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Noah McPike is a senior associate with Almon Law, PLLC practicing entertainment, intellectual property, and business/corporate law on Nashville’s famed Music Row. Noah is a member of the American and Tenessee Bar Associations, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Recording Academy of America, the Copyright Society of the South and the Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.. Noah represents artists, songwriters, producers, investors, independent record labels, publishers, managers, and technology companies in transactional matters. Being an entertainment attorney in Nashville has allowed Noah to extend his passion of music to his professional career by helping people pursue their musical dreams. Noah spends his days working in the office but his nights are spent in clubs and venues supporting clients and looking to help artists get their big break.. Born and raised in Maine, Noah received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and his JD from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Noah moved to Nashville because of his love of music especially the sounds of classic country, outlaw, and honky tonk country. Noah’s other favorite musical genres include jazz, crooner, classic rock and modern rock, and any other well written song.. From 2008-2010 Noah practiced as an attorney for a small firm on Music Row. Prior to that he gained valuable experience clerking for Loeb & Loeb of Nashville, Words and Music Copyright Administration of Nashville, and the Service Employees International Union. He was a student attorney for the Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property & Transaction Clinic during law school. In college Noah interned for NBC’s Meet the Press with Tim Russert in Washington DC. Noah also enjoys hunting, fishing, and is an avid Professional Bull Riding and New England sports fan.

Michael A. Ransom is an Attorney with Safford Motley PLC where his practice focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry, including intellectual property rights, transactional negotiation and drafting, and litigation. Among the numerous clients Michael has represented are mega touring and recording artists, major software companies, emerging singer/songwriters, and everyone in between. As a former full-time musician, Michael understands the issues that his clients face, and his approach to each representation centers around providing practical, real world solutions. Prior to joining Safford Motley, Michael worked for a number of years as an Associate with King & Ballow handling litigation matters for numerous high profile clients in the entertainment industry, and also formerly worked with Leavens, Strand & Glover representing a broad range of clients in entertainment and intellectual property matters.. Michael earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee and while in school served as the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Staff Editor for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, and was a member of the inaugural team sent to compete in the BMI Entertainment Moot Court Competition in New York City. In addition, Michael was part of Trademark and Business Law Clinics at UT Law, and was awarded for his work with the Distinguished Student Attorney Award and Transactional Clinic Student Attorney Award, as well as earning other recognitions for the highest grade in a particular course and for providing nearly 300 pro bono hours during the course of law school.. When out of the office, Michael continues to perform with his band “The Ransom Notes” and enjoys working with rescue dogs, particularly German Shepherds.