1976, 1976

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Co-Author, Entertainment Law - 4th edition, Lexis Nexis Publishing, 2012
Financing and Distributing Independent Film, Southwestern Law School, 2008 to 2012
Capstone Entertainment Law, Southwestern Law School, 2010
Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems, Duke University School of Law, 1978 - 1979

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Industry Groups:

Michael R. Blaha