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Sports and Entertainment Law
The Coleman Legal Group LLC. has the pleasure of resolving legal cases and representing clients operating in all aspects of the entertainment industry. Our legal group understands that there are instances when a professional actor, author, writer, artist, producer, and or production company may be in need of legal assistance for a variety of reasons either personal or arising from career obligations. Our law office can assist you in a variety of fields in relation to your particular case as we handle everything from establishing small copyrights to finalizing large entertainment contracts. Furthermore, our group ensures tough litigators to defend your rights in situations that may result in trial or mediation and is more than capable of assisting professional entertainers in such instances.
Our Legal group serves sports professionals at all levels ranging from amateur and professional to international interests. The specialties of this field primarily concern matters related to antitrust, contracts, and torts and these types of legal matters can occur at any level of sports related field. Higher level professionals may also be required to fulfill contracts, antitrust, and torts based on federal regulations and codes – which is why it is often necessary for sports entities to consult legal counsel in even small or minor legal situations.
No matter which level of Sports involvement you are currently aligned with our legal group can offer assistance in the following torts and subfields:
• Advertising
• Broadcasting
• Censorship
• Confidentiality
• Contempt
• Copyright
• Trademarks
• Corporate Law
• Defamation
• Freedom of information
• Information technology
• Privacy
• Clearance of rights
• Contracts
• First Amendment- Freedoms of Speech
Furthermore, our attorneys are able to offer services to a broad range of entertainment professionals both in a diverse field set and in various levels of professional abilities. At the Coleman Legal Group LLC, we represent individuals from a broad spectrum of entertainment experience and can represent individuals just starting out in the entertainment career field all the way up to individuals with international recognition.
Our legal expertise envelops all subdivided fields related to entertainment law and our attorneys are exceptionally knowledgeable about the specific trade unions, production techniques, rules, customs, case law, and negotiation tactics related to all of the following fields:
• Film
• Multimedia
• Music
• Publishing
• Television
• Radio
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
• Design
In addition to these areas of law our attorneys are able to offer assistance in all types of legal negotiations associated with the area of entertainment law. Legal Negotiations for entertainment related law cases can add additional benefits by offering a cheaper alternative to trial and by leaving room to achieve personal goals in agreements. Negotiations or mediation type scenarios may be a more beneficial legal approach to solving your particular entertainment related legal need—in which case our attorneys would be able to prepare settlement agreements, contract proposals, or any other form of negotiation service as necessary.
What is a Motion to Dismiss? A motion to dismiss is a form of legal pleading in response to the filing of a court case in which the defendant request that the court throw the case out of court. A plaintiff may also file a motion to dismiss a case if a settlement is reached or if it is recommended by counsel that the case be closed. If the defendant files the motion to dismiss it is generally assumed that the defendant denies any claims brought forth by the plaintiff. A Motion to Dismiss can be filed in almost any type of litigation or case...
read moreSocial media has become a tool for networking and communication between individuals ranging from celebrity status to average individuals seeking individualism and self-expression. Today with a click of a button anyone anywhere can share their latest creations, lyrics, images, writings, music, etc. with the world. Although this opportunity allows the image to increase in popularity and allows for many other individuals to admire the work it also allows for the works to become misappropriated by other individuals or corporations. While there...
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read moreDivorce for a professional sports athlete or coach can lead to complex situations that may make the legal process high profile and may make obtaining the divorce a long and convoluted process. The responsibilities associated with being a pro athlete are well known to be strenuous on a relationship and often times can lead to the dissolution of the marriage. “According to Mark Kreider of ESPN.com divorce rates are estimated to occur and resonate between 60 and 80 percent of all professional athlete marriages.” Common reasons for divorce...
read moreIf you are currently married to an author, musician, actor, or artist and are seeking divorce than there are serious obligations to consider in terms of marital assets. In addition to typical aspects of divorce; such as, alimony, child support, child custody/visitation, and equitable divisions of property a divorce concerning an entertainer divorcee may also be subjected to disputes over divisions of copyrights, trademarks, or royalties. In entertainment divorce the divisions of labeled properties generally become the most disputed factors...
read moreColeman Legal Group LLC is a Georgia based law firm formed by Danny Coleman, MBA, Attorney in 2003. Coleman Legal Group, LLC has two offices, one in Alpharetta and the other in downtown Atlanta – serving the entire metro-Atlanta area. Coleman Legal Group, LLC’s Georgia attorneys take cases in the complementary areas of Divorce, Family Law, Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Business Law. In detail, Coleman Legal Group, LLC’s attorneys take cases in the area of: • Divorce and Family Law: Georgia...
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