Interviews

Post image for Clyde DeWitt, Adult Entertainment Attorney

Current title and employer? Owner, Law Offices of Clyde DeWitt Years in practice: 35 Law school? Education background? JD, University of Houston Law Center (1973) Masters of Science in Accountancy, University of Houston Graduate School of Business (1976) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering (1970) How did you get into porn? [...]

Post image for Brett Paul, Exec. Vice President, Warner Bros. TV

Current title and employer? Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Television Production Okay, but what do your really do? Warner Bros Television Production is a division of Warner Bros. We produce scripted programming for each of the major broadcast networks. Our current shows include: CBS: Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, Eleventh [...]

Post image for Barry Landsberg, Partner, Manatt Phelps

Current title and employer? Senior Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in Los Angeles What is your particular role as a partner? I litigate business and regulatory cases and appeals for large hospital systems and other health industry providers. I am a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. I co-chair our appellate litigation practice [...]

Post image for Robert Williams, CEO, Conversive, Inc.

Current title and employer? Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Conversive, Inc. Sounds fancy, but what do you really do? I run a software company. Most of the time, that means I’m the den mother for a bunch of people trying to accomplish a bunch of different tasks at the same time without screwing each other [...]

Post image for Carlos Goodman, Entertainment Attorney

Title and Employer? Partner in Bloom, Hergott, Diemer, Rosenthal, LaViolette & Feldman, LLP, an entertainment firm in Beverly Hills that specializes in motion pictures and television. So what does a hotshot entertainment lawyer really do? Complain about “the business” while eating lunch at a fancy Hollywood restaurant. When not busy doing that, an entertainment lawyer [...]

Post image for Craig Turk, Television Writer/Producer

Current title and employer? Supervising Producer, Private Practice Sounds fancy, but what do you really do? I’m a television writer. Basically, I sit around with the other members of our show’s staff (on Private Practice, there are 8 of us) and try to come up with stories that will keep you from switching over to [...]

Post image for Marc Korman, Partner, Endeavor Talent Agency

Title and Employer? Partner, Endeavor Talent Agency. Okay, but what do you really do? I represent writers and directors. My primary responsibility is to find them interesting creative and financial opportunities in television and film. Law school, class rank? Chicago–Kent College of Law. Top 10%. What firms did you work at? Cook County Public Defender. [...]

Post image for Nick Santora: Producer, Prison Break

What’s your current job? What other projects are you working on? The majority of my time is spent as a writer/co-executive producer on the Fox TV show “Prison Break.” I also created and serve as an executive producer on “Beauty & The Geek,” a reality show on The CW Network that is clearly based on [...]