Questions To Ask When Hiring An Entertainment Lawyer

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Questions To Ask When Hiring An Entertainment Lawyer

In any area of the entertainment industry, the more successful you become, the more you can be sure that lawsuits will soon follow. With attention comes risk, and in today’s digital era where entertainers definitely need to promote themselves online, there are many legalities to consider when you begin your journey. An entertainment lawyer comes into play when you need counsel regarding circumstances of company creation, intellectual property, or contractual negotiations, and there are many other bases they can help with as well. In order to be properly defended, however, you need to know how to choose the right entertainment lawyer for your business. Here are a few questions you may want to keep in mind when hiring an entertainment lawyer.

Specific Results

Just as if you were scouting talent for any position, one of the most important questions to ask is the candidate’s specific area of expertise. The entertainment world is vast, and each different profession has different legal worries to consider. Sure, the overall business formation can be assisted by any generic lawyer, but to maintain the most effective protection while navigating the troublesome valleys of entertainment, you need precise defense. For sports players seeking representation, it may be best to go with an entertainment lawyer who has experience in that specific field. Luckily, with Chase Lawyers in Miami, we have multiple attorneys who have garnered experience in all sections of the industry.

Track Record

Whether or not your candidate has exact experience representing your sport or artform may not matter if their resume exceed expectations. The second most important question to ask during the selection process of your lawyer is, who have they previously worked with? Verify their claims online to see if their stories match up with their reputation. With some easy research, you can tell fairly quickly how successful your lawyer in question has been in the past. You also may be able to hear testimonials from their past clients about hidden fee structures and other important details about the way their law firm operates.

No matter how big the business may currently be, the potential for growth is always just around the corner and the necessity for legal protection remains. The skilled entertainment lawyers in Miami at Chase Lawyers can assist you with litigation and overall consultation of your structure to help you do what you do best; perform. By covering all the bases to protecting your brand infrastructure, you can entertain free of worry that your work will be compromised. Chase Lawyers in Miami has advised clients across the globe in all sectors of the entertainment industry including music, television, sports, modeling, etc. Our representation record has been proven through decades of evolving legislation that we intend to stay one step ahead of. We hope this article has given you a better understanding of what to look for in your hiring process because such an important role should not be taken lightly.

Barry Chase

Barry Chase, Esq., Senior Partner at ChaseLawyers®, is a distinguished figure in the realm of sports and entertainment law, offering Harvard-level representation that is both cost-sensitive and exceptional. An honors graduate of Yale College (Phi Beta Kappa) and Harvard Law School, Chase's illustrious career commenced at a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm, now known as Wilmer Hale. Here, he honed his expertise in Communications and First Amendment law, representing media titans such as CBS, the Times-Mirror Company, and Time, Inc. in pivotal Federal Communications Commission (FCC) matters.

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