| BIOGRAPHY
- BERNARD M. RESNICK, ESQ.
Mr. Resnick graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY in 1983, where he double-majored in Political Science and Music. He received his J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law in Villanova, PA in 1986. While attending law school, he won second prize in the ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Law national writing competition. Mr. Resnick's first job in the entertainment law field was in the summer of 1985, when he worked as a clerk at the British firm Simons, Muirhead, Allan & Burton in Covent Garden, London. There, Mr. Resnick received his first exposure to top-level talent as he assisted British solicitor Robert Allan, Esq. with the contractual needs of recording artists, including Dire Straits, Culture Club, Wham! and Deep Purple. After graduation from law school, Mr. Resnick practiced under the tutelage of the late First Amendment expert Albert B. Gerber, Esq., at the firm of Galfand, Berger, Senesky, Lurie & March. After his tenure as an associate of Mr. Gerber, Mr. Resnick began a decade of association with renowned entertainment attorney Lloyd Zane Remick, Esq., and Zane Management, Inc. Mr. Resnick was involved in the management and legal representation of clients such as two-time Grammy Award recipient and Sony/Columbia Jazz recording artist Grover Washington, Jr.; Capitol/Blue Note recording artists Pieces of a Dream; CTI Jazz producer/songwriter/recording artist Charles Fambrough; Olympic gold medallist and two-time WBA Welterweight Boxing Champion Meldrick Taylor; IBF Middleweight Boxing Champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins; various NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL athletes, television and radio anchors, sportscasters, and DJ's; and numerous other celebrities, athletes and entertainers. Mr. Resnick is a member of both the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia Bars. He has also been a member of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, as well as the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and District of Columbia Bar Associations, the Music Managers Forum, and The Musical Fund Society, which is the oldest philanthropic music organization in the United States. Mr. Resnick has served as Chairman of the Membership Subcommittee for Classical Recording Artists of the Mid-Atlantic Branch of the Recording Academy (NARAS). He has lectured extensively on entertainment and sports law to student and community groups, as well as to other attorneys interested in the entertainment and sports fields, as detailed below. Mr. Resnick owns the ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company A Max Entertainment Publishing and the BMI-affiliated music publishing company B Max Entertainment Publishing. He is a co-owner of the independent record company Ground Zero Entertainment, Ltd., which has released CD's by recording artists Grinch and Da Foundation. Mr. Resnick produced and performed on Classical Requests, a classical music CD released by BMP Records. He has co-written songs which have been included on nationally- distributed CD's, and which have been featured on nationally-televised programs. CLIENTS: Representative current and former clients include the following:
In addition to providing legal representation, Mr. Resnick also serves as manager for the recording artists Plastic Eaters, and as co-manager of Large Armadillo Music recording artist Christian Josi.
CLIENT AWARDS:RIAA Gold/Platinum; Billboard #1; BDS Certified Spin Awards: 2004: - L. L. Cool J - "The DEFinition" - Gold Award, BDS Certified Spin Award, Billboard #1 Award (Timbaland - Producer/Songwriter) 2004: - Utada - "Exodus" - Gold Award (Japan) (Timbaland - Producer/Songwriter) 2004: - T.I. - "Trapt Muzik" - Gold Award (Bun B. - Featured Artist) 2004: - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - "Kings of Crunk" - Multi Platinum Award (Bun B. - Featured Artist) 2004 - Soundtrack - "Bad Boys 2" - Platinum Award (Peedi Crakk - Artist, songwriter) 2004 - 8Ball & MJG - "Living Legends" - Gold Award (Bun B. - Artist, songwriter, Leon Huff, II - Producer/songwriter) 2004 - Petey Pablo - "Still Writing In My Diary" - Gold Award (Quincy Ledbetter, Producer/songwriter) 2003 - Alicia Keys - "The Diary of Alicia Keys" - Billboard #1 Award, Multi Platinum Award (Timbaland - Co-Producer/Songwriter) 2003 - Michael McDonald - "Motown" - Gold Award (Linda Creed/Da Creed Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2003 - Trina - "Da Daddest Bytch" - Gold Award (Artist) 2003 - Trina - "Diamond Princess" - Gold Award (Artist) 2003 - Jennifer Lopez - "This Is Me... Then" - Multi Platinum Award (Linda Creed/Da Creed Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2003 - Ja Rule - "The Last Temptation" - Platinum Award (Linda Creed/Da Creed Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2002 - Jay-Z: "The Blueprint 2 - The Gift and The Curse" - Multi Platinum Award (Raje Shwari, Oschino & Sparks, Peedi Crakk; featured artists & songwriters) 2002 - Jay-Z: "The Blueprint 2 - The Gift and The Curse" - Billboard #1 Award (Raje Shwari, Oschino & Sparks, Peedi Crakk; featured artists & songwriters) 2002 - Eve: "Eve*Olution" - Gold Award (Jae Staxx, Producer/Songwriter) 2002 - Big Pun: "Yeeeah, Baby" - Platinum Award (Infinite Arkatechz, Producers/Songwriters) 2002 - Raekwon: "Immobilarity" - Gold Award (Infinite Arkatechz, Producers/Songwriters) 2002 - Soundtrack Album: "State Property"- Billboard #1 Award (Qur'an Goodman, Rugged Ness, Producers/Songwriters) 2001 - Toni Braxton: "The Heat" - Double Platinum Award (Linda Creed/Da Creed Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher, Bill Pettaway - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2001 - Busta Rhymes: "Anarchy" - Platinum Award (Linda Creed/Da Creed Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2001 - Nas: "Q.B.'s Finest" - Gold Award (Infinite Arkatechz - Songwriters/Producers) 2000 - Canibus: "Can-i-bus" - Gold Award (Pop Art Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 2000 - Will Smith: "Willennium" - Double Platinum Award (Pop Art Music - Songwriter/Co-Publisher) 1999 - Method Man: "Judgment Day" - Double Platinum Award (Qur'an Goodman - Producer/Songwriter) 1999 - Slick Rick: "The Art of Storytelling" - Gold Award (Qur'an Goodman - Producer/Songwriter) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS: For over ten years, Mr. Resnick taught courses in Entertainment Law, Copyright Law, Publishing, Business Law and Multi Media Law at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Together with his wife, Priscilla J. "Sally" Mattison, he has also taught Music Business Management at KAJEM Recording Arts Academy at Cabrini College. Mr. Resnick is also a regular lecturer to both undergraduate and graduate students at Temple University's Sports Management Program. He has conducted continuing legal education ("CLE") programs entitled:
Mr. Resnick has lectured on similar issues to audiences at the New Jersey Songwriters' Society, Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Villanova University School of Law, Penn State University/Dickinson School of Law, Drexel University, West Chester University, The Learning Annex of New York, Albright College, and the Recording Academy (NARAS). Recently, Mr. Resnick was featured as a speaker at the following industry events:
EXPERT WITNESS: Mr. Resnick has provided expert opinions, consultations, document review and testimony as an entertainment and sports industry "expert witness" in numerous cases, including:
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Reflecting his dedication to community service and the arts, Mr. Resnick has served as counsel to and/or member of the board of directors of numerous arts-related non-profit organizations, including the Main Line Symphony, Reject FilmFest, Singing City, Philadelphia Foundation for World Music and Arts, Philadelphia Doctors' Chamber Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Music Alliance. He is also a regular guest on "The Pipeline", a syndicated radio program featuring new music by independent artists. AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS: Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts - Meritorious Service Award ASCAP Nathan Burkan Copyright Law Writing Competition - Second Place Distinguished Service - 10 Year Award - The Recording Academy (NARAS), Philadelphia Chapter, 2003 Named as one of "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2004", published in Philadelphia Magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine. Mr. Resnick's articles and photographs on the subjects of travel, entertainment and sports have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Travel-Holiday Magazine, and International Boxing Digest. Mr. Resnick and Lloyd Zane Remick are currently co-authoring a chapter for a forthcoming undergraduate level Sports Law textbook, and a novel entitled "Entertainment Biz 101". Mr. Resnick's "Symposium Discussion on the Record Industry's Perspective", which was jointly presented with Kevon Glickman, Esq. at the "Napster: Innocent Innovation or Egregious Infringement?" CLE program has been published in Volume IX, Issue 1, of the 2002 edition of Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. Along with Lloyd Z. Remick, Esq., Mr. Resnick co-authored a chapter entitled "Labor Relations in Professional Sports", in the undergraduate-level textbook entitled "The Management of Sport - Its Foundation and Application", edited by Professor Bonnie L. Parkhouse, published in 2004 by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Mr. Resnick has also been the subject of articles and media interviews. During the early part of his career, the Philadelphia Bar Association's magazine The Shingle featured Mr. Resnick as one of the top 35 young attorneys in the city. More recently, Mr. Resnick's views and advice on the subject of product placement were featured in Philadelphia Enterpriser magazine; E! Entertainment Television featured him in the nationally-televised program "It's Good To Be... Will Smith and Jada Pinckett"; and he is frequently interviewed or mentioned in Philadelphia Style Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia CityPaper. PERSONAL: Mr. Resnick has performed as a double-bassist in the Main Line Symphony since 1983, and has served as Main Line Symphony's Principal Bassist since 1991. He also performs in the Philadelphia Doctors' Chamber Orchestra. He has completed the two-year art history and appreciation course at the world-renowned Barnes Foundation, located in Merion, Pennsylvania. Mr. Resnick is married to Priscilla J. Mattison, Esq., a former film director/producer/ screenwriter who now practices law with her husband's firm. |
Bernard
Max Resnick, Esq. practices in the fields of sports, entertainment and communications
law. He also serves as an entertainment manager and record producer. His firm
is headquartered in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Before
forming the firm in 1999, Mr. Resnick served as counsel to Zane Management,
Inc., a sports and entertainment consulting/management firm founded by Lloyd
Zane Remick, Esq., and he was also "Of Counsel" to the law firms Burditt &
Radzius, Chartered; Remick Martone, P.C.; and Astor Weiss & Newman.