Located in the Chicago area and licensed in Illinois, Charles Grippo has practiced law since 1978 in the areas of entertainment, estate planning, real estate, publishing, corporate/non profit, and copyright. Special emphasis on the legal and business needs of writers and other artists.
"As a writer myself, I understand the business and legal challenges my colleagues face in the current publishing/production environment. I can help with contracts, intellectual property rights, real estate matters, estate planning (especially literary trusts and literary representatives), incorporating, self production, self publishing. I am especially available to vet projects for potential risks of defamation, rights of privacy and rights of publicity."
Publications:
- The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (1st & 2nd Editions)
- Business and Legal Forms For Theater (1st & 2nd Editions)
- A Wife's Tale
Plays:
- Sex Marks The Spot
- Outrageous Mis-Fortune
- When Angels Wept
- A Wife's Tale
- Santa's Children
Founder/Artistic Director
- Grippo Stage Company, Inc. a 501 ( c) (3) public charity
- New Lincoln Theatre, Inc., a commercial theater company
Member:
- Authors Guild
- Dramatists Guild
- Alliance for Jewish Theatres
- International Federation of Journalists
- Producer's Association of Chicago Theatres
- League of Chicago Theaters
- Chicago Writer's Bloc
- Co-Ambassador - Authors Guild, Chicago
Workshops:
- "New Opportunities for Financing Theater" Association of Jewish Theaters
- "The Case Act" Authors Guild - Chicago Legal Panel Participant
- "Crafting Musical Theater" Chicago Writer's Bloc
- "Self Production for the Performing Arts" Mudcreek Players
Contact me at: 773 - 704-2302
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