Ted F. Gerdes

Zen and the Art of Practicing Law Our advice centers on practical solutions tailored to the specific needs and goals of our clients. We pride ourselves on being responsive and accessible to our clients, maintaining high standards of professionalism, grounded with integrity. Over the years we have discovered that our clients value our entrepreneurial philosophy and approach, which yields friendly, personable lawyers with focused industry knowledge and good old fashioned common sense. We strive to spot legal predicaments before they arise and we work with our clients to fashion practical, economically feasible solutions to complicated legal problems. At Gerdes Law we like to keep things simple. We do this by listening to you, honestly answering your questions and providing results at a reasonable cost. We treat your legal issues as if they were our own. One of our goals is to educate our clients and give them the tools to help themselves whenever they can. This process helps them better understand the law and the value of the service we provide. What sets us apart from other law firms is the ability to provide our clients with the best of both worlds: big firm experience and expertise along with small firm creativity, care and concern. Helpful Links These links will not only provide you with information about the expertise of Gerdes Law, they will also lead you to useful information and research on these areas of law: CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT TRADEMARKS ENTERTAINMENT Representative Clients Our extensive client base reaches throughout the United States and the globe, including the UK, Canada, South America and Europe. They include authors, writers, publishers, musicians, production companies, entertainment insurance providers, commercial producers, non-profit organizations, as well as more traditional industrial companies. Awards and Honors Honors First Prize, Intra-School Competition, Nathan Burkhan Memorial Competition, 1980 Publisher's Association MAGGIE Award, 1990

• Member

• Speaker, Prize Indemnity, North American Contingency Association Symposium and Convention, 2000
• Speaker, Film & Video Law Seminar, California Lawyers for the Arts, 1994
• Speaker, Intellectual Property for the General Practitioner: Handling Everyday Copyright and Trademark Matters, 1992
• Speaker, Creative Restraints on the Entertainment Industry, Los Angeles County Bar Association Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section Symposium, 1991
• Speaker, Media Law, UCLA Extension
• Guest Lecturer, Entertainment Law, Loyola School of Law, 1999
• Adjunct Professor, Legal Research and Writing, Southwestern University School of Law, 1988 - 1989

• California, 1981

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Sections, 1991 - 1992 (Chair, Executive Committee)
• State Bar of California (Member)
• Los Angeles Copyright Society (Member)
• National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Member)
• Los Angeles Lawyer (Member, Editorial Board)
• Los Angeles Lawyer, 1989 - 1990 (Special Editor, Entertainment Law, Chair)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Sections, 1986 - 1992 (Officer)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Sections, 1984 - Present (Member)
• Los Angeles Lawyer, 1989 - 1990 (Chair, Editorial Board)
• Los Angeles Lawyer, 1984 - 1994 (Member, Editorial Board)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
• National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (Member)