A partner in the law firm Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley, David has been professionally active in the music business for over twenty-seven years and has focused his law practice exclusively on entertainment and intellectual property matters for the past fifteen years. David’s practice primarily consists of the representation of independent artists, independent labels, major label artists, songwriters, technology companies, producers, publishing companies and those companies and individuals that seek to license and exploit intellectual property content.
David has served as the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and has taught (a) Intellectual Property and (b) Legal Issues in the Entertainment Industry as an adjunct instructor in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the Country Music Association (CMA), the Academy of Country Music (ACM), the IBMA and is a long time member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 257 (AFM). David has been a frequent panelist and speaker on the subject of entertainment law at various conferences and industry events. While in law school, his paper “Taxonomies: The Proper Scope of Copyright Protection” won first prize in ASCAP’s Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition at Vanderbilt Law School. David was also a member of the 2006 class of Leadership Music.
