About Our Hosts

Entertainment Law Update is hosted by Entertainment Attorneys Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett.


Gordon P. Firemark

Gordon P. Firemark
Gordon P. Firemark

Gordon Firemark is an attorney whose practice is devoted to the representation of artists, writers, producers and directors in the fields of theater, film, television,and music. He is also the publisher of Entertainment Law Update., a newsletter for artists and professionals in the entertainment industries. His practice also covers intellectual property, cyberspace, new media and business/corporate matters for clients in the entertainment industry

Mr. Firemark serves on the Boards of Governors of The Los Angeles Stage Alliance , (the organization responsible for the annual Ovation Awards for excellence in Theater) and The Academy for New Musical Theatre. In the past he has served on the Board of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association , where he served as liason to the Association’s Entertainment Law Section (of which he is a former chairman).

Mr. Firemark holds a B.A. in Radio, Television and Film from the University of Oregon, and earned his law degree at Southwestern University School of Law. Before opening The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark, Mr. Firemark was a partner with the Business Affairs Group, a boutique entertainment law firm in Los Angeles. He has also worked in the legal and business affairs departments at Hanna Barbera Productions and the MGM/UA Worldwide Television Group, and started his legal career as an associate at Neville L. Johnson & Associates, a West L.A.firm specializing in entertainment litigation.

Gordon is an alumnus of the Commercial Theatre Institute, and  is also  an accomplished producer of stage plays and musicals.  He serves as CEO of Fierce Theatricals , which produces small cast musicals, cabaret shows and regional tours. He has been involved with the entertainment industry in one way or another since his youth as a sound, lighting, and special effects technician in the theatre. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked in the television industry, producing and directing live sports telecasts, public affairs programming commercial announcements, documentaries, and industrial videos.

Mr. Firemark teaches Business Law at Loyola Marymount University, and has offered courses in Theater Law at Cypress College, and Entrepreneurial Studies at California Institute of the Arts. Mr. Firemark has served as a moderator and featured panelist at seminars sponsored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Lawyers for the Arts,Theatre LA, and the Oregon Artist’s Rights Coalition. Hehas also been a guest lecturer at Southwestern University School of Law, Loyola Law School, California Western School of law, UC Irvine, and California State University, Northridge.


Tamera H. Bennett

 

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Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator,bloggerpodcaster, and legal writer.

Tamera has an in-depth understanding of “brand management” and on a daily basis directs clients in the selection and protection of trademarks.

With fifteen years in law practice, Tamera guides clients in licensing of materials to and from third parties. In addition to music licensing, trademark application prosecution and trademark licensing agreements, Tamera advises clients on co-branding, product placement, endorsement and sponsorship agreements.

With an eye always toward resolution, Tamera also mediates intellectual property law cases.

Tamera is a freelance writer for TEXAS LAWYER newspaper. In 2011 and 2012 Tamera was honored to contribute her legal thoughts to BILLBOARD magazine. She is currently the Secretary for the Texas Chapter of the Grammy Association and served two terms on their Board of Governors. She is a past chair of the State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law section and a former adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University.

Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012. She also plans to take up skeet shooting after hitting three out of four clays at Boy Scout camp.


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