Entertainment & Sports Lawyers
45,619 verified entertainment attorneys across the United States. Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing. Compare verified entertainment attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Mr. Evan Kyle Guthrie is a lawyer practicing marriage & prenuptials, trusts, power of attorney and 20 other areas of law.
Ms. Lisa Fortune Moore is a lawyer practicing entertainment, copyright, trademark arbitration and 8 other areas of law.
Gary Green practices at Sidkoff, Pincus & Green, P.C. Read Full Bio
Suzanne D. Scanlon is a lawyer practicing commercial contracts, intellectual property licensing, internet intellectual property and 12 other areas of ...
Mitchell Joel Langberg is a lawyer practicing business, commercial litigation, entertainment. Mitchell received a B.S. degree from University of the P...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Judith Beth Greene is a lawyer practicing arbitration, business, contracts and 5 other areas of law. Judith received a B.A. degree from University of ...
George Peter Kelesis is a lawyer practicing tax planning, civil and criminal tax litigation, gaming law and 1 other area of law. George received a deg...
Mr. Matthew Alan Nanninga is a lawyer practicing general liability, workers' compensation, sports law and 1 other area of law.
Mr. Eric Scott Freibrun is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, intellectual property licensing, intellectual property litigation and 18 other a...
Judicial Externship, Judge Brian Sandoval, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2007; Member, 2007-2009, Nevada Law Journal; Recipient of C.A.L.I....
George Ramsey Leary is a lawyer practicing criminal law, criminal defense, dui/dwi and 3 other areas of law. George received a B.A. degree from Univer...
John David Williams is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, personal injury, insurance and 9 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from Uni...
Timothy C. Wan is a lawyer practicing collections, creditor’s rights, entertainment law and 4 other areas of law.
Randy Michael Grossman is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, domestic violence, drug crimes and 5 other areas of law. Randy received a B.A. degree ...
Scott Robert Hansen is a lawyer practicing patent infringement, contracts & agreements, patent application and 17 other areas of law. Scott received a...
Elizabeth Ann Bawden is a lawyer practicing charities and non-profit, estate planning, climate change, sustainability and social impact and 6 other ar...
Justin William Heeg is a lawyer practicing business, contracts & agreements, corporate & incorporation and 14 other areas of law. Justin has been lice...
Mr. James Russell Frost is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, estate planning, commercial litigation and 19 other areas of law.
Mr. Chad Eugene Hansen is a lawyer practicing corporate, finance, banking and lending and 3 other areas of law.
Mr. Michael Howard Galex is a lawyer practicing entertainment, arts and sports, administrative law violations, appellate practice and 38 other areas o...
Mark F. Warzecha is a lawyer practicing arts and sports, alternative dispute resolution, civil litigation and 15 other areas of law.
Ms. Laura Jo O Thacker is a lawyer practicing city, county & local govt law, city, probate & trust and 7 other areas of law.
Susan Chana Lask is a lawyer practicing appeals & us supreme court, civil rights, divorce and child custody and 14 other areas of law. Susan received ...
Casey B. Green practices at Sidkoff, Pincus & Green, P.C.
Catherine Minter Maraist is a lawyer practicing healthcare, college and professional sports, dentists and 1 other area of law. Catherine received a B....
Gregory Keith Wells is a lawyer practicing entertainment law, litigation law, malpractice and 4 other areas of law. Gregory received a B.A. degree fro...
Stuart Jonathan Fried is a lawyer practicing entertainment law, corporate law, internet and 4 other areas of law. Stuart received a B.A. degree from R...
Alan Stuart Hock is a lawyer practicing trademarks, patents & other intellectual property, litigation, promotional marketing & advertising. Alan recei...
Philip T. Newbury, Jr. is a lawyer practicing insurance coverage litigation, sports and recreation litigation, products liability litigation and 3 oth...
Ms. Johns is a civil trial lawyer who has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict.
Mr Howard I Sobelman is a lawyer practicing asia, blockchain technology and digital currency, copyright and 11 other areas of law. Howard received a B...
Mr. Alexander Daniel Brown is a lawyer practicing sports, arts, entertainment and 3 other areas of law.
Jordan Blair Isrow is a lawyer practicing administrative, appellate practice, business and 27 other areas of law. Jordan has been licensed for 15 year...
Eric R Elms is a lawyer practicing arts and sports, business law, civil litigation and 13 other areas of law. Eric received a B.S. degree from Florida...
Joseph William Hovermill is a lawyer practicing communications & media, project finance, commercial & business litigation and 16 other areas of law. J...
Bobby R. Long has been a shareholder in the firm Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. since 2005.
David J Markowitz is a lawyer practicing business law, leasing, real estate law and 4 other areas of law. David received a B.A. degree from Clark Univ...
Greg Popowitz, a Florida Bar Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney, is a partner in our Fort Lauderdale office. He is a Registered Patent Att...
Bridget Michael Rohde is a lawyer practicing corporate compliance & investigations, securities violations, fcpa & uk bribery act and 9 other areas of ...
Mr. Jon Myer Talotta is a lawyer practicing arbitration, government, commercial litigation and 17 other areas of law.
Mr. Edmund Jacob Giering IV is a lawyer practicing corporate law, business, real estate and 4 other areas of law.
Reinaldo J Dorta, Jr. is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, personal injury, workers' compensation and 26 other areas of law. Reinaldo received a B...
Sheila Oretsky is ranked by Chambers USA for her work in commercial litigation and is a Martindale Hubbell AV rated litigator and trial attorney. In 2...
Frederick Mark Heiser is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, general liability, entertainment & sport venues and 6 other areas of law. Frederic...
Ed Chansky focuses his practice in the areas advertising, sales promotion, and trade-regulation law, including charitable promotions, cause-related ma...
Mr. John Russell Campbell is a lawyer practicing credit card fraud, litigation, balch sports and 5 other areas of law.
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Listed as Best Lawyer of the Year 2017 - Tax Law. Listed in Super Lawyers for Louisiana in the field of tax law.
Nicole Songy Loeb is a lawyer practicing litigation, real estate, personal injury and 8 other areas of law. Nicole received a B.A. degree from Univers...
Jason Berlin Klimpl is a lawyer practicing employment law, staffing industry, art law and 1 other area of law. Jason received a B.A. degree from Lehig...
Patrick A. Salvi II joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2007 and was named Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office in 2017.
Mr. Donald David Jackson is a lawyer practicing brand management, advertising, business litigation and 11 other areas of law.
Michael Winston Sheridan is a lawyer practicing administrative law, antitrust law, banking and bank regulatory and 18 other areas of law. Michael rece...
Charles T. Price is a lawyer practicing administrative law/regulatory law, alternative dispute resolution, appellate proceedings and 26 other areas of...
Richard J. Behr is a lawyer practicing personal injury defense, litigation, lawsuits & disputes and 2 other areas of law.
Ory Ben-Zion Sandel is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, appeals, appellate practice and 20 other areas of law. Ory received a B.A. ...
Emily Erin Long is a lawyer practicing criminal law, family law, criminal defense and 3 other areas of law. Emily received a B.S. degree from Kenyon C...
Steven Pacitti is a lawyer practicing business transactions, tax law, estate planning and 10 other areas of law. Steven received a B.B.A. degree from ...
Nathan E. Woody is a seasoned attorney with over 20 years of experience representing injured workers and individuals facing complex legal challenges i...
What is Entertainment & Sports?
Entertainment & Sports is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, entertainment & sports sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way entertainment & sports works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Entertainment & Sports attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Entertainment & Sports lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 45,619 verified entertainment & sports attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in New York.
When do you need an Entertainment & Sports attorney?
Most people contact an entertainment & sports lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for entertainment & sports representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by an entertainment & sports lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 45,619 entertainment & sports attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose an Entertainment & Sports attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing an entertainment & sports lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of entertainment & sports experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does an Entertainment & Sports lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay an entertainment & sports lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for entertainment & sports attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side entertainment & sports work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing entertainment & sports needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about entertainment & sports
How quickly can an entertainment & sports lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a entertainment & sports lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many entertainment & sports attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does an typical entertainment & sports matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are entertainment & sports lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between entertainment & sports and the related practice areas?
Entertainment & Sports overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find entertainment & sports attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the entertainment & sports roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Entertainment & Sports Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Entertainment & Sports by State
All states →Find entertainment & sports attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.