Thread: Still finding a way to hire my entertainment lawyer

<p>I was thinking, if i start my own Publishing Company berfore i get a lawyer, would that be okay. Or better yet if i tell one of my lawyers (that i build a relationship with) im about to start a publishing company and i will generate income in future would an lawyer accpect that for me to hire him with they're fees? what yall think...he charges 500 but drop it to 200.&nbsp;Oh yeah and i still havent found a job yet lol crazy aint it?!?</p>

<p>no, you don't necessarily need a lawyer to start up a publishing company.&nbsp; as long as you have a song to publish, it's pretty easy to set one up.&nbsp; it's free at ascap, $250 at bmi, don't know about sesac.&nbsp; i'm not sure if you have to have an already established company or if you can start one just under yourself.&nbsp; if it's a company, you will be asked to supply a tax eid number, if it's individual, you'll be asked for a ssn.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>if you're publishing other writers, make sure you have everything in writing.&nbsp; split sheets, publishing agreements, that stuff.&nbsp; when it comes to the details, you may need a lawyer.&nbsp; but if you can't afford it, there's plenty of resources online to get you by or you can always ask in here.&nbsp; hope that helps!</p>

<p>amen on paragraph 2 that Infinite wrote</p>
<p>BMI = $200 last I checked - but if you know people there - or know people that know people - they might wave the fee altogether - they did for me</p>
<p>you can have a dedicated pub company, or setup your LLc/Corp for your production co (or label) &amp; make your pub co "a division of" your LLC - that's what I did</p>
<p>if u want a lawyer to work for you - there is no way around the charge - good luck with that negotiation</p>
<p>are you looking for a lawyer? (or team of them as your post suggests)? what is your main objective?</p>