ABSTRACT
Music attorneys are sometimes empowered to be attorneys-in-fact for their clients with respect to collecting money. Musicians face myriad legal issues throughout their careers, and with the ever-changing technological uses of music, those issues are becoming more complicated. Most music attorneys, however, do not find deals for their clients, a task usually left to the musicians themselves and their managers. A music attorney usually also provides general career advice, such as what you would expect from a personal manager. Music attorneys who represent musician clients may work alone or as part of a law firm. Many lawyer referral services have been established that discuss legal problems with the caller and then refer the caller to an attorney on the service's referral panel. Lawyers generally ask reimbursement for their out-of-pocket costs, which may include long-distance telephone calls, photocopies, word processing, postage, messenger service, and faxes.
