CREATIVE ATTORNEY for a CREATIVE INDUSTRY

Stephanie Taylor Law, PLLC is a full service law firm focusing on entertainment, media, business, and intellectual property matters. Experienced in the entertainment industry of the past and prepared for the industry of tomorrow. Taylor understands the ever-changing needs of entertainers and entrepreneurs. Our client roster includes Grammy winners, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Emmy winners, and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, and producers, artists and songwriters with chart-topping success in a multitude of genres. Clients consider Taylor to be a critical member of the team, providing guidance and advice in various facets of the entertainment industry. A boutique firm with a broad range of experience and the ability to handle client needs at all levels of their career.

STEPHANIE TAYLOR

Stephanie Taylor is an entertainment and music industry attorney and was honored as one of Billboard's Top Music Lawyers. She provides a broad range of legal services to clients involved in the creation, production and management of creative works. With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Stephanie understands the special needs of creative individuals and entrepreneurs. She has represented record labels, recording artists, songwriters, producers, artist managers, music publishers, concert promoters, production companies, television talent, music industry entrepreneurs, and businesses involved with the creation, use and distribution of copyrighted works. Stephanie has developed extensive understanding of copyright law, music publishing, catalog sales, record label operations, media, television, radio, and general business matters. She was named one of Nashville's "40 under 40" by the Nashville Business Journal and has been honored as one of the "Best Lawyers® in America" in the area of Entertainment Law - Music, Entertainment and Theatre, and is an alum of Leadership Music. Stephanie was a member of Stites & Harbison and Bone McAllester Norton before launching her own firm in 2017. She was a tenured professor of music business at Middle Tennessee State University where she served as Associate Chair of the Department of Recording Industry. Stephanie is a South Dakota native, but her love of country music inspired her move to Nashville. She is a classically trained violinist and life -long fiddle player. Her musical career has included working as a contract violinist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and touring with some of Nashville's best country and bluegrass artists. She was inducted into the South Dakota Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame. Taylor currently serves on the University of Nebraska’s Law School Alumni Advisory Board. Taylor spends her free time with her husband and two children. They enjoy cheering on Nebraska Football and traveling to discover adventure.

Professional Accolades:

Leadership Music

Forty Under 40, Nashville Business Journal

Alumni Achievement Award, University of Nebraska

South Dakota Old Time Fiddler's Hall of Fame

The Foundation for Bluegrass Music Trustee

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Trustee

University of Nebraska, Council of Alumni Ambassadors

Best Lawyers in America ® in Entertainment Law

Leadership Bluegrass

Education:

Belmont University, M.B.A.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, J.D.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln B.A., Music Education

Bar Admissions: TN, SD