2. Introduction
The Law Office of Barry Oliver Chase, is an entertainment, arts, sports and media law firm.
The firm represents both institutional and individual clients, with particular emphasis on
the music, film, television, radio, literary and Internet industries.
The Law Office of Barry Oliver Chase is committed to protecting its clients' rights,
anticipating future problems, neutralizing unanticipated obstacles, and helping to clarify
and achieve its clients' goals.
3. Education
Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, Harvard Law School, Cambridge,
1967 Massachusetts, 1970
B.A. Juris Doctor
Honors: Magna Cum Laude Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: History
4. Employment
Began his legal career with a large Senior Vice-President of National
Washington DC law firm in 1970 Production for South Florida's PBS
affiliate from 1991 - 1995
Became Associate General Counsel of
the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Returned to the practice of law and open
1976 his own firm in Miami in 1996
Became Vice President of Programming
at PBS from 1980 - 1991
5. Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, 1971
Florida, 1996
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1971
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1973
6. Areas of Practice
Music industry law Communications and media law
TV, film and radio production Literary property and publishing
Internet law and First Amendment rights Visual arts
Copyright, trademark and endorsement Entertainment companies
agreements
7. Clients
CBS Composers
Times-Mirror Company Record companies
Capital Cities Communications Filmmakers
Time, Inc Artists
Producers (Film and Music) Models
Television stars Authors
Recording artists Screenwriters
8. Professional Associations
Member, Board of Directors, Miami Design Preservation League
Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Miami Design Preservation
League
Member, Board of Directors, Arts & Business Council of Miami
Member, Board of Directors, Dade Cultural Alliance
9. Additional work
Published work:
Representing the Media Personality, West Legal Directory, January, 2000
Classes/Seminar taught:
"Representing the Media Personality" CLE Credit course available at www.celesq.com.
"Negotiating the Artist-Manager Relationship" CLE Credit course available at
www.celesq.com.
10. Advises
Be very artist oriented,
Build a reputation as a place artists can trust not to take advantage of them
Charge a fair amount
Position myself as the artist friendly studio
some of his areas of practice are
and that include everything that falls in those caterories
Some of the client he has worked with are - the first 4
and he currently work with although he didnt want to give me specific names without the client consent
Mr. Chase currently serves, or has served, on the Boards of Directors of various entertainment and arts-related organizations, including