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Ms. Chelsea Alexandria Mitchell Related Seminars and Products

Carter Woodard LLC

Chelsea Alexandria Mitchell, an Atlanta native, is a promising attorney exploring her passions at the intersection of law, music, and education. As a graduate of The University of Georgia, Chelsea is armed with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Certificate in Music Business. Upon graduating from college, Chelsea’s professional journey began in Miami, where she dedicated a year of service to City Year Miami, an AmeriCorps education reform program, channeling her passion for urban education. 

Returning to her roots, Chelsea earned her law degree from Georgia State University College of Law in 2018, setting the stage for a career in entertainment law. As an Associate Attorney at Carter Woodard, LLC—a full-service entertainment and corporate law firm in Atlanta—Chelsea collaborates with a team of devoted advocates, offering top-tier legal and business services to the music, film, television, and sports industries. 

At Carter Woodard, Chelsea’s role involves crafting and negotiating a variety of entertainment law agreements, with a focus on the sale and exploitation of music. In addition to her role as an Associate Attorney, Chelsea passionately serves as an assistant Professor in Georgia State University’s School of Music.  

Prior to working in the entertainment space, Chelsea served as a Juvenile Court attorney, Judicial Extern at the Supreme Court of Georgia, and as a legal consultant with the Hatchett Firm.  Beyond her professional endeavors, Chelsea is an active member of The Recording Academy, The Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, the Gate City Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  

In her work as an attorney and professor, Chelsea’s professional journey and service endeavors are a testament to her commitment to making a lasting impact in the realms of law, entertainment, and education. 

Ms. Ashlee Michelle Rouse Related Seminars and Products

Carter Woodard LLC

Ashlee is a transactional entertainment attorney practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. She has always had a deep love and appreciation for entertainment and the arts. Ashlee grew up dancing and performing, which inspired her decision to seek a career in entertainment law at an early age.

She attended The University of Alabama, where she majored in English and minored in African American Studies. While there, she was very involved with The Future Black Law Students Association. Upon graduating from college, she came back home to Atlanta to attend John Marshall Law School. During law school, she served as Vice President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and interned with prominent entertainment attorneys in Atlanta, Georgia.

Upon passing the Georgia bar exam, she joined Carter + Woodard as an associate attorney. Ashlee is a member of many professional organizations, such as the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA), Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the Georgia Bar, and a Professional Member of the Recording Academy.

By combining her passion for protecting creatives’ rights and fostering her love of theatre and dance, Ashlee currently serves on the board of directors for City Springs Theatre Company in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Ms. Brianna Tiffany Smith Related Seminars and Products

Arrington & Phillips LLP

Associate Attorney Arrington & Phillips, LLP

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Brianna T. Smith has always had a deep
passion for creativity, community and to impact society. In 2017, Brianna graduated from
The Howard University, obtaining her Degree in Political Science with a minor in Public
Relations. During her undergraduate career, she became immersed in the campus and
community life, exhibiting her desire to serve others on a wider scale.

In 2019, Brianna obtained a scholarship to Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
where she would serve on the Exec Board of various organizations, including President of
the Student Bar Association her 3L year, and under her leadership as SBA President,
created the "Dream Closet" where students of the law school are able to donate and receive
business professional and casual clothing for use throughout their legal journeys.

Brianna currently practices Entertainment, Business and Intellectual Property
Law as an attorney with a boutique law firm, Arrington & Phillips, LLP in Atlanta,
Georgia. Brianna works with a wide range of talent such as DC Young Fly, Lil Baby, Kevin
Gates, NBA Youngboy, Sexyy Red, Quando Rondo, Tanerélle, Lil RT, Rob49 and grammy
nominated producers, as well as film production companies, business owners, a few
Fortune 500 companies and many more.

Brianna is a professional member of the Recording Academy and an active member
of the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy. Brianna currently serves on the
executive board of the State Bar of Georgia's Entertainment and Sports section for the
2024-2026 term, the founding E-board for the Gate City Bar Association Young Lawyers
Division, and received recognition as 'Top 40 under 40' from the National Black Lawyers
Association class of 2024. Brianna is also a member of the Georgia Association for Black
Women Attorneys, and the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association. Brianna
is an active volunteer and devotes her time to her community by teaching Brand
Development classes to the unhoused and volunteering monthly.

Brianna's life mantra and motivation is "[s]uccess is not determined by where you
are but by how many people you are able to help get in your same position."

Ms. Nancy Carol Prager Related Seminars and Products

Prager Law LLC

Nancy C Prager is a corporate and intellectual property attorney with clients in the entertainment and technology industries, as well as a wide variety of other businesses and individuals too.  Nancy serves as counsel to producers, production companies, and production services companies on film and television projects with micro and big budgets alike. As production counsel, she handles everything from acquisition of rights through distribution of completed projects.  Nancy has negotiated film and television distribution and purchase agreements with Paramount, PBS, WBD, Amazon, AMC, BET, and Netflix among others.

Nancy represents writers and creators who are developing film, television shows and podcasts.   As counsel, Nancy advises her creator clients on everything from First Amendment issues to distribution agreements.  Her clients’ podcasts have been produced by Campside Media and Wondery, and documentaries licensed by PBS and affiliated programs.    

In the music industry she has handled complicated copyright matters for licensees as well as licensors, including negotiating with all of the major publishing companies and record labels.  Additionally, she was part of the legal team that opposed the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in 2010.  Recently, she represented a group of musicians who were not receiving royalties they were owed on sound recordings from the SAG-AFTRA AFM Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund.

Nancy has significant experience advising clients in brand and merchandising deals as well as influencer and sponsorship agreements.  Nancy has negotiated rights deals for the use of everything from Hello Kitty® characters to James Earl Jones’ voice in Star Wars®.  Significantly, Nancy has represented brands and agencies through multi-million-dollar influencer and talent engagements for campaigns on Twitch, Instagram and other platforms. 

Nancy is a highly sought-after speaker and writer on intellectual property and entertainment related issues.  She has appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post, as well as written for CNET, Georgia Entertainment News and other outlets.  Nancy is on the board of directors of RE:IMAGINE, a non-profit focused on providing training and opportunities for the next generation of storytellers and creators to gain experience in the entertainment industry. She also serves as board advisor to WIFTA and Film Impact Georgia. 

Mr. Kendall William Carter Related Seminars and Products

Aspire Law

Kendall is an attorney by trade and an active member of the Bar in Texas and Georgia.  

As a litigator, he handled thousands of cases to final disposition throughout the United States, Latin America, & Europe.  

As corporate counsel, he guides companies in advertising, information technology, recreation, hospitality, real estate, and other business sectors.  

Kendall is an adherent to the Ben Hogan school of swing thought and therefore enjoys responsible wedge play in residential neighborhoods. 

He resides with his family in Suwanee, Georgia and occasionally dreams of a career in turf management. 

Mr. Jonathan David Grunberg Related Seminars and Products

Wade Grunberg & Wilson LLC

Jonathan D. Grunberg practices complex civil litigation. While he has focused on defamation, personal injury, civil rights, the False Claims Act, business litigation, and trusts and estates, Jonathan is a generalist who has tackled a broad range of litigation.

Jonathan has represented individuals and companies in high-profile defamation matters across the country, including against large media companies such as CNN, CBS, Viacom, the Washington Post, and NBC Universal. Jonathan serves as more than an attorney: he’s often a crisis manager, safeguarding clients against threats to destroy their reputations. Ideally, Jonathan is retained before publication—allowing him to kill false stories or to have the false material removed before it’s made public. If a false story has already been published, Jonathan is experienced at getting it taken down.  When it ultimately comes to litigation, Jonathan has gone toe-to-toe against the media—helping obtain significant recoveries, while fending off the media’s attempts to have a case thrown out of court.  Jonathan’s work includes precedent setting litigation against CNN that freed plaintiffs from the risk of paying defendants’ attorneys’ fees.  

Jonathan’s practice is guided by his mission to help clients who have been injured—whether that injury stems from a trucking accident, professional negligence, wrongful death, breach of contract, civil rights violations, or trusts and estates disputes. He has helped victims and their families recover millions of dollars. In the False Claims Act arena, Jonathan has extensive experience involving Medicare fraud, including representing whistleblowers in a record-setting case that settled for $450 million dollars.

Jonathan is also an experienced business litigator, representing companies in multi-million-dollar disputes against competitors and vendors, as well as regulatory disputes with the government.

Jonathan began his legal career clerking for federal judges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. This taught Jonathan how judges decide cases and how to frame the issues he now litigates. He credits his clerkships for making him a generalist that confidently applies his legal toolkit to a range of practice areas, as opposed to being pigeonholed in one.    

Jonathan earned his law degree from Duke University School of Law, where he was a member of the Duke Law Moot Court Board and an editor of the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Active in his community, Jonathan is a Grady Hospital Ambassador, and he sits on the board of the Georgia Latino Law Foundation. He has also served as the co-chair of the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition’s Project Understanding and of the Atlanta Black-Jewish Community Seder.

Ms. Keisha Perry Walker Related Seminars and Products

The Perry Law Group

Keisha Perry Walker, Esq. is the innovative principal behind The Perry Law Group, LLC (PLG), a Corporate and Entertainment law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.  Walker launched PLG as a boutique transactional practice in June 2005 and has strategically sculpted it to become a well-respected and highly sought-after firm.  With her primary focus being entertainment law, this aspect of the practice hones in on providing counsel to recording artists, producers, songwriters, managers, executives, independent labels, digital influencers, and filmmakers and content creators across the country. Her past and present clients include Grammy-nominated artists, producers, and songwriters as well as award-winning talent and filmmakers and entrepreneurs such as Pinky Cole, Tichina Arnold, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Jamila Mustafa, Plies, David Banner, Ralo, and Influencers De’arra Taylor, Ken Walker, Kahh Spence, and Christianee Porter p/k/a Ms. Shirlene. She has served as production legal on television and film projects including, but not limited to, Rickey Smiley for Real Seasons 3 and 4, Meet the Manns, Hot Date, Carter High, Imperium, Digital Lives Matter, I Hear You, A Dangerous Thing, Girlfriends Getaway Gone Wrong, Johnson Seasons 2, 3, and 4, Finding Happy, For the Love of Money, A La Carte Season 2, Waterboyz, G.R.I.T.S, Kevin Hart's 2024 Superbowl Commercial, and several other projects yet to be released.  Throughout her career, Mrs. Walker has successfully negotiated deals against some of the largest and most influential law firms and attorneys in the entertainment industry.  She also acts as a strategic consultant and legal counsel to business owners, helping them to establish proper procedures, practices, partnerships and unique avenues that help generate more revenue. She has negotiated client deals with major corporations such as Verizon, Diageo, Google, Sony, Zaxby’s, Jordan Brand, MAC, and Coca-Cola. In 2023, Mrs. Walker joined Atlanta-based firm Carter Woodard, serving as Of Counsel in their film and television department.

Mr. Yuri Leonidovich Eliezer Related Seminars and Products

Founders Legal Bekiares Eliezer LLP

Yuri heads the Intellectual Property practice group at Founders Legal and is a Co-Founder of Junior.Law - a Patent Drafting (AI) Associate.  He co-founded his practice at the Atlanta Tech Village – the nation’s fourth largest incubator where he served as an IP advisor for several years. Yuri was one of the few attorneys invited by the USPTO to provide technical training and industry insight at the Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (PETTP), where he shared insight into technology company decision points and challenges within the US Patent System. By the nominations of colleagues that have worked with him over the past several years, Yuri was selected for four consecutive years (2020 – 2024) to the Super “Patent” Lawyer Lists, an award that is given to just 2.5% of attorneys. His recognition relates to his work in securing multi-million dollar patents for his clients – patents that have been tested through USPTO examination, re-examination and litigation. Yuri also strives to use his first-hand knowledge of the legal industry to develop innovative methods to improve the practice of law, and has been recognized as a player in the law practice technology field.

Mr. Ricky Darren McMurtry Related Seminars and Products

WarnerMedia

Rick is a Partner at M | C Law Group, a firm that focuses on AI, Advertising, IP, and Music legal matters.  Prior to founding M|C Law Group, Rick worked in-house for over 24 years at Warner Bros. Discovery and its predecessor companies, where he served as Chief IP Counsel, SVP of Music Legal and Business Affairs, Head of Commercial Clearance, and Global Head of IP Policy.  For the last 3 years, Rick’s practice has focused heavily on issues related to AI, including drafting AI usage policies, negotiating AI tool license agreements, drafting and negotiating other agreements with respect to use of AI, and serving as the Warner Bros. representative to the MPA and AMPTP regarding legislative, regulatory, and guild matters related to AI. 

Mr. Russell David Willard Related Seminars and Products

State Bar of Georgia

On July 1, 2024, Russell Willard joined the State Bar of Georgia as General Counsel Designate. On February 1, 2025, he became General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, a unified bar organization with more than 54,000 members. As General Counsel, he serves as legal counsel to the State Bar, and his ten lawyer office also handles lawyer disciplinary matters for the State Bar.

Prior to joining the State Bar, Russell served for twenty-three years in the Georgia Office of the Attorney General. He began his service as Communications Director overseeing the communications and policy initiatives for the Attorney General, and then moved to a litigation position in the office, ultimately becoming Section Chief for the group in the office that handled legal matters for the state’s education agencies, including the Department of Education, the Board of Regents, and the Technical College System, the state’s election entities, including the Secretary of State and the State Election Board, the Georgia Public Defender Council, and the state’s Judicial Branch. Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Russell served for three years as Counsel for the House Majority Caucus in the Georgia General Assembly.

A lifelong Georgian, Russell received his undergraduate degree with honors in 1993 from the University of Georgia and went on to receive his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1996.

Mr. Vincent Parker Phillips III Related Seminars and Products

Vincent "Vince" Phillips is a highly accomplished attorney, music executive, and business strategist with over two decades of experience. He is a Partner at Arrington and Phillips, LLP,  a full-service law firm, specializing in entertainment law and has been recognized as a Billboard Top Music Lawyer. 

Vince has represented some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Youngboy Never Broke Again, Kevin Gates, and Bow Wow. A pioneer in the Atlanta music scene, he co-founded BME Recordings with multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning producer and artist Lil Jon, which created the influential sub-genre of hip-hop, “Crunk Music.” He discovered and signed artists like Lil Scrappy and Crime Mob. 

Vince graduated from Georgia State University and John Marshall School of Law and is an active member of various professional organizations. He is dedicated to ending youth exploitation and serves on the Board of youthSpark, which supports victims of abuse, and Meals on Wheels Atlanta. He also advises Beloved Villages, a social enterprise focused on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision. Vince is a passionate humanitarian, avid reader, and father of two

Mr. John Eric Seay Related Seminars and Products

The Seay Firm LLC

The Seay Firm is an entertainment law firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. We are artist advocates, dedicated to advising and protecting all manner of artists and arts-related businesses. Our founder, John Seay, is a former artist with a decade of experience in the entertainment industry as a musician, tour manager, and writer. John spent three years as Of Counsel in the entertainment practice group in the Nashville office of Loeb & Loeb and worked in the legal department at Turner Broadcasting before founding The Seay Firm in 2011. John has been named a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard for many years. He has also been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer and a Georgia Trend Legal Elite numerous times, both in the fields of entertainment law. John has spoken about entertainment law at SXSW, the Americana Festival, and the AJC Decatur Book Festival, among many others, and is presently Immediate Past Chair of the State Bar of Georgia Entertainment & Sports Law Section. John is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and President of The Sports & Entertainment Law Society. He’s also a father, and lives in Decatur, Georgia, with his two daughters.

Orlando McGhee Related Seminars and Products

ONErpm

Since the earliest days of his career, Orlando McGhee has established himself as a closer, one able to see any project to completion and to leverage any client’s goal beyond fruition. And throughout his career, he has maintained himself a cultural ambassador of sorts for his native Atlanta, working to elevate some of the biggest brands to help establish the city’s dominance within the entertainment industry.

While working as the Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer to the City of Atlanta shortly after college, McGhee found his way into the music industry through an internship with the legendary production trio Organized Noize (ONP). Assisting ONP with a myriad duties right as Dungeon Family began attracting the Hip-Hop business to Atlanta, McGhee had the opportunity to not only learn every facet of the game, but to play a hand in developing a legacy that laid the foundation for Atlanta’s music creatives. As the Vice President of BME Recordings, McGhee was instrumental in pushing “Crunk” culture forward and solidifying Lil’ Jon’s place within Hip-Hop history. While working at BME, McGhee also helped to develop artists like Crime Mobb, Lil Scrappy and Trillville who youthful energy allowed BME to capture a segment of Hip-Hop fans that had been largely ignored until then. Around the same time, McGhee forayed into the world of management, taking on The Aphilliates - a growing collective founded by DJ Drama, Don Cannon and DJ Sense. His focus on marketing and business development allowed both brands to outgrow their early competitors by leaps and bounds. It was under his guidance that The Aphilliates were not only able to change the mixtape game, establishing Drama’s Gangsta Grilz as the authority in emerging Southern Hip-Hop, but also expanding the brand to satellite and terrestrial radio. Following his run at BME, McGhee was named VP of A&R at Warner Bros Records, where he continued to push for the inclusion and growth of Southern, and specifically Atlanta Hip-Hop, but also signed legendary Bay-Area Rapper E-40.

Still, McGhee’s greatest professional successes have come as an independent. Following his departure from Warner, he launched Seventy 2 Music Consulting, a boutique management, marketing and brand development firm. After helping to reestablish of his first clients, Nappy Roots, as a successful independent touring band throughout the Southeast, McGhee took on Future during the earliest days of his rise to success. Under the guidance of Seventy 2 Music, the Atlanta rapper was catapulted to megastar not only through his own music and strategic partnerships, but also through his influence as a songwriter with McGhee signing Metro Boomin to Future’s publishing company. In 2014, McGhee began managing ONP, helping to lead the Atlanta legends to a resurgence in popularity. Capitalizing on the 20th anniversary of their seminal releases - Goodie MOB’s Soul Food and Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - McGhee produced the critically acclaimed documentary The Art Of Organized Noize, which served not only to celebrate their legacy, but also to announce their return with new music by artists like J. Cole, Janelle Monae, Bleachers, Sza, Big K.R.I.T. and Big Boi. He took a position at Roc Nation as Senior Vice President in 2017 and signed Nicole Bus while operating his successful management/consulting company.

Seventy 2 Music Consulting currently represents producers 30 Roc, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Organized Noize, and played an intergral role in the development of recent Dreamville/Interscope Records signees EarthGang and J.I.D.

Ms. Stacy Nicole Epps Related Seminars and Products

Epps Firm LLC

Stacy Epps is an attorney, artist, and philanthropist dedicated to inspiring and supporting creative professionals. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California and her Bachelor of Arts with high distinction from the University of Virginia.  Stacy is principal of Epps Firm, her own boutique law firm, where she supports creative entrepreneurs (musicians, artists, producers, filmmakers etc.) and community organizations in the formation, maintenance and success of their ventures by providing business, strategy, legal and educational services.

Stacy Epps’ career started as a singer, songwriter and performer where she experienced firsthand the unfairness of the music business. Also seeing many of her friends and associates get taken advantage of, fueled Stacy’s passion to become an advocate for creatives. From working at Arista Records to Proskauer Rose to B. Lawrence Watkins & Associates, P.C. to opening her own practice in 2010, Stacy has represented Arts & Entertainment clients large and small for 15 years. Stacy also taught music business at the Art Institute of Atlanta and UCLA Extension.

Stacy is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Entertainment and Sports Bar Section, the Intellectual Property Section, the American Bar Association, ASCAP and the Recording Academy.

Mr. K. Trace Brooks Related Seminars and Products

Trace Brooks Law LLC

Trace Brooks is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Trace Brooks Law LLC, a Georgia law firm dedicated to exceptional client service in all facets of estate planning. In addition to the firm's foundational estate planning and probate practice, Trace Brooks Law LLC has robust practices in tax planning, business succession, elder law, and special needs. Trace's practice concentrates on the needs of business owners and other high-net-worth and high-earning individuals and families.

Through sophisticated trust and estate planning techniques involving both lifetime and testamentary transfers, Trace helps his estate planning clients secure their legacies and reduce their tax liabilities. Trace also advises individuals, trusts, and businesses on complex tax issues. Trace is well-versed in tax strategies employed by high-net-worth families and advises on international tax planning for cross-border individuals and families. Trace particularly enjoys representing business owners in succession planning.

A graduate of Georgia State University College of Law (J.D.) and the University of Florida Levin College of Law (LL.M., Tax), Trace regularly volunteers with the Center for Art Law and the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts.

Ms. Laura French Related Seminars and Products

French Law Group LLC

Laura French is an experienced attorney, educator, and advocate committed to protecting individuals, families, businesses, and legacies. As the founder of French Law Group, LLC, she has over 25 years of experience in estate planning and business law, helping individuals and families, entrepreneurs, musicians, athletes, and other creatives safeguard their intellectual property, assets, and legal futures.

A graduate of Auburn University, Laura earned her Juris Doctor from Georgia State University College of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Alabama. She is admitted to practice in Georgia and Alabama, as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court.

With a personal connection to the entertainment and sports industries, Laura understands the unique legal challenges creatives and athletes face. Her father was a musician and photographer; she and her sister inherited his copyrighted photographs featured in The Masters 1980 Annual. As the mother of a son pursuing a professional soccer career in England, she also recognizes the legal complexities athletes and their families navigate. These experiences drive her passion for helping artists and athletes protect their legacies through estate planning, trusts, and trademark protections.

A Georgia Super Lawyer® and AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Laura has served as General Counsel for major organizations, including a hospital, and a utility company. She has been quoted in Kiplinger, Medium, the American Bar Association magazine, and the Associated Press.

Beyond her legal practice, Laura has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia School of Law and Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. She frequently speaks on estate planning, intellectual property, and business law, making complex legal concepts accessible. She also founded The Mom Lawyer® brand and created Estate Planning YOU®, a course designed to help attorneys refine their estate planning practices.

Through her work, Laura empowers her clients to secure their legal, creative, and financial futures. She blends legal expertise with a personal touch, ensuring individuals, families, businesses, and creatives receive the protection they need to preserve their legacies.

Donald Albright Related Seminars and Products

Donald Albright is an Atlanta based entrepreneur and CEO/Co-founder of the award-winning independent podcast production studio Tenderfoot TV. Since launching in 2016, Tenderfoot has released critically acclaimed and hit podcast series including “Up and Vanished,” “Monster,” “Radio Rental,” “Dear Alana,” “To Live and Die in LA,” and more, amassing over 900 million downloads. Albright is a founding Governor of The Podcast Academy, nonprofit professional organization for podcasters, where he served as Chairperson for three years, and now chairs the Ambies/Awards committee. He is also an Executive Advisor for BIPOC Podcast Creators, an organization dedicated to the amplification of BIPOC talent, as well as a member of the Advisory Board for The Podcast Show London, the biggest international festival for the business of podcasting.

Ms. Uwonda S. Carter Related Seminars and Products

Carter Woodard LLC

Uwonda S. Carter is a founding partner of Carter Woodard, LLC and a transactional attorney who advises clients on both business and entertainment matters and focuses on securing and negotiating recording and other music-related agreements, television and film agreements, contracts for licensing, sponsorship and endorsement opportunities and book publishing. Uwonda’s roster currently includes award-winning recording artists, music producers and songwriters; television personalities, television production companies, comedians, authors, fashion companies and entertainment industry executives. Presently, some of Uwonda’s clients include Lil Yachty, Metro Boomin, Avery Sunshine, Kelly Rowland, Lil Duval, Organized Noize, Earl on the Beat, and Tenderfoot TV.

In 2021, Uwonda, along with Carter Woodard partner Donald Woodard, received the Dealmakers Award from Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA). Uwonda was also recognized by BESLA in 2017 as its Entertainment Lawyer the Year, by Variety in 2024 as one of its Top Entertainment Lawyers and in 2023 as one of the Top Music Attorneys; and by The Hollywood Reporter as one of its Power Lawyers in 2023. Additionally, Billboard Magazine named Uwonda as one of its Women in Music honorees for 2025 and has also recognized her as one of Billboard Magazine's Top Music Lawyers in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Uwonda is a Lifetime Member BESLA; a member of the Recording Academy and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, where she served as the Entertainment Vice-Chair for six years. Uwonda earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University and subsequently earned her Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law. She is a member of both the State Bar of Georgia and the State Bar of New York.

Gordon P. Firemark Related Seminars and Products

Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark

Gordon Firemark has practiced entertainment law in Los Angeles since 1992 and  nowadays is often referred to as The Podcast Lawyer™.  He has devoted his career to helping creatives, artists, entrepreneurs and others protect themselves and to get their messages out so they can achieve the impact, influence and income they deserve.   

A podcaster himself, he’s been producing and hosting  the Entertainment Law Update podcast since 2009, and for the past few years, Legit Podcast Pro featuring weekly audio and video legal tips for podcasters and YouTubers. Gordon is the author of the Podcast, Blog & New Media Producer’s Legal Survival Guide and creator of several online courses for creatives, coaches and lawyers in small or solo practice.  

His undergraduate degree in radio, television and film  and experience in live theatre production informs his thinking about all things legal.  In addition to his busy law practice, he has taught courses in Entertainment Law at Columbia College Hollywood, Intellectual Property and Media Law at Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Contract Law at Pepperdine Law and Theatre Law at Southwestern Law School.

Entertainment Law Update Podcast: (https://entertainmentlawupdate.com)
Legit Podcast Pro Podcast: (https://legitpodcastpro.captivate.fm)
Courses and Products: (https://gordonfiremark.com)