Want to hire an entertainment attorney who will work to help you reach your goals and protect you?
No matter your situation or status as an entertainer or creator working in music, TV, movies, digital media, or live entertainment, schedule your free consultation to start the process of becoming a client.
Pursuing your goals in the entertainment industries is complex, difficult, and risky.
Loss of Money or Going Unpaid
Bad Deals or Contract Disputes
No Control Over Your Work or Career
Missed or Too Few Opportunities
Industry or Career Confusion
As an entertainer or creator in the entertainment industries, without a quality, experienced entertainment lawyer helping you, you'll continuously have to worry about and deal with
Zach is an entertainment lawyer, the founder and managing lawyer at The Fruitful Firm, and considered by many to be one of the top entertainment attorneys and best advisors and representatives for entertainers, celebrities, creators, and performers. No matter if you're an entertainer, creator, performer, or other professional working on music, films, television, digital media, theatrical or live entertainment, or something else, Zach is arguably one of the best entertainment lawyers working today and has the expertise and experience to help you. When you hire Zach you'll get
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advice from an expert with almost 20 years of diverse entertainment industry experience and knowledge,
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your entertainment industry contracts drafted and negotiated in a way that helps you best
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a proactive career and industry guide to give you the best odds of success
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an aggressive protector your creations, copyrights, and trademarks
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professional help with any potential disputes and lawsuits or litigation
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support to make sure you get paid what you're owed and worth for your work or creations
Entertainment attorney Zach Scott Gainous understands and is here to help you.
When you hire Zach, you'll get an entertainment attorney that wants the best for you.
No matter your level of success, what you do, where you're at in your career, or what your goals are in the entertainment industries, Zach will work to help you
Get the full picture on the realities of all of your potential options, issues, and risks in pursuing your goals and protecting your interests.
Understand Your Situation
Boost Your Chances
Get advice, plans, and help from an experienced expert on how best to try to successfully reach your goals and protect your interests.
Get rid of your fears and worries so that you can focus on the more important things and what matters most to you.
Reduce Your Stress
"Zach showed empathy and compassion when addressing my needs. He listened to my concerns, answered all of my questions and developed a plan for every possible scenario that could come up. He was prepared and professional, kind and considerate. Zach was with me every step of the way. I would highly recommend Zach. Thank you so much, Zach!"
"So thankful to have found Zach Gainous to guide me through my first intellectual property contract. He was highly knowledgeable, great to work with, and made legal points easy to understand. Zach made important adjustments, gave every point more clarity, and ultimately produced a stronger contract. I have another project in the works...and will definitely be calling him again!"
"Zach was a huge help on this contract. His knowledge was insightful and answered many questions I had about the negotiations. His responses were friendly, prompt, and he immediately got back in touch when a new question arose. I would highly recommend Zach and I will certainly use him again as an attorney on any legal issue I had."
Here's What Zach's Entertainment Clients Say
So, does Zach help entertainers or creators like you?
Music Artists, Songwriters, Bands, Musicians, Lyricists, Record Producers, Beat Makers, Music Mixers
Actors, Stand-Up Comedians, Comics, Pro Wrestlers, Event, TV, & Media Hosts & Emcees
Filmmakers, Movie & Television Producers, Film & TV Directors, Cartoonists & Animators
Content Creators, Podcasters, Digital Media, Internet, & Social Media Influencers
Authors & Writers of Books, Scripts, Screenplays, Comic Books & Graphic Novels
As a top entertainment lawyer, Zach helps a diverse group of entertainers and creators, whether you're just starting out or you're already successful, including
Wondering if Zach can help you with your entertainment industry or related issue?
Entertainment Industry Contract Negotiations & Drafting, including Music Business, Film, TV, Media, Live Event, Sponsorship, Touring, Copyright & IP Licensing, & NIL or Endorsement Deals
Protection of Your Creations or Creative Works, Copyrights, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, & Your Name, Image, & Likeness
Ensuring You're Paid, Collecting All Your Royalties, Protecting You From Risks, Liabilities, Money Losses, & Assisting with Financial & Royalty Audits
Advice & Representation on Lawsuits, & Disputes, Litigation Alternatives, like Arbitration or Mediation, in Entertainment & Personal Matters
Advice & Planning regarding Your Career, Business Interests, and the Entertainment, Music, Movie, Television, & Media Industries
As one of the industries best entertainment attorneys, Zach regularly helps clients with a wide variety of issues, including
Zach understands the financial struggles of creative professionals and entertainers and Zach attempts to keep his fees as affordable as possible while still being compensated fairly.
Zach's fees are based on the value he brings and the amount of time he spends working for you. You'll pay either a flat fee, an hourly fee, or a small percentage of the money you earn as a result of the work we do for you. Zach tries to charge flat fees for as many things as possible to be transparent about pricing and provide a greater value to you. Whether a flat fee or hourly, as a new client you'll pay Zach a minimum $275.00 charge each month he does work for you, which is equal to 1 full hour of work at his hourly rate. Specific costs and and any additional pricing details will be provided after your consultation and included in your attorney-client engagement letter agreement.
If you cannot afford Zach's fees, Zach offers payment plans and options when possible. In addition, a lot of Zach's creative and entertainer clients have their legal fees paid for or reimbursed by the label, publisher, etc., that the client's negotiating with as an additional part of their signing advance. Finally, Zach will in rare occasions take clients on a contingency fee basis, taking instead a small percentage of your earnings from any of your career or business deals or activities we help you with until you can afford to pay the larger amount owed.
Payment plans and modifications are assessed on a case by case basis and Zach will be happy to discuss any potential questions and options with you if needed.
We do not pitch, shop, or plug unsolicited songs or music, scripts, books, screenplays, or any other creative works to our current or former clients, as well as any outside publishers, labels, studios, producers, artists, entertainers, etc. We work with talented clients who already have interest or past success in their industry. If you have interest, offers, or past success, we'd be happy to help you.
You might think that you can save money by doing some things yourself or just using some AI tools. Hiring our firm gives you the knowledge and confidence that you're getting the best advice and representation you can from experienced and professional experts and our resources and connections. In addition, the firm carries insurance for your protection.
If you were to try to handle things yourself or use AI instead, you risk not recognizing costly issues or missing out on opportunities to maximize your earnings potential. While using things like AI can be a helpful tool sometimes, as a non-lawyer you have no way to know whether what you're getting is accurate or in your best interests. In addition, in our experience, you risk paying much more later on to hire an attorney to attempt to correct any errors or issues caused by doing things yourself or relying on AI. It is significantly more affordable to hire an attorney early on than it is to risk doing it yourself or relying on an AI tool and then needing to hire an attorney later.
During your 15 minute free consultation, you'll get to confidentially talk with Zach about your entertainment industry and any related goals, issues, and concerns. Zach will discuss with you whether he's able to help you if possible after a conflict of interest check, some rough initial thoughts on potential options and plans, and when possible, some estimates of potential costs to you. However, until you officially become a client by signing your fee agreement, he will not be able to provide you with any specific legal advice or provide you with direct or definitive solutions, plans, and answers to necessarily all of your questions during your free consultation.
The consultation is 100% free with no charge to you as long as you actually attend your scheduled consultation or don't cancel or reschedule with less than 24 hours notice before your scheduled consultation, and there's absolutely no obligation to continue on and become a client simply because you've scheduled or attended a free consultation.
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