The Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie devotes part of its practice to the representation of individuals involved in the entertainment industry to include professional athletes, recording artists, writers, actors, producers and public personalities. Additionally, we dedicate part of our practice to representing small publishing, film and artist development companies along with our representation of independent record labels.
Our services include advising and counseling clients about all legal aspects of the sports and entertainment industry. Specifically, we are here to assist in drafting and negotiating contracts on your behalf with external business entities to include professional sports teams, production, record and publishing companies. We also engage in drafting and negotiating contracts with individuals you may deal with in your career to include managers, booking agents and producers. At the Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie we are always willing to serve you by preparing your copyright or trademark registrations as necessary and handle any other business needs you may have.
As your trusted counselor and attorney we advise you on an array of vital issues related to your career development, to include advice on your rights BEFORE signing a contract. We also provide years of experience in negotiating contracts, drafting contracts, advice on the formation of partnerships and corporations and provide dispute resolution with third parties.
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Unlike many other sports and entertainment lawyers who only handle transactional issues for their clients, we have skilled trial attorneys who excel in representing our clients in arbitration, mediation and litigation. As sports and entertainment lawyers we take great pride in filing lawsuits on behalf of our clients and successfully representing our clients in litigation as their trial lawyers. And of course we also take great pride in defending our clients in any potential litigation brought against them where our clients may be defendants in civil or criminal litigation.
Bottom line, The Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie is a full service law firm capable of expertly handling all of your sports law and entertainment law needs as your entertainment lawyers in film, television, theatre, music, and professional sports.
Legal services provided include:
- Artist Consultation
- Business Entity Selection and Formation
- Company Consultation
- Copyright and Trademark Registration
- Legal Advice on Advertising and Marketing Agreements
- Legal Advice on Intellectual Property Rights
- Negotiating, Reviewing and Drafting contracts:
- Defining your rights in performance and tour agreements
- Documenting your rights in endorsement or cross-marketing agreements
- Negotiating and documenting distribution and licensing agreements
- Production contracts or player contracts - Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in Film, Television, Music, and the Visual Arts
- Resolving Problems With Agents, Managers, or Players' Associations (includes the following)
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Litigation
You can contact the Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie to schedule a confidential consultation about any sports and entertainment law matter you may have at (256) 533-8074. A consultation fee may apply.