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Join us for
the 2008 TAA Conference at Harrah's in Las Vegas, June 19-21
2008
TAA Conference Registration
Deadline Extended! Early Registration Deadline
is May 15, 2008
Register
Now
$195 for
Members before May 15, 2008
(after May 15, 2008, $245)
$245 for Non-Members before May 15, 2008
(after May 15, 2008, $295)
Join TAA
for $30! Click here for info
Book your
room at Harrah's at the special $99 conference rate by calling
888-458-8471. Use the special group code SHTEX8, when making your
reservation.
The deadline
for reserving a room at Harrah's for the special conference rate
is May 19, 2008.
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Harrah's Las Vegas web site
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Sessions
Free one-on-one
sessions with an authoring attorney or literary agent
Authoring
Attorney and Literary Agent Michael Lennie, of Lennie Literary
Agency & Authors' Attorneys, and Authoring Attorney Steve
Gillen, of Greenbaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, will be offering
free 15-minute one-on-one sessions during the conference. To sign
up for a session, visit the conference registration desk
when you arrive.
Stephen
E. Gillen is an attorney practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
concentrating on publishing and entertainment transactions and
disputes, internet issues, advertising law, computer law, copyrights,
trademarks, technology transfer, trade secrets, and related matters.
Prior to entering private practice in 1994, Gillen served for
8 years as house counsel for an educational publisher, and before
that as an executive editor, editor, freelance writer, and published
book author.
Stephen
E. Gillen
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In addition,
Gillen has served on copyright and permissions committees with
the Association of American Publishers. He has written and spoken
nationally on various publishing and copyright topics and teaches
a course in Media Business and Law at the University of Cincinnati
and a course in Electronic Media Law at the College Conservatory
of Music. He currently serves on the Council of Advisors to the
Text and Academic Authors Association, the Board of Trustees of
Voyageur Media Group, Inc., and is a member of the Authors Guild.
Gillen is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Michael
R. Lennie is a literary attorney and agent, licensed in California
and New York. He has been in legal practice for more than 30 years.
More than ninety percent of his practice involves the representation
of trade and text authors as an agent, or in contract negotiations
or litigation. He graduated from California State Polytechnic
University, San Luis Obispo/Pomona in 1966 with a degree in engineering.
He received his Juris Doctor Degree in 1970 from the University
of San Diego School of Law.
Michael
R. Lennie
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Lennie is
a founding member of the Authors Coalition of America, a member
of the Authors Guild of America, and National Advisor to TAA.
He was lead counsel for Buffington, et al. v. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
School Publishing Co. (N.Y. Supreme Court and Federal Bankruptcy
Court, N.Y. 1995), Anderson, et al. v. CBS, Inc., Holt Rinehart
and Winston (N.Y. Supreme Court 1987, and Wesner, et. al.
v. Times Mirror Company (California Superior Court, 1999).
These sessions
will be for informational purposes only. The volunteer lawyers,
all experts on publishing law, will be available for general questions
and to provide information. No attorney-client relationship is intended.
The lawyers' comments should not be viewed as legal advice or opinion.
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