Background
Satorius, Daniel M. was born on July 13, 1951 in Normal, Illinois, United States.
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Daniel M. Satorius
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University of Iowa (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Master of Arts, 1975). Southern Illinois University (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Abdo and Abdo, P.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Civil Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Real Estate, Probate, Securities, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Sports and Entertainment, Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Law, Environmental, Arbitration and Mediations, Trademark and Copyright, Intellectual Property, Construction. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Illinois.
1979, Minnesota.
1980, United States. District Court, District of Minnesota. Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed: Leading Attorney in the area of Arts, Entertainment, Advertising and Media in the Consumer Guidebook to Law and Leading Attorneys, Minnesota, 1994-1995.
Arts and Entertainment Law Legal Expert in the Minnesota State Bar Associations" 1993-1994, Legal Directory for Reporters, and 1994-1995 Legal Directory for Reporters. Super Lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property/Arts, Entertainment, Advertising and Media in the August 1994 issue of Minnesota"s Journal of Law & Politics.
Directorships: Governors Task Force on the Music and Recording Arts Industry in Minnesota.
Education Subcommittee and Industrial Development Subcommittee. 1984-1985. Independent Feature Project/North: Director July 1987. Vice-President, 1990-1991.
Treasurer, 1996.
Resources and Counseling for the Arts: Director, 1991-1997. Minnesota Blockbuster McKnight Film Fund, Director 1994-1996. Instructor: Inver Hill Community College Minneapolis Community College, Film and Video Department, 1985-1988.
Minneapolis Community College, Film and Video Department, 1989.
Music Technical, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Music Business Program, 1995-1996. Adjunct Professor: Entertainment Law, William Mitchell College of Law, 1997.
Editor and Principal Contributing Author of The Practical Musician-A Legal Guidebook to the Music Industry, published by MCLE, 1993. Articles: "Contracting with Minors in the Entertainment Industry," July, 1989.
"Entertainment Law," May 1990.
"Band Name Searches," November, 1990. "Legal Issues Facing Independent Record Companies," May, 1992. "Option Agreements and Rights Acquisition in Motion Picture and Television Productions," May, 1993.
"Recording Artists Agreements - Comparing and Contracting Major and Independent Record Label Deals - Issues from the Artist"s Perspective," October, 1995.
"Independent Films - Structure and Finance," May, 1996. "Content Clearances for Multimedia," April, 1997.
Awards: Films produced: "Woman"s Work" - 1982 - bronze medal from International Film & Television Festival of New New York "Acting of Becoming" - 1981 - award for creative excellence from the United States.
Industrial Film Festival.
Wrote, directed and produced: "Fear and Trembling" - 1976 - academy award nomination from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Student Film Awards Competition. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association (Member, Art and Entertainment Law Section. Chairperson, 1993-1994.
Chairperson, Music Subcommittee, 1990-1993).
American Bar Association. Since 1936 Abdo and Abdo, P.A., has provided personalized legal services for businesses and individuals.
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Membership
Member: Minnesota State Bar Association (Member, Art and Entertainment Law Section. Chairperson, 1993-1994. Chairperson, Music Subcommittee, 1990-1993).
American Bar Association.
