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THE LAWQ  |  JUNE 2021 GREETINGS FROM THELAWQ.COM Welcome to the \"Top Rated Lawyers of Florida\" edition This issue features legal blogs on a range of important for the first quarter of 2021. I believe it is fair to say legal issues, top lawyer profiles of Florida, and other that we will all be relieved to leave 2020 behind and topics that I am sure will continue to grow and be at the begin a new year with the introduction of vaccines. forefront of TheLawQ.com in 2021. Keep in touch if Each year, TheLawQ.com honors the top lawyers you'd like to add your thoughts on current affairs to a through a standardized multiphase selection process 2021 edition. that involves peer nomination, independent analysis, Enjoy the issue and best wishes for the rest of the year! and public reviews. TheLawQ.com honors the TheLawQ.com. professional lawyers who earn the highest point totals during this selection process. Check out the list of Florida’s top-rated lawyers to make sure you're hiring the \"best of the best\" lawyer of Florida!

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TheLawQ.com’s Top Lawyers in Florida TOMMY SMITH PRACTICE AREA: ELDER LAW STATE: FLORIDA Tommy is the owner of Smith Law, His undergraduate degree is from PLLC. He is a member of the National North Carolina State University. He Association of Elder Law Attorneys, has an MBA from the University of the Academy of Florida Elder Law West Florida, and he graduated Attorneys, ElderCounsel, Lawyers magna cum laude from Liberty with a Purpose, and the National Care University School of Law in Virginia. Planning Council. These are professional associations of attorneys Prior to attending law school, Tommy who are dedicated to improving the was the business administrator for a quality of legal services for seniors local church after a career or more and people with special needs in the than thirty years in industry in various areas of public benefits, wills and management and technical capacities. trusts, probate and estate planning, As a certified quality engineer and and health and long-term care manager, he received a corporate planning. Circle of Excellence Award for leading ISO 9001 certification efforts. He was Tommy is licensed to practice before a supervisor, Technical Services all Florida state courts, the U.S. Manager, Customer Service and Sales District Court for Northern Florida, Manager, and an all-round flunkey. and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Tommy and his wife, Debbie, are Claims in Washington, DC. members of Hillcrest Baptist Church, and they have one son, Zack, who is an attorney working for the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Our Elder Law Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts Power of Attorney Practice Areas Deeds Medicaid Planning Veterans Benefits Asset Protection Address: 4300 Bayou Blvd., www.thelawq.com    |   07 Suite 30, Pensacola, FL 32503 Phone: (850) 641-8900 Open: Monday - Friday) 9 AM - 5 PM

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TheLawQ.com’s Top Lawyers in Florida RENEE MARIE SMITH REAL ESTATE LAW STATE: FLORIDA Renee Marie Smith is an In 1994, Smith went on to American real estate attorney, attend Cleveland-Marshall author, speaker, and educator. College of Law where she She was the 2009 host of the received a Juris Doctorate with Fox 29 Real Estate Guru Show. independent research into In 2017 she founded International Business and the Trending50, an online network Cultural Impact on the for the empowerment of Development of Legal professional women through Systems. access to its digital magazine, articles, web series, FIFTV, and During her Juris Doctorate national networking events. studies, Smith lived abroad in Mexico and Brazil, where she Thailand after accepting a job as legal counsel for Millenium IT Thailand, a Early Life and Education was educated on NAFTA, subsidiary of ConSyGen, Inc. She returned to the United States in 1999 and worked Smith, the daughter of a retired International Trade, and in the litigation department at statewide Florida law firms, Stiles, Taylor, & Grace, real estate developer, was Comparative Law: Common P.A. and Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson. raised in Cleveland, Ohio. versus Civil Law Systems. In 2007, Smith opened her own law office She attended Case Western Career in Miami, Smith Title Services, Inc., Reserve University where she Smith’s first position post B.A. providing aid to distressed property received a Bachelor of Arts in was with IBM as a mainframe owners in resolving their debt issues Political Science and salesperson. She later went on stemming from the 2007 housing crisis. Economics with an to work for National City Bank independent study into the in Cleveland, Ohio as a In 2009, she founded the statewide title Exportation of US Service financing servicer for GM Ford company, Smith & Associates, to advocate Industries. While completing Dealers Automobile and then for discouraged homeowners needing her undergraduate degree, worked as a division sales assistance with short sale negotiations. Smith clerked on Capitol Hill in manager at [Dillard's]. Smith Washington, D.C. for Richard passed the Florida Bar in 1997 Gilmore's agribusiness lobby and moved to Bangkok, firm, GIC Group. www.thelawq.com    |   09

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TheLawQ.com’s Top Lawyers in Florida MATTHEW E. ROMANIK EMPLOYMENT/LABOR LAW STATE: FLORIDA I am proud to be an attorney. I began and lots of continuing guidance from During my undergraduate studies, I worked for the practicing law in 1995 with the goal of my mother, who is a professor of Soil and Water Science department and, ultimately, representing clients who needed English. I grew up riding my bicycle oversaw a soil hydrology lab, with full time someone to equalize the playing field. around the outskirts of town, playing responsibilities, while attending school. I enjoyed At that time, I practiced my drums, running a lawn service, my dirt lab so much that I thought I'd like to stay in predominantly employment and, in the slow winters, working in Gainesville for graduate school. The University of discrimination. Since then, I have restaurants. Florida welcomed me at the Levin College of Law, developed a practice which also where I studied a substantial amount of includes litigating workers' I was fortunate to be accepted to the environmental law, knowing working on the compensation claims, social security University of Florida and headed to rewarding end of that area would typically involve claims, civil cases, personal injury Gainesville in 1988. I went to college pro bono endeavors. I kept the lab intact, kept law cases and wrongful death claims. with an open mind hoping to decide school in order, and, for the last two years of law what my career goal would be as I school, clerked for the reputable firm Stripling, How my practice evolved is a long learned more about academic studies McMichael and Stripling. That is where I learned story I will try to keep relatively short. and life. Ultimately, while I was very about personal injury litigation. I was born in Pennsylvania and, since interested in science and medicine, I the age of five, have been a Floridian. also was fascinated with political I grew up in Lakeland, Florida. I had an science and finance. While most pick innate skill set in math and science, one from the top contenders, I picked probably due in part to my chemical two areas of focused study. I received engineer father, but I strived to a Bachelor of Arts in political science develop my research and writing skills, and a Bachelor of Science in finance with both genetic predisposition within four years of my enrollment. Practice Workers' Since 1995, attorney Matt Romanik has Area Compensation dedicated his career to legal excellence. Over the course of the past decades, he has stood up Address: 1616 Concierge Boulevard for the rights of Florida’s injured workers and Daytona Beach, FL 32117 defended deserving employers resulting in a Phone: 386-245-6332 well-won reputation for detailed, personalized and professional legal care. Mr. Romanik is the Open: Monday - Friday longest standing board-certified workers’ 9 AM - 5:00 PM compensation lawyer in private practice in Volusia and Flagler counties. He knows the law Closed: (Saturday - Sunday) and will help clients make well-informed decisions. www.thelawq.com    |   12

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TheLawQ.com’s Top Lawyers in Florida SARAH CABARCUS ENTERTAINMENT LAW STATE: FLORIDA Ms. Cabarcas Osman has been Ms. Cabarcas Osman was admitted to She is also a proud mother and most Saturdays you working for over a decade to help the Florida Bar in 2011, the U.S. will find her at a T-ball practice or soccer game with clients obtain justice and favorable District Court, Southern District of her son. She held the office of Cabinet Director for settlements. She gathered experience Florida in 2014, the U.S. District the University of Florida Student Government in as a litigator practicing law in the area Court, Northern District of Florida in 2004 and was the Public Relations Chair for the of Insurance Defense for a prestigious 2015 and the U.S District Court, University of Florida Hispanic Student Association national law firm. Middle District of Florida in 2016. She in 2003. She is fluent in English and Spanish. is a Florida Women Lawyers Ms. Cabarcas Osman's current Association Member, a Mattie Belle practice specializes in the protection Davis Society Member and an of privacy rights for models and talent IMPACT Ambassador with Joe in the entertainment and sports DiMaggio Children's Hospital industry. Additionally, she litigates Foundation. general civil matters such as family law disputes, business, contractual As a South Florida native, being active issues and probate proceedings. in the community has also been an Finally she helps businesses and integral part of Ms. Cabarcas Osman's individuals build and manage their career and life. She serves on the reputation. Board for the Weston Bar Association and is an active member of her Church volunteering for various local charities. Practice Estate Planning Entertainment Image Infringement Defamation- Areas Law /Publicity Rights Libel/Slander Address: 6082 Franconia Road, Civil Litigation Family Law Corporate Law Suite A in Alexandria VA Phone: (954) 835-4133 A FOCUS ON RESULTS www.thelawq.com    |   17 Email: [email protected] Open: Monday - Friday The law is complex, and many of our clients find the legal 9 AM - 5:30 PM system intimidating. They may also have difficulties effectively communicating with insurance companies or need legal advice before starting a business.

FEATURED BLOGS 01 ELDER LAW & OTHER BLOGS ELDER ABUSE 04 ARE YOU PREPARED TO PURCHASE YOUR FIRST HOME? 05 OVERVIEW OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS 06 UNDERSTANDING THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 07 OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE 02 03 08 DETERMINING WHETHER YOU WHAT KIND OF POWER IMPORTANCE OF SHOULD CONSULT AN 03 OF ATTORNEY DO I HIRING A REAL ATTORNEY FOR A DUI NEED? ESTATE ATTORNEY APRIL 2021 | ISSUE 01 BEFORE BUYING A 09 COMMON THINGS TO KNOW HOUSE ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT LAW 10 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER www.thelawq.com    |    18

EXCLUSIVE ELDER LAW & Law that covers the various Elder law discusses the different ELDER ABUSE legal needs of aging populations life choices and conditions is known as Elder Law. It focuses occurring during this lifetime Published by TheLawQ.com on legal problems that concern and how estate arrangements Featuring Mr. Tommy Smith baby boomers and their elderly are implemented after your parents. Lawyers versed in death. Elderly lawyers who SMITH LAW, PLLC these matters are referred to as concentrate on these issues in elder lawyers. The legal their legal practice take an Address: 4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite concerns of older people are integral approach in dealing 30, Pensacola, FL 32503 regulated by complicated rules with elderly people and their Phone: (850) 641-8900 and laws that differ according to families to help them address Fax: (850) 332-5560 state. They are often diversified, legal issues along with a Open: (Monday - Friday): often involving a unique view of network of practitioners, 9 AM - 5 PM aging’s consequences that can including health and social Closed: (Saturday - Sunday) make an individual physically, workers and psychologists financially, and socially vulnerable. . www.thelawq.com    |    19

TYPES OF ELDER LAW ESTATE PLANNING & SETTLEMENT The majority of elder lawyers are not competent in all areas of law, which makes Estate planning is a comprehensive it necessary to look for the right type of way of assessing who will inherit elder lawyer if you or your family members your property after you die and who need legal assistance. Elder law’s main will take care of your final wishes. areas include: This involves, as discussed above, disability preparation and planning Tommy G. Smith, ESQ. DISABILITY & SPECIAL NEEDS to prevent facts, mitigate estate PLANNING taxation and make sure that the “Mr. Smith handled my brothers beneficiaries are safe from poor estate and probate with This area of elder law emphasizes the decisions and outside influences. A support mechanisms that aging put in place detailed estate plan should include sincerity and professionalism. to protect itself from a physical or mental the final will, a long-term counsel, He expedited the process when disability. Any essential legal documents an advance medical directive, and a possible and kept me informed can be prepared in advance of such a revocable trust, if necessary. A throughout. I was very pleased situation, such as a lawyer’s durable power revocable living trust lets you to designate someone else as a legal agent designate someone else to rule on with his performance.” to make such financial decisions for you. assets kept in a trust. When you are unable and an expected William medical order with a durable power of the GUARDIANSHIP health care lawyer and a living will, that identifies the treatments you conduct. When a person became disabled and Without these records, the court may leave did not put in a durable power of a these decisions to a guardian. lawyer or advance medical advice, then a family member, a friend, or, in “Mr. Smith helped my parents LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING some cases, a stranger, needs to go to with their estate planning and court, and a custodian or conservative Such elderly legislation reflects the petition is named on behalf of the to update their will. He was programs that older people often need for disabled person. Guardianship, also very patient, kind, and helpful. healthy living because they can’t provide known by some states as for themselves. These include care homes conservatories, is often referred to as He walked them through this or support centers and long-term health “living probate” because it is the court- process, step-by-step. If you insurance and forms in which they earn supervised method of managing the need an elder law attorney, these benefits (Medicaid or the estate of an incapacitated individual. Department of Veterans Affairs, for By comparison, if the person takes the Tommy Smith of Smith Law, example). Medicaid preparation requires time to develop a disability plan with PLLC is the best choice!” repositioning and relocation of assets to the support of a custodial lawyer, he apply for Medicaid care benefits. Veteran’s or she will have the right legal papers Anna H. rights in terms of Elder Law include the to dictate on behalf of him or her who provision of long-term health care needs of would make decisions in the fields of Role of an Elder Law Attorney U.S. military veterans. financial and health care. A lawyer can discuss the value of will and estate planning, including planning special needs for a child or adult, evidence proceedings, and other matters. They will create a durable lawyer power to assist with healthcare and planning, including long-term care, patient rights, Medicare, and therapy authority.Furthermore, they can help you with financial representation, guardianship and help find and manage long-term care facilities. www.thelawq.com    |    20

WHAT KIND OF POWER OF ATTORNEY DO I NEED? PUBLISHED BY THELAWQ.COM Giving the legal authority to a trustworthy individual will make the thought of being incapable of making your own monetary or medical decisions a little less frightening. This article gives the right to handle financial and/or health care decisions on your behalf to another individual (called your lawyer or attorney-in-fact). Attorney’s non-durable vs. durable power The durable power of attorney is the greatest defense for estate planning. When you sign it, it goes into practice, remains in effect while you become incapacitated, and only disappears if you die or withdraw it. Another substitute that you may try is a springing durable power of attorney. When a single thing occurs, it “springs into action, like getting declared unfit. Make sure you specifically identify the event that you do this; otherwise, your agent will need to seek a judicial order to proceed on your behalf. On the other side, once you become sick, a non-durable power of attorney would be void. It is effective for meeting unique, short-term objectives, but not for the intent of estate planning. Depending on the jurisdiction rules, a lawyer’s power must be signed in front of a notary public with probable additional witnesses. You may cancel a lawyer’s power at any moment as long as you can always make judgments. However, if you do so, you may have to send your agent a written warning. You can have two separate attorney powers for maximum security: for financing and health care. THE LAWYER’S CAPITAL STRENGTH Contact Us: A lawyer’s financial jurisdiction grants the attorney the (217) 726-6400 right to conduct tasks such as paying your fees, [email protected] handling your funds, and filing your taxes. www.thelawq.com    |    21 You can offer your finances as much or as little accessibility as you wish. Bear in mind that your agent would require maximum (or nearly complete) access if you become unable. Otherwise, there might be anything he or she might not be allowed to do with you.

LAWYER’S MEDICAL STRENGTH This policy enables your agent to manage your medical treatment if you are unwilling to do so. You may also build a living will detailing how to manage multiple scenarios to guarantee that the agent understands your treatment priorities. Many states permit you to merge your willingness to live and the durable power of attorney for healthcare coverage into one paper, referred to as the Advance Health Care Directive. WHO WILL HAVE THE POWER OF ATTORNEY? An attorney-in-fact may be nearly anyone as long as they are an adult and not psychologically incapacitated. Only make sure that he is someone you trust. The same person can, if you wish, maintain both your financial and health care power. If your first pick cannot or will not handle it after it arrives, it is smart to appoint a successor agent. While it is effortless to establish a power of attorney, it is crucial to guarantee that cases are handled correctly. You might want your papers to be reviewed by an estate planning lawyer to be on the safe side. Matter & Legal Case Management Software Government Case Corporate Matter Advocate Case and Matter Management Management Management Software Government Software For Contract Workflow Workflow Advocates Management Software Management Software Immigration Immigration Law Immigration Case Software For Software Tracking Software Lawyers VISIT www.legalfiles.com www.thelawq.com    |    22

EXCLUSIVE IMPORTANCE OF HIRING A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY BEFORE BUYING A HOUSE Published by TheLawQ.com Featuring Renee Marie Smith SMITH/BARBARA One of the most expensive Real estate agents and a title purchases a person makes in life is company can perform the “function Address: 515 East Las Olas Boulevard, purchasing a house. Any of closing” but can’t advise the Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, carelessness or failure to pay buyer or seller on what issues or Florida 33301 attention when buying a house will pitfalls to avoid. result in incredible frustration. As a Phone: (954) 710-0116 suggestion before any real estate However, in certain circumstances, Email: [email protected] transaction, it is always best to hire problems, concerns, or questions an experienced attorney. may expose the parties to threats or higher costs, so it is more In Florida, it is recommended convenient and better to get legal buyers hire a real estate attorney advice from a real estate lawyer in to close the residential house Florida. purchase. www.thelawq.com    |    23

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EXCLUSIVE ARE YOU PREPARED TO PURCHASE YOUR FIRST HOME? Published by TheLawQ.com Owning a home is not for all, but it may be perfect for You are all set in terms of the down payment and closing some, but not everyone. Unless you cannot bear your living costs practices or your landlord, it is better to explore building a There are three measures to owning a house that you need house for yourself. Here are the key factors to describe that to consider: the down payment, the closing expenses, and as a “yes.” the final mortgage. Even if your salary is high, you will need comparatively immediate cash to buy these first two You intend to live in the same position again for another products.House loans usually need a minimum of 20 per three to five years cent down payment. Whether you are looking to graduate from college or are pursuing a job transfer, why care? Purchasing a house takes When estimating closure expenses, several considerations a tremendous amount of initial work, and it is not worth are weighed, like sale and other expenses and homeowners’ doing again over the next year or two. insurance, mortgage insurance, property taxes, and more. The financing and closing costs of a home acquisition will This is typically about 2 to 3 per cent of the home price, not be worth spending if repetitive costs are included down based on the state in which the home is built, the sort of the line.What is more, if you wind up having to relocate mortgage one has, and more. We will address current during a market crash, you may have to sell the place for mortgage payments here. less than you bought it for, not to mention pay fees to the real estate brokers (averaging 5-6 per cent of the house www.thelawq.com    |    25 buying price, or $5,000 for every $100,000).

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Matthew E. Romanik TYPES OF WORKERS’ Temporary total disability: prohibits Employment/Labor Law COMPENSATION BENEFITS you from working for a short period of time. You have a current, total Attorney Medical Care & Treatment: workers’ impairment, but you may be able to compensation covers medical costs return to work in the future. Board-Certified, that are directly linked to workplace Temporary disability benefits Industry Recognized injury. The most popular category of terminate if you no longer have the medical benefits includes the disability. Legal Care treatments of physicians, Temporary partial disability: when medications, and operations. If you you are temporarily disabled, you Matt Romanik Litigates require additional equipment to cannot perform the whole of your Workers’ Compensation support you with your accident, such regular job for a limited period of Issues Across The Daytona as a wheelchair, you would possibly time. Likewise, your doctor can say be protected by workers’ that you should only operate for four Beach Region compensation benefits. In some hours at a time while recovering from cases, workers’ compensation will your injury. A wide variety of Call To Schedule also cover psychological treatment, assistance is offered in most state physical therapy, and acupuncture. initiatives to help people reach a 386-245-6332 position of economic security. Moreover, a lawyer understands Permanent partial disability: entails different strategies used by insurance any partial disability that firms. Workers’ comp lawyers are substantially impairs an individual’s more likely to participate in ability to perform job duties. States productive talks with the insurance are usually only able to compensate firms than a person negotiating people for a certain amount of without an attorney. damage. Permanent total disability: means Rehabilitation Benefits: you can’t do your job due to accident, Rehabilitation benefits can pay for sickness, or illness. Determining medical and therapeutic care (such as permanent and absolute disability physical therapy) necessary for your payments according to the laws is recovery from the injury or sickness. quite difficult and varies from state to They will be responsible for the state. continuing medical treatment and How can a lawyer help with the retraining services. workers’ compensation benefits? Lawyers can help identify the issues that Suppose your illness or disability are outstanding and, most importantly, prohibits you from returning to your speed the process. A lawyer can evaluate former job. In that case, many states a specific workers’ compensation lawsuit allow vocational rehabilitation or to ensure the employee obtains similar forms of benefits to pay for sufficient compensation for the injuries. the assessment, retraining, tuition, The lawyer can determine the extent of and other expenses required for you harm from the physical injuries and to get qualified for another job. investigate the company’s corporate safety record. Disability Benefits: Moreover, a lawyer understands Disability benefits are intended to different strategies used by insurance cover your salary when you cannot firms. Workers’ comp lawyers are more work because of an illness or an likely to participate in productive talks injury. There are various forms of with the insurance firms than a person coverage for the disabled depending negotiating without an attorney. on the type of disability: www.thelawq.com    |  29

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Sarah Cabarcas ROLE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT WHEN SHOULD SOMEONE SEEK Entertainment Law Attorney LAWYER AN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER? “I am deeply grateful that I had The role of an entertainment lawyer An artist should consult with an The Law Office of Sarah is increasingly important and visible entertainment lawyer before signing any in this day of social media presence contract to properly understand the Cabarcas, P.A. to help me and digital advertising. People should terms and conditions of the contract and untangle the issues surrounding have an entertainment lawyer at the the scope. my case. Their clear and direct top of their mind. Even contracts that seem to have the advice made all the One of the vital things entertainment best interests of artists in mind may have difference.” lawyers do is examine and negotiate peripheral undesirable consequences. contracts and deals. E. Steele, Tampa, FL A songwriter, or a producer, for instance, An entertainment lawyer is also should take help from an entertainment “I recommend The Law Office expected to spend a significant lawyer to mainly protect their intellectual of Sarah Cabarcas, P.A. for its amount of time meeting with their property and negotiate their contract for founding partner’s impeccable client’s other lawyers. all different reasons. attention to detail and ability They draft arrangements, land WHAT ARE INTELLECTUAL to focus on individual client booking agents, or concert deals and PROPERTY RIGHTS? satisfaction, thoroughly deal with many other agreements. Not to be mistaken with the music Intellectual Property Rights are the result explaining all options to clients producer, an entertainment lawyer of human creation like innovation, and guiding them through deals with the legal formalities of an designs, business models, logos, songs, tough decisions in order to artist’s career. poetry, signs, labels, products, etc. It allows their owner to profit from their best serve the client’s interests In some instances, entertainment product truly. and get results.” lawyers must verify that their clients recognize what they sign and ensure Free 15 Minute Consultation M. Bassett- Ruben, the safety of their client’s interests. It prohibits someone from stealing any Aventura, FL creation from the original creator WHO ARE THE PRIME CLIENTS OF without their permission. If anyone ENTERTAINMENT LAWYERS? copies or steals a creation from the original creator, then they can be sued An entertainment lawyer must be legally. able to deal with different types of customers with different needs. Set up a time to call us and Entertainment lawyers often find out more represent actors, athletes, and other about what we talents in individual endeavors and do. Learn how business opportunities such as the we can help creation of charities, restaurants, you achieve launching clotheslines, or starting other companies in similar or your goal. different industries. Book Free Consultation Singers can shift from actors and actors to singers. Book an Appointment www.thelawq.com    |  38

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EXCLUSIVE UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER Published by TheLawQ.com General legislation may assist you in comprehending the In addition, some attorneys may be in charge of assisting different regulations in your business in some cases. people in finding employment. Still, they aren’t necessarily Drafting an employment contract, for example, may seem lawyers in the conventional sense, but rather those with to be quite identical across a broad range of business legal expertise who serve as agents. models. If you work in the entertainment business, you’ll want to However, some businesses are hyperspecific, regulated by engage an entertainment lawyer to assist you in grasping all a specific set of laws and regulations, necessitating the of the intricacies of the law so that you can go ahead and assistance of a professional who is familiar enough with recruit people and start crucial projects more efficiently. these standards to safeguard you from the typical mistakes and problems that others in your sector may encounter. What are their responsibilities in your business? Obviously, the preceding description scratches the surface An entertainment lawyer is an excellent example of this. of an entertainment lawyer’s role in your day-to-day Those in the entertainment business hire entertainment operations. The job that they do on your behalf is critical to attorneys to help them create or negotiate contracts and keeping your business and its workers safe while you deal with litigation if required. continue to operate. www.thelawq.com    |    40

But what exactly are entertainment attorneys responsible for? They’ll deal with the following things: 1.Drafting development and production contracts for a variety of sectors and assisting both parties in negotiating terms and modifying contractual agreements to reach an agreement. 2.Assisting in the facilitation and negotiation of distribution agreements for a broad range of entertainment projects 3.Analyzing current agreements to answer any questions clients may have or assist them if litigation arises, which will happen throughout the writing and negotiating stages and if anybody is suspected or accused of breaching the contract. 4.Assisting customers in connecting with experts who can help them get the assistance they need to go ahead more effectively. 5.Developing finance agreements for different loans, sponsorships, grants, and other kinds of money (this is in the case of entertainment lawyers who have more general experience in the industry at hand) 6.Fostering client-union or guild ties – Protecting the intellectual property of individual customers or businesses seeking their assistance 7.Providing essential guidance that a customer may need in the course of their daily activities An entertainment lawyer’s job may be comprehensive, making them an invaluable resource to have on your side if you run a business in the entertainment sector. However, keep in mind that this list may not apply to every entertainment lawyer you come across. Instead, this is a comprehensive overview of the many duties that attorneys in the entertainment business may have. Before you contact an entertainment lawyer, make sure you understand what kind of work they perform so you don’t end up consulting the wrong attorney and being directed to several professionals afterward. When do you need to contact an entertainment attorney? When you should contact an entertainment lawyer is completely dependent on your unique circumstances. However, learning more about the role of an entertainment lawyer may help you choose whether or not you’ll require their services. The following are some of the sectors that will often need the assistance of an entertainment lawyer at some point in the future: Print and Electronic Media Television and Film Theater Music Comedy The following are some of the situations in which you may need the services of an entertainment lawyer: 1.You need to draft a contract for a person or business with whom you want to collaborate. 2.The person to whom you’ve given a contract wants to discuss the terms and conditions, which will need numerous changes to the initial agreement before both sides are comfortable signing. 3.One of the people or organizations with whom you’re working has broken the contract’s terms and conditions, and you need to take legal action to correct the problem. 4.An organization or individual thinks you’ve broken your contract or done something illegal, and they’re pursuing legal action against you. 5.For the content that your organization has produced, you must establish and defend your intellectual property rights. This is only a partial list of the situations in which an entertainment lawyer may be required. Having an entertainment attorney on your side when you’re unsure about a particular area of your business may be helpful in virtually every scenario. www.thelawq.com    |    41

What should I do if I need to hire an entertainment lawyer? Although this article goes into greater detail about who an entertainment lawyer is and what their role is, the truth is that there are many different types of entertainment lawyers who specialize in various areas of law and offer specific services tailored to the situation you may be in when you seek their assistance. For example, one entertainment lawyer may focus on the film and television sectors, providing a broad range of services to people in the business. In contrast, another entertainment lawyer may work only for publishing clients. It’s easy to find the right entertainment lawyer for you. It’s as simple as asking yourself two questions. First and foremost, what industry should my entertainment lawyer work in? Second, what exactly do you need assistance with? Suppose you’re in the process of hiring someone for employment, for example. In that case, you’ll want to engage a contract lawyer who specializes in the entertainment business and has significant expertise in writing, negotiating, and, if necessary, litigating contracts. It’s just a question of finding the appropriate professionals (those who have significant expertise in their field, a happy customer base, a solid educational background, etc.) and bringing them onto your project after you’ve determined what kind of lawyer you need. General attorneys are ideal for most companies since many of the same rules and requirements apply to small enterprises unless you operate in a particular area. When you work in entertainment, whether in the film and television business or the music industry, the regulations that govern your job may become a little more complicated. To ensure that you have as few issues as possible within your company structure, the information above will help you understand what an entertainment attorney does, what they may be able to assist you with, and how you can start looking for the aid you need for any existing projects. www.thelawq.com    |    42

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