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Movie Making in Michigan: A Lawyer’s Guide

I’m speaking today as part of this seminar on movie making in Michigan presented by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and cosponsored by the Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports Section of the State Bar of Michigan.  Here’s a breakdown of the program:

Date and Time: 06/03/10, 1:30pm-4:30pm

Location: The Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth

Program:

1:30pm-2:15pm Negotiating Movie Contracts
  • union contracts
  • non-union contracts

John M. Kamins, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Farmington Hills

Charles T. Oxender, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone PLC, Detroit

Shari Friedman Lesnick, Norman Yatooma & Associates, Birmingham

2:15pm-3:00pm Serving as General Counsel for a Film Project
  • intellectual property issues
  • obtaining permits, closing streets, finding locations

Matthew W. Bower, Safford & Baker PLLC, Bloomfield Hills

Richard A. Herman, Richard A. Herman PC, Bingham Farms

3:15pm-3:45pm Tax Credits and Incentives for Michigan Movie Makers
  • movie-related tax credits and incentives
  • working with the film office

Howard Hertz, Hertz Schram PC, Bloomfield Hills

Julie B. May, Dearborn

3:45pm-4:15pm Real Estate Issues for Movie Makers
  • landlord, tenant, and location issues
  • working with municipalities, permitting, and licensing

Pamela Osborne, City of Detroit – City Council, City of Detroit City Council – Research & Analysis Division, Detroit

Glen M. Zatz, Sr. Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Comerica Bank, Detroit

4:15pm-4:30pm

–Matt

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