Top Legal Mistakes Filmmakers Make and How To Avoid Them

Becoming a full-time entertainment lawyer and a part-time indie film producer

The difference between manager, agent and a lawyer

Different types of lawyers and their roles

Why not having a lawyer is one of the worst things you can do

Why you should find a manager before finding a lawyer

Keeping quiet about your ideas so no one steals them

The most important deal of the entire film

Paying the writer a percentage versus a flat fee

All the things you need to save in your Chain of Title file

Getting your SAG deposit back

What you need to do when you first get the Distributor contract

Talent contracts and the clauses to include

Thinking about what’s important and not important to you

Talking to your attorney’s prior clients