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Sports and Entertainment Law
Our Georgia based attorneys and lawyers at Coleman Legal Group LLC have the pleasure of representing sports and entertainment industry clients through out the Atlanta metro area. We understand that a professional sports athlete, coach, agent, manager, actor, author, writer, artist, producer or production company needs specialized attention and legal assistance for a large variety of career related reasons. These can either be personal career related issues or directly related to your business and career.
Our Sports and Entertainment attorneys can assist you in a variety of fields in relation to your particular case as we handle everything from establishing copyrights to finalizing entertainment contracts. Furthermore, our attorneys are prepared to defend your hard earned position and legal rights in situations that may result in a trial or mediation.
Our Sports and Entertainment Attorneys can you with the following:
• Entertainment Contracts and Agreements: management, production and distribution, release, recording and performance, producer, music licensing, venue, promotions, sponsorships, employment, salary, merchandise, endorsement, personal appearance and personal service.
• Negotiations: contract stipulations, compensation deals, vendors, management rights, settlements, etc.
• Financial Needs: borrowing, investment, corporate issues, production, and rights of acquisition
• Personal Needs: divorce, family law, prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, financial restructuring, estates, trusts, wills
Sports and Entertainment Professionals We Serve:
• Athletes
• Sports agents
• Sports agencies
• Actors
• Writers
• Producers
• Directors
• Agents
• Recording Artist
• Songwriters
• Television Hosts
• Internet Based Entertaiment
• Radio Station Personalities
• Investors
• Startup franchises
• Public trade corporations
• Media and telecommunications entities
• Electronic Entertainment and Video Game Production
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...
read moreAvoiding entertainment scams is not always easy and it may take time and effort to discover whether or not an entertainment opportunity is a scam. Efforts to avoid entertainment scams while looking for opportunities can amount to a majority of the work when attempting to be discovered for stardom within the entertainment industry. It is estimated that one out of every ten entertainment organizations are legitimate while the factitious racketeering organizations appear a dime a dozen. Even companies that involve a large amount of employees can...
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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