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Experience• Mike has 20 years’ experience in litigating personal injury and workers compensation cases.• He has successfully recovered damages for his clients by jury verdict or negotiated settlement.• Mike was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1954 and grew up in Nashville, TN.

Driven, hard-working, and personable are just a few words to describe Jason. Growing up in Nashville and Franklin, Jason went on to obtain an honors degree in Finance from the University of Tennessee and a law degree from the Nashville School of Law. After serving in the financial industry for several years, Jason decided to apply his knowledge of the law and finance with his passion for helping others and came to work with Cheatham, Palermo & Garrett where he has focused solely on domestic relations.. During his career Jason has handled divorces for celebrities, music entertainers, professional athletes, executives and other high-profile clients. In his practice Jason concentrates on complex divorce cases that include issues of valuation and division of businesses, auto dealerships, professional practices, music/entertainment industry related assets and real estate holdings. He also focuses on prenuptial agreements, postnuptial/reconciliation agreements and post-divorce issues.. Since 2015 Jason has repeatedly been named as a Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star and since 2018 Jason has received the highest possible Peer Review Rating in legal ability and ethical standards as AV Preeminent ® rated by Martindale-Hubbell ®, earned through a strenuous, anonymous peer and judicial review procedure.. Jason currently resides in Nashville with his beautiful wife and two children while staying actively involved in both the Nashville and Franklin communities. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for real estate and historic preservation, he is proud to say he is one of the founding board members of the Next Generation of the Heritage Foundation that continues to play an active role in helping preserve the beautiful City of Franklin.

Dianne M. Schwartz, a member of Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Burrow, PLLC, has over twenty years of trial experience. Since beginning her practice with the firm in 1999, she has concentrated in the areas of general civil litigation with emphasis in the areas of automobile liability, uninsured motorist, products liability, premises liability, first party coverage disputes, and professional liability. Ms. Schwartz began her litigation career in Fort Myers, Florida where she practiced for 7 years. In 1999, Ms. Schwartz returned to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.. Over her twenty years of practice, Ms. Schwartz has achieved successful results through defense jury verdicts, directed verdicts, summary judgments, and through court mediation and arbitration.. In addition to Tennessee and Florida, Ms. Schwartz is admitted to practice in the U.S. Eastern and Middle District Courts for Tennessee and the United States Supreme Court.. Ms. Schwartz graduated from St. Cecilia High School in 1984. Thereafter, she earned her Bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 1988 where she graduated cum laude. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctorate degree, summa cum laude, from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1992 where she served on the Nova Law Review. When Ms. Schwartz is not working she enjoys playing with her dog, swimming and biking.. Education:. Vanderbilt University B.A. (cum laude), 1988. Nova University, J.D. (summa cum laude), 1992 (Nova Law Review) .. Professional Associations:. Nashville Bar Association. Tennessee Bar Association. Florida Bar Association. Practice Areas:

Called Steve by his friends and clients, attorney Stephen J. Salwierak has dedicated his career to the service of people and small businesses in need of clear and competent guidance through life's legal puzzles. Steve is a native of Shawnee, Oklahoma. After graduating as valedictorian of his high school class, Steve fulfilled a life long dream by attending the University of Notre Dame, followed by his law school studies at the University of Oklahoma, Georgetown University, and the University of Oxford.. Steve began his legal career in Washington, D.C. as a litigation consultant before joining a small general litigation practice based in Fairfax, Virginia. It was during the five years spent in that setting that Steve discovered his passion for representing individuals and small businesses that need help navigating tough legal situations. He founded The Law Office of Stephen J. Salwierak, PLLC to focus on the legal needs of those people.. Steve lives in Nashville with his wife, Allison. In his free time, Steve enjoys traveling to explore new places, spending time with his family, hiking, fishing and cheering his heart out for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Chicago Cubs who finally, miraculously, went all the way in 2016.

Brian grew up in northeast Mississippi near the birthplace of Elvis. He earned undergraduate degrees in Music Education and Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He briefly taught Rock and Roll History at his alma mater and served as an Adjunct Professor of Trombone at William Carey University, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Brian took a sabbatical from music to work as the director of the nonprofit organization Volunteer Hattiesburg, then as a REALTOR® on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before attending law school at the University of Nebraska College of Law.. Brian’s focus on business and intellectual property law began during law school when he founded the Nebraska Law and Business Association to emphasize the value of lawyers in the business realm. He also worked as a Contracts Analyst Intern at NUtech Ventures, the technology transfer office for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he gained experience working with patents and trademarks. As a third-year student, he assisted clients with business and intellectual property issues as part of the Weibling Entrepreneurship Clinic. Brian graduated from law school in 2019 with a concentration in intellectual property.. Brian moved to Nashville to participate in the vibrant and rapidly shifting landscape of the entertainment industry. Currently, his work focuses on helping clients make sound business decisions and preserving gains and assets through responsible estate planning.

Bradley T. Bald’s diverse experience and knowledge allows him to counsel clients in a variety of the Firm’s practice areas, including Sports & Entertainment, Corporate, as well as Real Estate.  From Nashville’s hottest entrepreneurs to up-and-coming musicians, Bradley enjoys helping creative and motivated individuals in all aspects of their career.

Bo Murphy is an East Tennessee native who has had a passion for law and helping others since a young age. As an associate in the Nashville, Tennessee, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. he gets to help his clients achieve their goals. He has nearly 10 years of experience litigating matters in both state and federal court. His practice focuses on representing employers in a wide range of employment law matters.. Bo uses his extensive and diverse background to advocate and defend his clients through even the most challenging issues. Bo strives to become part of his client’s team by learning their company and business model allowing for accurate, dedicated counsel. He ensures that his client’s receive the best service by treating every situation with the core principles he learned in the military—integrity, service, and excellence.. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Bo was a staff judge advocate in the United States Air Force where he led labor and employment matters for the Air Force’s flagship installation and served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in Maryland and as a chief prosecutor. Mr. Murphy also deployed to the Middle East in defense of the nation in support of operations Spartan Shield, Inherent Resolve, and Enduring Sentinel.. When Bo is not giving his all for his clients, you can find him spending time with his wife, Leah, and their two daughters, Nora and Callahan, on the lake fishing, listening to country music, or cheering on his sports teams—Titans, Vols, Predators, Grizzlies, Nashville SC, or the Atlanta Braves.

Blair was an enlisted infantryman for almost four years in the United States Marine Corps.  (For you fellow Marines, Blair was an 03-11 - rifleman).. He served at Parris Island, Camp LeJeune, the Naval Sub Base Bangor (outside Seattle), and with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, at Camp Pendleton.  He spent six months TDY in Korea and Japan.. He completed the Marine cold weather training at Bridgeport, California, and received several Mast Awards. He completed basic, advanced basic, Marine combat training, the school of infantry, and the Marine security school.. He left the Marine Corps to finish his undergraduate education at Belmont University in Nashville. His law degree is from Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California.. He spent a month as a barrister's pupil to Simon Connely at the Middle Temple in London, and assisted his pupil master on trials at the Old Bailey.  He also spent a month at a law program in Florence, Italy.  The London and Florence programs were part of the University of San Diego law school summer session in 2000.. He has completed the Harvard Law School's Basic and Advanced Negotiation Workshops, the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, and the Trial Skills Workshop of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.. He is licensed to practice in California and Tennessee, and is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, California Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.. Blair is married to the former Kelley Bean. They have two children, Ethan and Addy.

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Attorney Daniel M. Novick, Esq. is a music and entertainment industry veteran with over a decade of experience as a recording and performing artist, songwriter, and business owner. Daniel has recorded with a multi-Grammy-award winning producer, co-written songs with hit songwriters and has had his songs licensed and performed live by others. He has worked at a talent agency, a publishing company, a recording studio, and a multinational entertainment & media company.Today, Daniel represents entertainment clientele and emerging businesses worldwide with respect to matters such as music recording and performance agreements, music publishing, new media & intellectual property licensing, merchandising, concert promotion, film production and distribution, in addition to providing commercial litigation services and advising on business entity formation and other related matters.Clients include recording artists, award-winning producers, hit songwriters, music publishers, record labels, management firms, film companies, mobile app developers, fashion designers, photographers and various other individuals and companies in the entertainment industry.Daniel graduated from Vanderbilt University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Corporate Strategy and, thereafter, received his law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated with concentrations in Intellectual Property and Corporate Law. Daniel Novick is admitted before the courts of the States of California, New York and Tennessee.

Attorney Chase LanCarte practices in the areas of music and entertainment, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and corporate law. His areas of focus were largely inspired by his musical upbringing and passion for the arts. As a musician, Chase has had the honor of playing guitar and piano and singing along-side such notable artists as Michael Martin Murphey and Tanya Tucker.. Having grown up working in his family's five-generation business, Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, and later for various music companies including Concord Music Group in Beverly Hills, Chase knows the importance of implementing and maintaining a structure for a business that will strengthen and support its success.. Chase's deep understanding and appreciation of business, as it relates to the arts, lead him to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing with a minor in Music from The University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Texas Wesleyan School of Law (now Texas A&M School of Law). In May 2016, Chase receieved his LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. Chase counsels clients on strategic opportunities that will afford them the greatest protection under the law in the process of achieving their vision and goals. He is licensed to practice law in Texas and Tennessee.

Alex Little concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense, government investigations, criminal and civil appeals and general litigation and dispute resolution. Immediately prior to joining Bone McAllester Norton, Alex served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, where he prosecuted cases involving national security, white collar crime, drugs and violent crime. As a former prosecutor, Alex draws on extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts to aggressively represent clients facing investigations or defending against criminal charges.. Alex has a particular passion for solving problems at the intersection of criminal law and technology. During his time with the U.S. Department of Justice, Alex developed a deep understanding of this terrain, including the legal issues implicated by Title III wiretaps, GPS tracking, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), video surveillance and evidence obtained from social networking sites like Facebook and Instagram. A self-described “techie,” Alex takes pride translating technological jargon to plain English to ensure that juries and judges understand the issues at stake.. Before his time as a federal prosecutor, Alex worked on a broad range of foreign policy matters in the United States and abroad. He has served as a law clerk and consultant to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and as an adviser to former President Jimmy Carter in the Conflict Resolution Program at The Carter Center. In those roles, he assisted in the development of the first indictments issued by the ICC for war crimes in Uganda, drafted intelligence briefings for senior U.S. policymakers and facilitated negotiations between governments and rebel groups in Africa.. Alex also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, where he teaches a course on “The Law of Secrets and Lies,” which covers everything from perjury, defamation and fraud to the Espionage Act, grand jury secrecy and the Fourth Amendment.. Alex is a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and an alumnus of Riverdale High School. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina and attended law school at Georgetown University Law Center. He and his wife live in Nashville.