Jeff Michelman
Check out the latest interviews with Jeff Michelman.
Jeff is a Principal at the law firm of Danna McKitrick P.C. Currently an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis University School of Law and formerly an Adjunct Professor at Washington University, Jeff received his J.D. with honors from Villanova University. He also graduated from Penn State (B.A.) and Washington University Engineering School (B.S.M.E.). He has been an Adjunct Professor at Harvard and UCLA Law Schools.
Jeff is currently seeking high technology clients seeking to protect or exploit their proprietary technology in the U.S. and overseas.
Jeff’s business and entertainment law career spans 25 years beginning with Director of Contracts at UniDynamic’s Corporation and Vice President of KangaRoos Shoes, where he managed that shoe company’s sports star licensing. He then moved into music videos, trademarks, movies, television and litigation; including representation of hip-hop rapper Nelly; the recording group Hanson in their world-wide trademark registrations, contracts for actress Neve Campbell, and recently Katherine Heigl and Nicky Hilton Worldwide, Inc., among other national and local entertainers. Jeff also represents represent Endorsement rights of Jennifer Garner, Robert Downey Jr., Hayden Pantiere and Universal Studios in the Midwest .
Legal activities include setting up new businesses, the negotiation of contracts relating to recording contracts, movie options, books, articles, software, video games and movie production and distribution. Jeff also represents the William Morris Agency in the Midwest and international media corporations, Internet companies and established and new entrants into online entertainment businesses.
Jeff is co-founder and co-chair of the E-Commerce and Computer Law Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; was twice President of the Inventors’ Association of St. Louis; Vice President of Art St. Louis, and a graduate of Leadership St. Louis. He is also a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and was a Captain in the US Army.
Interviews with Jeff Michelman
RISE On ABC #26: Selling Your Time, Incentives, Cloning Yourself, Becoming A Better Storyteller, Overcoming Mistakes & More
This episode originally aired on KDNL-ABC30 in St. Louis, Missouri as part of the Fall season of The Rise To The Top. You can catch new episodes every Sunday at 9:30 AM CST before “This Week”, with replays at 1 AM CST every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. In This Episode 1. I have a rapidly expanding practice that is very niche-focused and growth is becoming quite a challenge. When what you sell is not a computer program or a can of beer, but instead is your time, what is the best way to grow and scale up your operations? – Question submitted by Martin Kamenski, President, Rock Star CPA. Panelists: JoAnna Dettmann, Co-Founder, tSunela Ryan Mortland, Founder, MB Consulting Group Interview with Jeff Michelman, Principal, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C. 2. Learning about sales incentives. Briefly, explain what is sales incentives? If you wanted to get started with a sales incentive program, what are maybe three tips? Interview with Michelle Pokorny, Solution VP – Sales Incentives, Maritz 3. Two massively successful restaurants. You have cloned yourself. This is a problem many entrepreneurs have. So let us know the secrets. Interview with Brad Beracha, Founder, Beracha Concepts 4. Becoming a better storyteller. All marketing and media is really stories. What would be one tip for entrepreneurs? Panelists: Interview with Jamie Allman, Show Host, Allman In The Morning on FM NewsTalk 97.1… Read More
RISE On ABC Fall Season Debut: 11 Guests Help You Build Your Business
This episode originally aired on ABC (KDNL-ABC30). You can catch the new season every Sunday at 9:30 AM CST (before “This Week”), with replays Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, and of course here on The Rise To The Top. In This Episode Discussions on… 1. How do you find the right partners for your biz? – Question submitted by Michael Daehn, Founder of Marketing Genius. Panelists: Bruce Gibbs, President, GFI Digital JoAnna Dettmann, Co-Founder, tSunela Kevin Gagnepain, Marketing Coordinator, APC Direct 2. The LLC is commonly known as the best way to setup a company. Why would someone do something else? What is the absolute WORST legal mistake entrepreneurs can make? Interview with Jeff Michelman, Principal, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C. 3. How do you spice up your content? Interview with Jamie Allman, Show Host, Allman In The Morning on FM NewsTalk 97.1 4. Big vs. Small: What are the keys to selling to big companies vs. small companies? Panelists: Ben Scully, President of Business Development, Abstrakt Marketing Scott Scully, President of Agency Division, Abstrakt Marketing Michelle Pokorny, Solution VP – Sales Incentives, Maritz 5. Customer Service: What are two ways to keep customers coming back? Panelists: Johnny Londoff, President, Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Brad Beracha, Founder, Beracha Concepts Ryan Mortland, Founder, MB Consulting Group 6. Does every… Read More
3 Key Legal Mistakes Made By Entrepreneurs (And How To Avoid Them)
Note: This is part of a new series on RISE featuring biz skills for entrepreneurs with our RISE featured partners and experts. Jeff Michelman (Principal at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C.) joins me today to talk about the THREE legal mistakes entrepreneurs seem to make over and over and over…and more importantly how to avoid them. Jeff knows a thing or two about this as he specifically works with entrepreneurs (he has been my attorney since I started) and really cares (he has also worked with rapper Nelly and a whole variety of “interesting” clients). Here is a spoiler: One mistake involves THE BASICS. Another involves CONTRACTS. The final mistake involves PROTECTING YOUR BRAND. Have you made any of these mistakes? What other key legal questions do you have? Let us know below or hit the contact button and we will do our best to jump on ‘em. *A special ONLY FOR THE RISE COMMUNITY*: Jeff has generously offered a free consultation to RISE viewers. It is like getting some free time with a Rolls Royce (or other exotic, valuable car…umm you know what I mean). Reach out to him via email or at 314-244-3669 and make sure to mention RISE. PS: If you are an ASPIRING or RISING entrepreneur in St. Louis: July RISE Lunch Tickets ON SALE NOW (super limited quantities)
