Shrum & Associates is Nashville’s premiere entertainment law firm (1), a boutique of experienced entertainment lawyers dedicated to protecting the intellectual property rights of creators, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Adjunct Professor, Mike Curb School of Music Business, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, Divisions of Music Business and Entertainment Industry Studies. Classes taught include Entertainment Law & Licensing, Copyright Law, Legal Issues in the Entertainment Industry, Cyberlaw, Music Publishing & Music Business Survey, 2009-present.
Garth Brooks v. Commbine.com, LLC, National Arbitration Forum, Claim Number: FA0011000096097, Represented Complainant.. Decided January 3, 2001 in favor of Complainant. C. Russell Bridges p/k/a Leon Russell v. Steve and Ruth Kahn a/k/a Steve Kahn Assoc. a/k/a Leonrussell.org, National Arbitration Forum, Claim Number: FA0111000101818.
Our founder, Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire has been practicing law for 25 years, starting our his career as a “Philadelphia lawyer” in the litigation department of a mid-sized Center City firm and then going in-house as counsel to a Fortune 50 conglomerate, all the while honing his craft for the his dream of defending the rights of under-represented musicians, songwriters and artists.
Like most brothers in the 70’s, Mr. Shrum and his brothers formed a band in which Mr. Shrum was the drummer. In the early 1990’s, Mr.
I needed an advice on legal matters and Barry Neil Shrum quickly responded to my request very professional and an excellent knowledge; advised me how to solve my query. I will strongly recommend Barry Nail's legal matters knowledge to everyone who needs one.
Mr Shrum was only lawyer to answer my question and his answer was very educational. I provided followup info because he said my initial question was incomplete and he responded in a timely manner.
"Integrity" should be Barry Shrum's middle name! He has represented us for various reasons from independent label legal work to finalizing and handling everything for our publishing agreements. He has always looked out for our best interest and has done it with great competency and class.
A few years ago, I had the misfortune of being involved in a lawsuit that could have been devastating to me as a small business owner. I had 10 days to file a response with the court and didn’t have an attorney I trusted to take the case.
Mr. Barry Shrum, is a highly experienced entertainment lawyer who has been practicing law in the intellectual property, music, entertainment & business industries for over 25 years.
A lawsuit filed against Eric Clapton claims the guitarist mistakenly credited the wrong blues musicians in the liner notes of his 1992 Unplugged album.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nashville, alleges musician Eric Clapton attributed the song to the wrong songwriter, Huddie Ledbetter (better known as Lead Belly), in his 2013 re-release of his “Unplugged” album.
Nashville, TN August 7, 2019 – The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Larry Gatlin, Dwight Yoakam, Marcus Hummon, Kostas, Rivers Rutherford and Sharon Vaughn will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters [...]
The name "Law on the Row" is a reference to the practice of law on Music Row, the epicenter of the entertainment business in Nashville and the first location of Shrum & Associates. The newsletter was converted to an online blog in in the mid 2000's.
A common fear among entrepreneurs is that they will be hit with litigation right when their business is starting to flourish. Litigation can be costly and time-consuming, and it would take your attention away [...]