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Intellectual property attorney Stephen Gillen, with Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. in Cincinnati, Ohio, offers members a free 30-minute phone consultation. Gillen serves on the TAA Council and has presented teleconferences and annual conference sessions for TAA on a variety of contract issues.

Contact: (513) 241-2324 or email: sgillen@whepatent.com


Authors’ Attorney, Michael Lennie, with Lennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney, offers members a free initial 15-minute phone consultation and a discount of $20 per hour to his hourly rate. A typical contract review costs between $915 and $1,220 and includes a review of the existing or offered contract, and the author’s questions, followed by a detailed telephone conference discussing specific contract clauses. Lennie, who has been involved with TAA since 1987, practices in San Diego, California. Michael Lennie’s entire practice is devoted to representation of authors.

Contact: (858) 272-2248 or email: Michael@LennieLiterary.com


Lisa Moore, Principal, The Moore Firm, LLC, offers a free 30-minute phone consultation. Moore's firm represents authors and entertainment clients on contracts, licensing, copyright, trademark, First Amendment issues and other legal aspects of the entertainment and literary publishing businesses.

Contact: (678) 576-2031 or email: Lisa@TheMooreFirm.com


Publishing and copyright lawyer Zick Rubin, who is also a psychology textbook author and a former member of the TAA Council, provides to all TAA members a free introductory email and phone consultation of up to one hour, as well as a 10% discount from his and his associate Brenda Ulrich's regular billing rates for a contract review and/or negotiation or any other initial engagement. Please mention your TAA membership in your initial contact.

Contact: (617) 965-9425 or email: zrubin@zickrubin.com


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