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.  In 1996, he decided to realize the dream by returning to the site of his roots, Tennessee, and starting practice in Music City.

• 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.
• Entertainment Law 101, Argosy Art Institute, May 19, 2008.
• Interviewed for segment on Digimusictv.com, an online live programming resource for entertainers, 2007.
• Interviewed for segment on Skynet Radio, which appeared on United Airlines in-flight radio, 2006.
• Entertainment Law Review, Annual Meeting of the Legal Secretaries of Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee, March 19, 2005
• Current Litigation Developments in Entertainment Law, Nashville, Tennessee, August 31, 2004
• Technology Law in Tennessee: An Advanced Approach, Nashville, Tennessee, December 5, 2003
• Ethics for the Transactional Lawyer, Nashville, Tennessee, March 7, 2003
• Entertainment Law – Copyrights & Trademarks Online – Law Seminars International, Nashville, Tennessee, December 6-7, 2001
• The Law of the Internet in Tennessee, National Business Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, October 25, 2001
• Internet Law and Research for Legal Professionals in Tennessee, Lorman Education Services, Nashville, Tennessee, October 18, 2000
• The Law of the Internet in Tennessee, National Business Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, August 24, 2000
• How to Become an Entertainment Lawyer, YMCA Black Acheivers Program, Nashville, Tennessee April 8, 2000
• Emerging Legal Issues for Songwriters and Music Publishers, NSAI Songwriter’s Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee, June 4, 1998
• Legal Aspects of Songwriting, Encore Books Workshop Series, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1994
• Songwriter’s Workshop, New Jersey Songwriter’s Association, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1994
• Legal Aspects of Songwriting & Music Publishing, Christine Lavine’s First Annual Martha’s Vineyard Singer/Songwriter Retreat, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, September 1993