ROBERT R. CARTER, JR.

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law
J.D., With Honors, May 1981
University of Texas at Austin
B.A. in Political Science, With Honors, May 1978

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Judicial Clerkship

Briefing Attorney - Supreme Court of Texas; Justices James G. Denton and Ruby K. Sondock; 1981-82

Legal research and writing in all areas of civil law; preparation and presentation to the Court of applications for writ of error; assistance in drafting opinions; observation of the Court's deliberations and conferences.

Private Practice

Law Offices of Robert Carter; Austin, Texas; 1989 to present

Negotiation, drafting, and review of contracts, including management, production, publishing, recording, and licensing agreements, business agreements, and corporate documents on behalf of local artists, managers, record companies, publishing companies, and studios; general legal and consulting services regarding all aspects of the financing, producing, marketing, and copyrighting of entertainment related properties.

Academic

Adjunct Professor (Entertainment Law) - St. Mary's University School of Law; San Antonio, Texas; 1994-

ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS

Entertainment Law, Austin Lawyer (September 1996)

Song Rights: Legal Aspects of Songwriting (1995)

Song Rights: Legal Aspects of Songwriting, monthly column running in various magazines and songwriter newsletters (1992-1996)

Venue for Guaranty Agreements, 51 Texas Bar Journal 836 (September 1988)

Book Review, 50 Texas Bar Journal 1263 (December 1987)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

« The Music Law Sessions, November 2005 ("Publishing Issues")

« Austin Songwriters Group Summer Songwriter Series 1998 ("Management Contracts")

« Austin Songwriters Group Summer Songwriter Series 1996 ("Songwriter Contracts")

« State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Seminar, March 1996 ("Anatomy of a Songwriter Agreement")

« Austin Legal & Accounting Assistance, November 1995 ("Artist Financing")

« Dallas Songwriters Association ("Building a Music Law Practice")

« Texas State Bar Convention, June 1994 ("Entertainment Law" panelist)

« Austin Songwriters Group Summer Songwriter Series 1994 ("Songwriter Contracts")

« Texas Music Association, May 1994 ("Music Business" panelist)

« St. Mary's Law School Sports, Entertainment & Arts Legal Society Guest Speakers Series, April 1994 ("Legal Aspects of the Music Industry")

« State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Seminar, March 1994 (Co-moderator)

« Austin Legal & Accounting Assistance, February 1994 ("Taxation for Artists")

« St. Mary's Law School Sports, Entertainment & Arts Legal Society Guest Speakers Series, November 1993 ("Breaking Into the Music Industry")

« Music Biz 101 - ACTV, August 1993 ("Music Business Law")

« Austin Songwriters Group Summer Songwriter Series 1993 ("Songwriter Contracts")

« Austin Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts Spring Seminar 1993 ("Managing Your Art")

« Ask an Attorney - TCTV, November 1992 ("Entertainment Law")

« Austin Songwriters Group, Summer Songwriter Series 1992 ("Record Contracts")

ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS

President: Austin Songwriters Group 1995

Chairman: Entertainment and Sports Law Section-State Bar of Texas 2000-2001

Council: Entertainment And Sports Law Section - State Bar of Texas 1995-2005

Board of Directors: Austin Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts 1992-94

Education Committee: Artists Legal and Accounting Services 1995

Planning Committee: State Bar Seminars on Legal Aspects of the Entertainment Industry 1994-2005

Member: State Bar of Texas

DISCLAIMER

Robert R. Carter, Jr. is fully licensed to practice law in Texas. At this time, the State Bar of Texas does not offer board certification for entertainment law as a specialty. Information at this site is for general education only and is not a substitute for competent legal counsel in specific situations.