Background
Holmes, Henry W. was born on April 1, 1943 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry W. Holmes.
Holmes, Henry W. was born on April 1, 1943 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry W. Holmes.
San Diego State University. University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Entertainment, Sports Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California. 1971, United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1972, American Samoa. Recipient, Ford Foundation Professional Fellowship, New Delhi, India.
Co-Author: "Rules of Practice Before High Court of American Samoa," published by the High Court of American Samoa, 1972. Lecturer: "Plaintiff's Copyright Litigation," Los Angeles Copyright Society, 1981. "Motion Picture Copyright Issues," State Bar of Wisconsin, 1986.
Contributor and Lecturer, 1981 Symposium on "Copyrights a Look into the 80's" and Contributor to Syllabus, 1979 Symposium "Ideas Submission," sponsored by the Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Law Clerk to the Honorable William J. McKnight, 1972-1973. Judge Pro Tem, Beverly Hills Municipal Court, 1980.
Consultant to California Attorney General's Office on Copyright and Fair Use, 1981. Trustee, Women's Sports Foundation, 1982-1993. General Counsel, Science Fiction Writers of America, 1983-1992.
Certified Player Agent, National Basketball Players Association. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Trustee United States Womens Sports Foundation, New York, 1984-1997. Member SAG, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association, California Bar Association, American Somoa Bar Association, Explorer's Club.