Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

US Entertainment Attorney

We recommend Harris Tulchin, from Harris Tulchin& Associates e-mail - [email protected]

He is based in California.

Patent Attorneys

One way to identify the "top" members of a given legal specialty is to look in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The publication is described at http://www.martindale.com/products/bar_reg.html but it isn't online itself. Our firm, Elman & Associates, is included in the Bar Register under "patent attorneys."

To be more specific, you would want to identify the purpose of your question. Are you looking to file a patent application? Would it be for a single invention, or for a family of inventions on which a business is to be built? Do you want someone adept at structuring inter-company transactions? Or do you have a patent and want to enforce it in court or in an "alternative dispute resolution" forum?

If you want to protect an invention, what field is it in? Someone skilled in biotechnology is not likely to be the most efficient person to describe an electronic invention, and vice versa.

Are you in a "bet the company, spare no expense" mode of operation, or are you looking for the most "bang for the buck"? Does geographic location have importance to you?

The answers to these questions will help you select the best practitioner for your specific needs.

Entertainment lawyers

Another place to look is at http://www.wld.com, West Legal Directory. "Entertainment lawyer," though a specialty, is still pretty broad. Do you need someone who represents talent? Authors? Musicians? Song writers? Other? That will also help narrow your search? Also, do you want local counsel or someone who is in an entertainment hot spot like LA, NY, Nashville, Austin, etc.? Good luck with your search!