James H. Harris III
James Harris III
Nashville
Tennessee (TN)
Entertainment & Sports
Civil Litigation Defense
Profile
Mr. Harris opened his law firm on Music Row in Nashville in 1975 specifically to concentrate his practice on music, copyright, and entertainment law. An active civil litigator in these fields, he tries contract and copyright infringement cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. In the course of his career, he has represented artists, managers, writers, producers, publishers, and the various business entities through which these music industry personnel pursue their careers. He was certified in February, 2009, as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Harris has received an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which identifies lawyers with a very high to preeminent legal ability, indicating that they practice in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards.
Selected To
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009
Certifications and Credentials
About James Harris III
Admitted: 1967, Tennessee
Professional Webpage: www.harrismartinjones.com/the-attorneys/james-h.-harris-iii....
Honors and Awards:
- AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell Directory; Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court; THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, Naifeh & Smith, selected for Entertainment Law in Tennessee 1996 to present.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Civil Trial Specialist
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chairman, Keyboard Member, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music; member since 2006. Trustee, Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 1994-1997. Chairman, Entertainment Law Committee, Nashville Bar Association, 2004-2006. Lecturer, Entertainment Arts Music Business Course, College of Mass Communications and Media Arts College, Southern Illinois University, 1985 to present. Co-Chair and Lecturer, Law Seminars International, Entertainment Law Online, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, 2001. Co-counsel, Nashville Entertainment Association, 1980 to 1999. Lecturer, Harvard Music Seminar, Harvard Law School, and at Berklee School of Music, 1992. Lecturer, Music Law Symposium, Memphis State Law School, 1995.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Program
Verdicts and Settlements:
- In 2008-2009, Mr. Harris settled two copyright infringment cases for amounts in excess of one million dollars each.
Educational Background:
- J.D., 1967, Vanderbilt University School of Law
- B.A., 1964, Dartmouth College
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