Peter Spelman

Background

Spelman, Peter was born on August 29, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

University of Wisconsin. Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1987).

Career

Worked at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Savings and Loan Law, Copyright, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Entertainment (Motion Picture, Television and Music) Transactions, Errors and Omission Clearance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Media Finance, Motion Picture Financing, New Media Technologies, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Succession Planning, Taxation (Federal, State and International), Trademark, Trusts and Probate, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1987, California.

1988, United States.

District Court, Central District of California. Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Constitutional Law and Labor Law.

Completed Family Mediation Institute of American Bar Association.

Lecturer: Family Law Disputes Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section. Former Member, American Federation of Musicians.

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section. Executive Committee, April 1997).

State Bar of California.

The firm was founded in 1957 to represent clients in the entertainment industry and that practice is still significant. Over the years we have grown into a full service firm and our firm"s areas of expertise are centered around the following major departments: Litigation, Business/Corporate, Entertainment, Labor and Employment Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Insurance Coverage and Defense and Family Law. We also have groups specializing in New Media Technologies, Intellectual Property, Media Finance, Trademark, Merchandising and Licensing and Employee Benefits.

Achievements

• Peter Spelman has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Constitutional Law and Labor Law. Completed Family Mediation Institute of American Bar Association.