PARTNER
Robert L. Sullivan (Partner) born Anna, Illinois, December 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, Senior Scholar, 1974; J.D., 1977). Instructor, Entertainment Law, Nashville School of Law. Adjunct Professor, Belmont College. Rule 31 Certified Mediator. Member, Board of Directors, Copyright Society of the South. Member, Leadership Music. Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Ellis v. Diffie, 177 F.3d 503 (6th Cir.1999); Tree Publishing Company v. Warner Brothers, 785 F.Supp 1272 (MD TN 1991); Keller v. Colgems Music-EMI, 924 SW 2d 357 (TN App.1996); Bridgepoint Music v. Dimension Films, 401 F.3d 647 (6th Cir.2004). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert L. Sullivan
SENIOR COUNSEL
Joseph Francis Brazil (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Entertainment and Media; Music; Talent; Patents; Intellectual Property.Email: Joseph Francis Brazil
Denise McIntosh Stevens (Senior Counsel) born San Francisco, California, September 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California State Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1995, Tennessee State Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., cum laude, 1990); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1993). Judicial Extern, Hon. Charles Legge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries) Bar Associations; Nashville Songwriters Association International (General Counsel); Gospel Music Association; Gospel Music Association Foundation (Board Member); Country Music Association. Practice Areas: Music; Entertainment and Media; Intellectual Property; Trademarks and Copyrights; Branded Entertainment.Email: Denise McIntosh Stevens
OF COUNSEL
Edward R. Russell (Of Counsel) born January 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Washington; 1992, California; 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Economics, 1981; B.A., Journalism, 1981); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Bankruptcy.Email: Edward R. Russell
ASSOCIATE
Tiffany A. Dunn (Associate) born October 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.B.A, cum laude, 1996); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Corporate Law; Copyrights.Email: Tiffany A. Dunn