With talent from Vega & Rivera, LLP; Perez & Caballero, APC; Law Offices of Gladdys Uribe; Law Offices of Carlos Cruz, APC; Gordon Professional Group; Johnston & Hutchinson, LLP
Rocking Friday for Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic

With legal talent from Allen Matkins and Buchalter
Rocking Saturday for Ketchum Downtown YMCA

Attractive Nuisance roared onto the Whisky stage for its inaugural Law Rocks! set in 2014. Law Rocks is thrilled that the Nuisance is bringing back its mosh-inspiring sound for 2016, in support of the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA. The Nuisance is: Eric Kennedy, David Ellis, David Iba, Carla Betz, and Chuck Jarrell.

With legal talent from Doll Amir & Eley
Rocking Saturday for Walk With Sally

2015 Night One champs and 2016 Judges' Choice Award winners, BIG DICTA, are back and ready to rock! Doll Amir & Eley lawyers, Sunset Strip veterans -- the danger of rocking too hard is indeed present. This year, all amps will be set at 11.5 and more cowbell is guaranteed.

With legal talent from Latham & Watkins
Rocking Friday for Bet Tzedek

Formed in late 2012 in anticipation of the 2nd Annual Law Rocks LA, Diversion is a band comprised entirely of Latham & Watkins personnel that has played consistently for the past four years since that first show at the Whisky.  Throughout the year, the band performs regularly at a variety of clubs throughout Southern California such as the Troubadour, House of Blues, the Viper Room, and Molly Malones, as well as internal Latham events and other gatherings, often raising money for charities.  More information about Diversion can be found at www.facebook.com/diversiontheband.

Starring legal professionals from Winston & Strawn and Farella Braun + Martel
Rocking Saturday for Best Friends Society Los Angeles

Jimmy’s Brother is an LA-based rock n’ roll band. No gimmicks, no nonsense. Formed in 2009 after a chance meeting around an old hotel piano in downtown LA, the band is known for its high energy mix of originals and cover songs, late night impromptu concerts at the Omni, and a legendary 45-minute show at Casey’s on the final night of the band’s 2014 “Don’t Make this Weird” tour.

With talent from Spertus, Landes & Umhofer
Rocking Friday for Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Since childhood, Matthew Umhofer has dreamed of being on stage. His dream typically takes the form of a nightmare that concludes with Matthew arriving at center stage having forgotten both his pants and his lines, to the aversion and mockery of the onlooking crowd.

Law Rocks has given Matthew the opportunity to live out this dream annually.

This year marks his fifth exercise in rock mediocrity.  His past Law Rocks lowlights include forgetting the words to Don't Stop Believin', losing his guitar pick during a chorus of Livin' on a Prayer, and auditory desecrations of venerable classics such as Shake It Off, Gangnam Style, and No Diggity.

He is both thrilled and surprised that the organizers are allowing him anywhere near this esteemed event again this year.

Matthew will abase himself this year for a charity that deserves far better: the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) a powerhouse organization dedicated to promoting the full participation of women in the legal system. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts and reality, Matthew has been as yet unable to secure Ryan Gosling’s commitment to participation in a duet-medley of songs and dances from “WLaLa Land.”  Finger crossed, tho. 

With legal talent from Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp
Rocking Friday for Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS)

In 1997, Radiohead released OK Computer, one of the great rock records of all time, steeped in end of millennium paranoia and a distrust of the burgeoning electronic age.  Two years later, we all waited with bated breath at midnight on New Year’s Eve, scared that the Y2K bug would bring all of modernity to a grinding halt.  It didn’t.  Instead, a new optimism took hold, and rock again found its strut, with bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes bringing back garage rock attitude, while Franz Ferdinand just wanted us to dance.  A few years later, by 2003, that optimism had cracked under the weight of intervening events, when The Arcade Fire exhorted the masses, “Children, Wake Up!”

After donning full makeup and 80’s gear to bring you Cure, Smiths, and New Order covers last year, in their first Law Rocks appearance, the folks from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp (MSK) will bring you back to the turn of the millennium, playing hits by those bands that came out within a few years of the year 2000 (Y2K) – hence, MSK/Y2K.  The band is made up of three attorneys and a paralegal MSK, helped by a couple of friends. 

MSK/Y2K will again be playing to support Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS), an organization dedicated to providing free legal services to those with mental health disabilities.  It’s a truly inspiring organization, led by a man who has devoted his entire legal career to helping the most vulnerable in our society.  They deserve your support. 

Please get your dancing (and moping) shoes on, be prepared to sing along, and come out and support MHAS. 

With legal talent from Venable and LexisNexis
Rocking Saturday for Together We Bake

What could be better than winning the 2016 Law Rocks show at the esteemed 930 Club in Washington, DC? How about heeding the sagacious words of Horace Greeley and The Village People, "Go West," and having the chance to play at the iconic Whisky on the stage of our rock idols. Featuring legal professionals from Venable and LexisNexis, Noise in the Basement (when not on a West Coast tour) can be seen around the DC area interpreting hits from the last 40 years in their high energy post-punk styling.  Don't worry California, we're from Washington and we're here to help...

Starring legal professionals from Perkins Coie
Rocking Friday for City of Hope

Privileged Communications formed in early 2013 to represent Perkins Coie in the Law Rocks! competition in Hollywood, California against other firms such as Latham & Watkins and DLA Piper. Privileged Communications comprises partner Michael Wise on lead vocals, partner Joe Hamilton on guitar, counsel Lara Dueppen and associate Oliver Gold on keyboards and drums, respectively, and non-Perkins attorney Niall Fordyce on bass. While Privileged Communications does not have any available recordings currently, the group is in contract discussions with several large record labels and expects to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show within the next few years.

Best Friends Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused exclusively on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. Best Friends is working collaboratively in Los Angeles with animal rescue groups, city shelters and passionate individuals who are all dedicated to the mission of making Los Angeles a no-kill city.

Bet, Tzedek, The House of Justice, provides free legal assistance to thousands of people who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system underpinning our democracy. Founded in 1974 by a few individuals seeking to act upon a central tenet of Jewish law and tradition “Tzedek, tzedek, tirdof  — Justice, justice you shall pursue,” Bet Tzedek provides legal assistance to residents of Los Angeles County, regardless of their racial religious or ethnic background. Bet Tzedek’s mission, therefore, is to pursue equal justice for all.

City of Hope is a leading nonprofit research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

The mission of The Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home is to provide financial support for seniors and needy members of the Los Angeles Jewish community who are served by the Los Angeles Jewish Home, through residential and community-based programs.

The mission of Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children is to empower women and their children to move from homelessness to self-sufficiency, through housing, employment and support services offered with dignity and love.

The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC) is a community-based collaboration of Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, Homeboy Industries Inc., and Dolores Mission Church.  LIJC’s dual-pronged mission is to advance the rights of the indigent immigrant population in East Los Angeles through direct legal services, education, and community empowerment, while teaching law students effective immigrants’ rights lawyering skills in a real world setting.

Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (MHAS) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1977 to provide free legal services to people with mental disabilities. MHAS assists both children and adults, with an emphasis on obtaining government benefits and services, protecting rights, and fighting discrimination.

Walk With Sally is dedicated to providing free mentoring support programs and services to children whose parents, guardians or siblings have cancer or succumbed to cancer.

The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles ("WLALA") is dedicated to promoting the full participation of women lawyers and judges in the legal profession, maintaining the integrity of our legal system by advocating principles of fairness and equality, improving the status of women in our society including their exercise of equal rights and reproductive choice, and actively working towards the furtherance of these goals through WLALA's committees, sections and activities.

Since 1999, Ted Stryker has been a staple at KROQ and millions of Southern Californians are familiar with his voice as the drive-time DJ on The World Famous KROQ weekdays from 2pm to 6pm and his popular “4:20” feature that provides exposure for the best new artists.   During his tenure at KROQ, Stryker has interviewed virtually every top rock musician in the world.

Outside of KROQ, Stryker works in front of the camera as a co-host on Red Bull TV during their worldwide broadcasts of popular music festivals such as Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, etc. as well as hosting shows on AXS TV, MTV, VH1, Fox Sports, Fuse, Direct TV, AMA Red Carpet pre-show, and the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Stryker has appeared in the movies “Grandma’s Boy”, “Out Cold”, “The Sweetest Thing”, and was part of the incredible ensemble cast in the action/thriller “Sushi Girl”.

Richard is the Chief Executive Officer& Co-Founder, Shout! Factory, Richard has been in the entertainment business for over thirty-five years starting with a small record store named Rhino Records, and eventually growing it into an audio label with well over one hundred million dollars in annual revenue.   He and his partner, Harold Bronson, sold Rhino to Time Warner in 1998. 

In 2003, Richard and his partners started a new company, Shout! Factory.  Purveyors of pop culture, Shout! specializes in creating unique products comprised of classic, contemporary and cult TV series and feature films, animation, live music, comedy specials, documentaries, etc. Whether uncovering old favorites or producing new ones, Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings are distinguished by its creativity, production value and appeal that spans generations. Shout! is one of the leading independent video and music companies in Entertainment. 

Foos strongly believes in merging one’s social values with business and has installed a strong sense of purpose and giving back in all his business concerns.  To this end he serves as Chairman Emeritus for Little Kids Rock and on the boards of The Nation Institute, Government Accountability Project, Youth Policy Institute, Tree Academy and other such non-profits that make a strong commitment to social progress.  Foos is a 1967 graduate of Beverly Hills High School and a 1971 graduate of Whittier College.  He and his family currently reside in Los Angeles.

Joe Trofino is the Associate General Counsel and a senior executive in the Legal Affairs Department at ICM Partners, one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London, where he focuses on general corporate legal matters including litigation, corporate contracts, regulatory compliance, insurance matters, real estate, employment, business development and legal policy matters.  The agency represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion picture, television, books, music, live performance, branded entertainment, and new media. Recently, Mr. Trofino was involved in ICM Partners’ acquisition of Headline Media Management, whose clients include Savannah Guthrie, Chris Berman, Wolf Blitzer, Mike Golic, Kevin Harlan, Mike Emrick, John Berman, Tom Jackson, Brad Nessler, Keith Hernandez, Brianna Keilar, Ryan Clark, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, and Meredith Vieira, as ICM Partners expanded the company’s representation of on-air talent to news and sports broadcasters.  Mr. Trofino joined ICM Partners in 2008. 

Mr. Trofino currently lives in Culver City with his wife, Melissa, and 3 year old son/2032 NHL Draft prospect, Crosby, who (like his dad) enjoys a wide variety of music ranging from Ray Charles to Queen to his most recent favorite, House of Pain.

Matt Pinfield knew he wanted to be a disc jockey at 4 years old, and he’s come a long way from broadcasting out of his basement as a kid. His first commercial radio job was as a weekend/overnight/fill-in jock in Asbury Park in 1984. By ’95, he was named Manager of Music Programming for MTV. As Manager of Music Programming, Matt was one of the committee of 10 who picked and programmed the videos, and created specials for the channel during one of the most influential periods. Matt was asked to start hosting 120 Minutes.

After 120 Minutes, Matt went on to host and write the USA network TV show FarmClub.Com, where A-List artists played live alongside unknowns who uploaded their music to the show’s website.

When the show finished in 2011, Matt moved back to NYC, and was named Vice President of A&R and Artist Development for Rock at Columbia Records, where he signed and oversaw the making of many gold and platinum records. He was hired to do the first weekly music interview show on HDNet. The show lasted 4 seasons and featured interviews with artists from every genre.

Nowadays, Matt hosts the classic rock history syndicated weekend radio show Flashback for Cumulus Radio Networks. Matt has conducted over 1,000 interviews with such acclaimed artists as Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many more.

United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler was appointed in 2010. She has presided over and settled hundreds of cases in many subject areas, including intellectual property, employment, civil rights, and business disputes. Judge Beeler was a federal prosecutor in the Northern District of California, prosecuting complex white-collar cases with parallel civil components, and was the Office’s Professional Responsibility Officer and Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. She was a law clerk to the Honorable Cecil F. Poole, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Civil Appeals Division Chief at the Ninth Circuit’s Office of Staff Attorneys. She trained as a mediator with the Northern District’s ADR Program, the Federal Judicial Center, and Harvard Law School. She was President of the Federal Bar Association, co-chair of the Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit, a board member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and a member of the Ninth Circuit’s Jury Trial Improvement Committee. She teaches regularly at Bay Area law schools, both full courses and occasional lectures, and has led rule-of-law projects in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Jordan, Ukraine, and Turkey. She graduated with honors from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was Order of the Coif and an Articles Editor on the Washington Law Review. She received her A.B. with honors from Bowdoin College.

Judge Beeler’s litmus-test question for law clerks is, “Prince: like or
love?” Major musical influences also include the Ramones, David Bowie, Cole Porter, the Sex Pistols, and the Smiths. She hosted a radio show in college and DJ’d the more-than-occasional party (a long time ago).

Todd Sullivan is the VP of Music Supervision and Business Development at proTunes, a tech firm providing innovative search and licensing capabilities to artists, publishers, music supervisors and agencies.  His work as a music supervisor for film and television industries was instrumental in the development of proTunes’ MusicLink, which serves as the exclusive music licensing platform for the Omnicom Group.

Prior to joining proTunes, Todd was an A&R executive at Virgin Records and Geffen Records, signing and developing artists like Weezer, Drivin N Cryin’, Southern Culture on the Skids, Ted Hawkins, Jackyl and Sloan, as well as working with artists like Guns N’ Roses. Todd also served as chairperson of the Grammy’s Alternative Music committee for more than ten years. Before his work at major labels, Todd began as a DJ and music director at KCSN and playing in bands in across the Los Angeles indie club scene.

Brian McDonald founded Thump Radio, Inc., in 1999 while in his 2nd year of law school.  He served as President of Thump Radio until 2006 - overseeing Thump Radio's growth into the first nationally syndicated radio show specializing in the global underground sound of psytrance, guitar trance, techno, drum'n'bass, and house.  In the early 2000s Thump Radio was the first to broadcast weekly 2 hour extended sets by the likes of future superstars such as Infected Mushroom, Bassnectar, Shpongle, S.U.N. Project, and Kaskade on FM stations and continent-wide on XM Satellite Radio.  Brian also produced over 150 live events in the Bay Area and LA.

Since leaving Thump Radio, Brian became a new media product specialist working for Fox Interactive Media, Demand Media, and Live Nation. He now works as a consultant to a variety of technology, media and film production companies in the LA area.  He recently launched a beta version of his new radio endeavor, Psybiza Radio, exclusively on www.psybiza.com.

Insurance industry executive (Jardine Lloyd Thompson)
Business manager for rock band, "Leopold and his Fiction"
Husband, father, step-father, grandpaman, brother, uncle, fly fisherperson, hunter, Cuban-cigar snob
Graduate of Michigan Tech University and Oakland University (MBA)

As a Director of Development at Wilson Meany, Greg is responsible for the design, development, marketing and leasing of the Hollywood Park Retail Center, part of the new Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers football stadium development in Inglewood, CA.   Part of Greg’s purview will include brining unique entertainment and music elements to the development to support the new 6,000 seat performance venue at Hollywood Park and add to areas existing focus on music given the success of the neighboring Forum.

Greg has been a long-time music enthusiast.  He has played guitar for over 35 years and has been a member in several cover bands that have played from the Southbay to the Sunset Strip on a regular basis over the recent years.

Braeden Henderson is Little Kids Rock's Teacher Events Manager, helping to bring to fruition hundreds of events for the organization nationwide every year. After graduating from UCLA with a B.A. in ethnomusicology, he went on to teach music in groups at a Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles, and in private lessons to kids and adults in their homes. He is also a veteran of the LA indie music scene, having sung and played guitar/bass in multiple bands over the last decade, including his current project, Fenway. He owns way too much musical equipment, and spends most days annoying his cat and dog with it.

Winifred Jow is a classically trained musician who used to play guitar and vox in a punk rock/alternative band. She was subsequently recruited to work for a major publishing company and has ten years of experience working with music publishing companies of all shapes and sizes. As a result of her transactional experience, she pursued a Juris Doctor degree in law and now works at a full service IP firm in Manhattan Beach, specializing in brand enforcement, trademark infringements, and copyright issues.

Featuring legal talent from Cutler Law Group; Hanson Bridgett
Rocking for Legal Aid Society of San Mateo

Generator is a 4 piece classic rock 'n roll band comprised of lifetime musicians.  It was established in 2009 and plays a mix of original songs along with classic covers from artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stone's and Bob Dylan. Generator has performed throughout California and has a self-titled CD of 8 original songs. The band has been described as high energy, fun and thoroughly entertaining.

Featuring legal talent from Farella, Braun + Martel/Winston & Strawn
Rocking for Rocket Dog Rescue

JIMMY'S BROTHER is an LA-based rock n’ roll band. No gimmicks, no nonsense. Just vocals, guitars, and attitude. Formed in 2009 after a chance meeting around an old hotel piano in downtown LA, the band is known for its high energy mix of originals and cover songs, late night impromptu concerts at the Omni, and their legendary one night only show at Casey's last August. Some boldly claim that Jimmy's Brother is one of the best acts to emerge from Winston & Strawn's Los Angeles office in recent years.

Featuring legal talent from Fox Rothschild LLP; Airbnb; Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Rocking for Legal Services for Children

Born and bred right here in San Francisco, the core members met for the first time in the SOMA district of the city. With an edge towards the heavier side, The SOMAs combine their love of power chords and lively tempos in a collage of popular cover songs guaranteed to move feet and raise hands.

The mission of Austin Pets Alive! is to promote and provide the resources, education and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals.

CARY empowers at-risk youth with the skills to avoid crime and violence.

Music for Mustangs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to help protect and promote the American Mustang horse through the use of live music.

The SIMS Foundation has provided mental health and addiction recovery services for Austin-area musicians and their families since 1995.

Featuring legal talent from Dunnam & Dunnam LLP
Rocking for Workers Defense Project

The Bad Precedents consist of a group of political hacks who literally formed a rock band in a state capitol office during a legislative session.  All members worked in the Texas legislature.  One of them even was a legislator. All are lawyers, but one.  And the only non-lawyer knows more about the practice of law than the lawyers.

Featuring legal talent from Hutson & Harris
Rocking for SIMS Foundation

Will Hutson and Chris Harris are law partners in Waco, Texas.   They were told to write blogs for their website, and they were terrible at that.  So when their I.T. department recommended that Hutson & Harris start doing legal themed music videos instead of blogs, a moderate internet sensation was born.  They have been featured in publications as varied as the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.  Armed with acoustic guitars and humorous musical legal advice, they rock (softly).  Hutson & Harris are honored to be supporting Austin’s SIMS FOUNDATION.

Featuring legal talent from Branscomb PC
Rocking for Austin Clubhouse
 

While Jack Flack features a broad array of backgrounds, including lawyers, a doctor, and an engineer, they all have one thing in common: They love to rock!  With years of combined experience and training, the band is well versed in styles ranging from classic rock to country to funk.  They strive to bring the highest level of energy and excitement to every show, and will do the same at Law Rocks.  Jack Flack is proud to be playing on behalf of Austin Clubhouse and to support mental health.

Featuring legal talent from Law Offices of Al Staehely, Jr.
Rocking for Music for Mustangs

Austin natives and formerly of the band Spirit, the Staehely Brothers embody a rich musical history dating back to the 1970’s golden era of rock and roll. Releasing their first album together in 1973 under Epic Records, Al and John Staehely have written and performed music for many acclaimed artists and have performed together all around the world.

With legal talent from King & Spalding LLP
Rocking for Austin Pets Alive!

Suspension is an acoustic group consisting of Jared (guitar, percussion, vocals) and Jason (guitar, piano, vocals).  Having both previously played in other bands, they decided to take a different route with Suspension by operating as a duo and easing off the distortion pedal.  They now recreate their favorite music in a stripped-down format.  As Jared and Jason each have adopted pets (shout out to Kaiba, Éowyn, and Alamo), they are happy to be playing for Austin Pets Alive!

As SVP of Client Services at JND Legal Administration, a premier legal management and administration company, Amanda leads the client services team by driving strategic direction and ensures remarkable client experience. In addition to consulting with key decision makers, Amanda has currently taken on the charge of growing JND’s operations team on the west coast.

Amanda’s career is impressive and began right out of high school where she worked for a legal administration company.  While climbing the ranks she put herself through school at UCLA and law school before practicing law herself in the class action sector.  Her vast legal background brought her back to legal administration in 2005.  During her tenure, Amanda has led many significant music industry administrations – including the Napster Copyright Litigation and the NMPA Late Fee Program, a 2010 out-of-court settlement between major music labels and music-publishers.

But Amanda isn’t all business; she’s quite the rocker herself. Singing since childhood, Amanda has fronted numerous bands.  Most recently Amanda is the vocalist for The Multipliers, a band she formed with clients.  The Multipliers was specifically assembled to support The Western Center on Law and Poverty for Law Rocks SF, where they took the Great American Music Hall by storm in 2015 and 2016. 

Workers Defense Project (WDP) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing and strategic partnerships.

Kayleigh is a music critic who writes for local Austin music site Ovrld and reviews albums at Paste and Consequence of Sound. Her work has also been published in Pitchfork, The Austin American-Statesman, Vox, and Bustle.

Jamie Schue graduated with degrees in Spanish and Print Journalism from Texas State University in 2007.  After working as a legal assistant at a small law firm and as an office manager for a wind developer, he went to law school in 2009.  Jamie spent his first two years at St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio and his third year as a transient student at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, graduating from St. Mary’s in 2012.  Since then he’s been a transactional attorney at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), where he focuses on cybersecurity in procurement to better protect ERCOT and the Texas electric grid. In his spare time he's previously served as a CASA volunteer and a member of the Texas Midwifery Board.  He currently serves as a board member at Austin Discovery School and as Board President at Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts.

Charles “Chuck” Jarrell is a partner at Allen Matkins whose practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on complex business disputes and commercial fraud claims. His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of litigation, including real estate, partnership, environmental, and construction disputes.

Mr. Jarrell also serves on the board of Law Rocks and the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA.  When he is not serving his community, Chuck is the band leader and guitarist for Attractive Nuisance, 2017 Law Rocks LA champions.  He has also served as the emcee of Law Rocks events.

Featuring legal talent from Blank Rome LLP; Radian; Dechert LLP; First American Title Insurance Company
Rocking for United Way of Greater Phildelphia and Southern New Jersey

Featuring legal talent from Spencer Gifts Legal
Rocking for Spirit of Children

At the end of the night, when the bartender rings last call, you only have time to play one last song to tell people about what your time here on earth meant, the ones who remain standing are THE CORE, the only band that still matters (since Joe Strummer left us).  The Core rocks New Jersey (and sometimes left of the Delaware River).   The lads are Rich Phillips on lead guitar and vocals, Mike Mazzenga on drums, Mike Adair on bass and Kevin Mahoney (Spencer’s General Counsel) on rhythm guitar and lead vocals.  Follow The Core on Twitter and Facebook!

Featuring legal talent from Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
Rocking for The Philadelphia Bar Foundation

The Lift Offs look forward to rocking into orbit with Law Rocks.  Thrilled to raise money for the Philadelphia Bar Foundation --  Philadelphia’s philanthropic hub for legal aid -- the band members agree that nothing is better than combining access to justice with access to rock.  Playing everything from lost rock classics to eccentric originals, Steve Perlsweig (guitar and vocals), Alan Promer (bass and vocals), and Sam Zolten (drums and vocals) will deliver the sonic equivalent of a court order compelling you to groove the night away. 

Featuring legal talent from Pepper Hamilton LLP, Saint Joseph's University
Rocking for Lutheran Settlement House

With a mixture of attitude and gratitude (but going easy on the platitudes), the Green Monkeys look forward to bringing their unique brand of rock n’ roll to the World Café Live for the second Law Rocks Philadelphia concert! An evening of both fun-raising and - more importantly – fundraising awaits, as all proceeds from the band’s performance will be donated to Philly-based nonprofit Lutheran Settlement House, which day in and day out provides an array of services to members of the community who urgently need them. The Green Monkeys are comprised of business and intellectual property litigator Chuck Marion on the keys, college history professor Craig Stutman on the guitar, lawyer and music industry professor Erik Sabo on the bass, and IT expert extraordinaire Scott Galper on the drums.  Thank you for your support!

Calvary Women’s Services offers housing, health, employment and education programs that empower homeless women in Washington, DC to change their lives.

Motivated by the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, and guided by Catholic social and moral teaching, Catholic Charities strengthens the lives of all in need by giving help that empowers and hope that lasts.

Featuring legal professionals from Steptoe & Johnson; Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Rocking for Gifts for the Homeless and Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation

Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s band ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE was formed in 2011 with two goals, rock out, and raise money for DC-area charities.  The band specializes in classic rock and funk covers and features talented instrumentalists and singers.

Children's Law Center fights so every DC child can grow up with a loving family, good health and a quality education

Featuring legal talent from Institute for Building, Technology & Safety; Silis and Associates; Legal E
Rocking for So Others Might Eat (SOME)

The Disclaimers are going to bring you the best classic rock of the 70’s in support of So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization providing food, clothing and healthcare to the poor and homeless in the nation’s capital. Each day, SOME is restoring hope and dignity one person at a time. Help us get the word out with your vote, support SOME and come out for a great evening of classic rock with The Disclaimers....Let's Go! The Disclaimers are Jerry Darby (Vocals & Guitar), Jeff Darby (Guitar & Vocals), Eric Schlam (Guitar, Keys and Vocals), Tom Silis (Bass & Vocals), and Jim Erb (Drums & Percussion).

Featuring in-house counsel from General Dynamics Mission Systems; ASRC Federal; Fannie Mae; Merchant Link; Amazon Web Services
Rocking for Sentinels of Freedom

IC/DC was formed specifically to perform at Law Rocks DC and aims to accomplish two things:  (1) poking some good natured fun at our law firm friends – both through a couple parody songs and by displaying our time management superiority by pulling this show off with just 4 practices as a band; and (2) raising a bunch of money for Sentinels of Freedom – an awesome organization that assists severely wounded and injured post-9/11 Veterans successfully complete higher education, find career-focused employment, and gain financial independence.  Look for local Sentinels at the show and thank them for their service and sacrifice!

IC/DC are:  Elizabeth Pierce (vocals); Katie John (vocals); Cliff Greenblatt (guitar); Devon Engel (bass); Michael Tow (keyboards); and Marc Zoellner (drums).

Featuring legal professionals from Venable LLP; LexisNexis
Rocking for Together We Bake

Noise in the Basement proudly returns to the legendary 930 Club stage after winning Law Rocks DC 2016! They followed up that performance by taking a self-congratulatory victory lap out to Law Rocks LA to play the iconic Whisky a Go Go. With their West Coast "tour" complete, NITB has occasionally be seen entertaining crowds in the DC area with a high energy catalog of alt-rock hits.

Featuring legal talent from Constantine Cannon; Bredhoff & Kaiser;
Hyman Phelps & McNamara
Rocking for Capital Area Food Bank

Featuring legal professionals from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Rocking for Children's Law Center

[redacted] IS BACK! Finnegan is proud and pumped up to be participating in the second annual Law Rocks DC fundraising event at the legendary 9:30 Club on Thursday, September 28! [redacted] will be rocking out to support the Children’s Law Center, a local organization that assists DC children who have been abused or neglected, caught in custody battles, live in poor housing, or have special education needs. By supporting [redacted] with your donation to the Children’s Law Center, you are advancing the band’s quest to win the battle of law firm bands, but, most importantly, EVERY dime you contribute will go to help these less fortunate children in our area. This is an awesome way to band together with our fellow law firms to support this and other worthy causes. In exchange for your vote of $$, we promise to play our hearts out and bring down the house! VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!! Let’s ROCK!!

[redacted] features Forrest Jones, vocals; Brandon Korch, drums; Norm Lester, bass; Lauren Dowty, trombone; Jonathan Davies, trumpet; J.P. Long, guitar; and Mike Flibbert, guitar.

Featuring legal professionals from Perkins Coie LLP; AFL-CIO; Alliance for Green Heat
Rocking for Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Featuring legal talent from Columbus School of Law; DC Office of Tax and Revenue; Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office; Squire Patton Boggs
Rocking for Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington DC

The Tortious Tones began as innocently as any other band. Two friends, Christian Baron and Nic Zawarski got together to perform as a part of their first year class skit at the annual Columbus Awards Night at the Catholic University. Since that moment they have expanded into the iconic eclectic D.C. cover band that they are today. The Tones, as they like to be called, have performed at a host of different venues across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Some of the venues where the Tones have performed include Bayou DC, DC 9 Nightclub, and The Town Tavern DC to list a few.

Throughout all their success, the Tortious Tones never forgot where they came from and have become iconic as the Columbus School of Law’s in-house band . They have performed at numerous events hosted by the law school, providing quality entertainment with their classic rock and funk songs that span over a wide range of different artists.

X-Magnetics is a powerhouse rock machine featuring legal professionals from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP; Baker & McKenzie, LLP; and the U.S. Government.
Rocking for Doorways for Women and Families
 
X-Magnetics features a diverse group of musicians from popular NOVA bands (The Walkaways, Naked Grace, Dr. FU, Manther, and the Overcommitments) uniting to rock it out for Doorways for Women and Families.

HomeAid Northern Virginia builds and renovates homeless shelters and other facilities that help those struggling with homelessness gain safe, stable housing where they can improve their circumstances and get back on their feet. HomeAid leverages the resources of the homebuilding industry to undertake the projects at a fraction of the cost so that shelter organizations can redirect those dollars back into programs and services for the homeless and not in construction costs.
 

The Foundation’s mission is to engage Lex Mundi’s global network of leading independent law firms to support and empower those working to bring about high impact and sustainable social change that improves communities and lives.

Founded in 2012, Together We Bake is an empowerment based job training program for women in need of a second chance within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 

SOME (So Others Might Eat) is an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation’s capital.

Ash is the founder and principal attorney of Kernen Law, a Philadelphia-based boutique Entertainment Law practice focused on the music and film/TV industries.  Building upon his years of experience as an entrepreneur and musician, Ash started Kernen Law to protect the passion of Philadelphia’s independent creative and innovative communities – passion that is best understood by having lived and breathed it.  Prior to his move into the practice of law, Ash spent years as a working musician and micro-label head, perhaps best known as being the frontman for the indie-rock outfit, Lovecartel. Though these days he spends most of his time representing other creative individuals, he continues to be heavily involved with Philadelphia’s local music scene as an advocate and champion of its native talent, a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the RIAA, and when time permits, performing with Lovecartel.  Learn more at KernenLaw.com and Lovecartelmusic.com

By day, Ted Scott is a civil engineer and founding partner of the litigation consulting firm, Secretariat International where he specializes in providing expert witness testimony on construction disputes and has considerable experience working on projects in the UK, the Middle East, the Far East and the United States of America

By night, Mr. Scott is a co-founder and the current President of Law Rocks USA where he believes that rock n roll can change the world.

Advocates for Children of New York works on behalf of children who are at greatest risk for school-based discrimination and/or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethnicity, immigrant or English Language Learner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, or involvement in the foster care or juvenile justice systems.

The mission of Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is to help veterans recovering from homelessness and mental illness overcome legal barriers to housing, healthcare and income.

Her Justice engages the talent and resources of New York City's law firms, bringing together committed lawyers and determined women to secure life-changing results. 

Featuring legal talent from Walkers Global
Rocking for Community Food Bank New Jersey - Kids Café & Food Bank for New York City - Campus Pantries

All the way from the Cayman Islands, 1981 are back and ready to rock the Gramercy with their unique blend of Caribbean cool and riff-driven heat.  Leaner, meaner, and louder than ever before Neil, Tim, Andrew, Rolf and Natalie have the amps turned up to 11 and the attitude set to snarl.   Stopping at nothing to make sure that the Food Banks of New Jersey and New York and their kids programmes get all of your support, 1981's goal is to raise USD25,000 to feed 100,000 kids in the Tri State area. Prepare to be boarded, New York - the real pirates of the Caribbean are coming for your bounty.

Featuring legal talent from Office of the Bronx District Attorney; private practice
Rocking for amfAR

The "Endless Thread" is happy to return to Law Rocks this year to battle it out for amfAR, Foundation for AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Accordingly, and to put in a manner colleagues will understand:

We are writing this short bio with respect to the aforementioned musical performance by the above mentioned musical group professionally known as "The Endless Thread" (hereinafter "applicant"). Upon hearing all the facts, and reviewing the evidence in the form of the group's musical capabilities, the applicant has no doubt that your unequivocal verdict will be in its favor and that you will grant its application to be chosen as the recipient of first place at the "Law Rocks" event. 

We appreciate your consideration, and please feel free to inquire further after the musical performance to be the first to receive our newly recorded album "FM Drift."

Put another way, the "Endless Thread" is a musical think-tank of lawyers and musicians whose ability to move the soul is so great, so compelling, it has caused prosecutors and defense attorneys to cross the aisles, get up on the stage, and join together to make music.  This year be sure to listen-in on the finest of legal harmonies, as the band explores some of the hottest covers and even one of its originals. Yes, you heard it right - "The Endless Thread" is not just a spur of the moment band thrown together for the purpose of battling it out on behalf of amfAR. Rather, it is a full fledged, gigging and recording band in New York City made up of lawyers and musicians, and its members simply cannot wait to support such an amazing foundation as amfAR.
 

Featuring legal talent from Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard; Giordano Halleran & Ciesla
Rocking for New York Civil Liberties Union

From CDAS, Scott Sholder on bass, Ben Jaffe on drums, Brittany Kaplan on keyboards, and Jon Peritz on guitar; from GH&C, Chris Marino on guitar; lead singer Michael Gruters.  GS is playing to benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation – a cause we thought was particularly worthy nowadays.  Looking forward to rocking the Gramercy Theatre with our selection of vintage alt-rock, punk, and grunge! 

Featuring legal talent from Hogan Lovells; K&L Gates; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; US Government
Rocking for Legal Services NYC

Featuring talent from Davis & Gilbert; Palantir; White & Case
Rocking for Her Justice

Mistrial was originally formed in 2014 by five lawyers in White & Case’s NYC office.  Known to rock at events large and small, Mistrial features the vocal stylings of Brian Kim, the riffs of Charles May (guitar), the rhythms of Daniel Cohen (vocals/guitar), the grooves of Raj Gandesha (bass), the beats of Joshua Weedman (drums), and the talents of Kate Swisher (keys).    Mistrial is excited to bring its spin on modern and classical rock to Law Rocks, and raise some money for Her Justice!

Featuring talent from Davis Polk & Wardwell
Rocking for Advocates for Children of New York

“A band whose appeal can never be denied”

Talent from Debevoise & Plimpton
Rocking for Jazz Foundation of America

The Plimptones may be the hardest working band in rock and roll, but that’s just their billable hours. Musically, they strive to walk on the right side of the fine line between clever and stupid, whichever that may be. Their combination of raucous rhythms, sonorous strings, honking horns and multi-part harmonies pays homage to the masters of rock, yesterday and today. They also are known, on occasion, to come up one alliteration short.

Featuring talent from Day Pitney; Locke Lord
Rocking for Connecticut Veterans Legal Center

The members of the ROCKE LORDS are honored to be raising money for the amazing veterans, lawyers, and staff at the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center in New Haven CT.  The CVLC, with the help of its growing team of community volunteer lawyers, are helping to improve the lives of our veterans every day in overcoming life-impacting struggles.  Please come and join us to help support the CVLC!   Musically, ROCKE LORDS has one goal in mind: to play a face-melting set of some of the hardest rocking songs on the planet.  Be prepared to rock hard with the ROCKE LORDS.  The band will include the musical stylings of Gabe McCool (bass and vocals), Joy Whitney (vocals, percussion), Ted Bednarcyk (drums), Brian Lothson (guitar and vocals), Alex Forsythe, and Greg Kahn (guitar).

Anthony Bozza still has the first record he ever bought, Billy Joel’s Glass Houses. He also has the first record he ever “got,” which is a 45 of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” that he stole. Both records came from the same store, Record Town in Manhasset, Long Island. He was 9 years old, and has been obsessed with music ever since. Around the same time, he also figured out that he loved to read and began consuming long, detailed books, mostly from the UK, by Charles Dickens, J.R.R. Tolkein, and C.S. Lewis as well as Americans like Mark Twain and Walter Farley. Anthony went through school loving history and English while suffering through math and science and in college chose to study the only thing they didn’t teach him about in high school: the history of Africa and the Middle East. Simultaneously, he developed a passion for investigating the details he found in the fine print at the bottom of album liner notes and curated a library of bootleg studio and live recordings of The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Cure and The Smashing Pumpkins, who became his favorite local band during the four years he spent living in Chicago attending Northwestern University.

He graduated, spent a year ski bumming in Boulder, Colorado, intending to return to school with the goal of becoming a professor, but that didn’t happen. Instead, both of his passions came together when he got an internship at two very different culturally significant magazines in the same day: Paper and Rolling Stone. Though he preferred the downtown cool of Paper, it was obvious (as spelled out to him by a staffer at Paper) that the latter position held greater promise of a paying job, one which would allow him to quit bar tending at that horror-movie themed pub in the West Village.

And so it went. Anthony Bozza worked as an intern for the now defunct Rolling Stone Press division, becoming an adept researcher, tracking down the likes of Giorgio Moroder and Kim Fowley for the update to Rolling Stone’s Rock & Roll Encyclopedia (1995), which led to his salaried gig as an assistant to the magazine’s Librarian. From there it was a game of checkers: he moved over to the Music Department and was an assistant to several Music Editors (two of whom were fired – the 90’s were a tumultuous time). Through diligent perseverance, he began to land the odd piece in the magazine, usually by volunteering for whatever assignment the staff writers didn’t want to do. He moved up to a a featured columnist, helmed the Raves column, Random Notes, and did stories on all kinds of things, like the greatest Summer Songs ever written and whatever happened to Sly Stone (he learned, at the time, that Sly was living in LA with two nubile 19 year old twin sisters). Along the way Anthony ate pastrami with Bo Diddley and had Ozzy Osbourne tell him the now legendary story of how he snorted a line of live ants in order to show his upstart opening band, Mötley Crüe, who was boss. Anthony also hung out and profiled a bunch of actors and was the only staffer excited to go to Staten Island to interview Wu Tang Clan. In 1997 or so, he became obsessed with an unsigned white rapper from Detroit named Eminem and told his music editor all about him. His boss entertained Anthony’s enthusiasm, and two years later, when said rapper was signed to Interscope, did the right thing and dispatched him to do a short story about the making of the video for a song called “My Name Is.” What was assigned to be a 250 word piece ballooned into a 6000 word cover story, the first national coverage of Eminem anywhere. It was quite the story too, it made Anthony’s career, and Eminem’s too, in a way.

In the next few years, Anthony Bozza wrote six more cover stories, before leaving Rolling Stone to write what would become his first New York TimesBestseller, Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem. The book was an international hit as well, lingering atop bestseller lists in England, Germany, France and South America. More than a biography, the book contextualizes Eminem as a signpost of the race, class and cultural temperature of America at the turn of the millennium.

He then turned to co-writing, jumping the fence with Tommyland, the NYTBestselling autobiography of Tommy Lee. Tommy moved Anthony into his house and into his world, and all of it is in the pages. The two of them remain the best of friends to this day.

Afterwards, Anthony relocated to Australia for three months, to research INXS Story to Story: The Official Autobiography. He met with just about everyone who ever worked for the beloved Australian band still living on the Sydney side of the continent. A detailed retelling of the band’s history, it is the definitive document of the Michael Hutchence era, including interviews with some of the deceased singer’s nearest and dearest, several of whom hadn’t spoken about him publicly since his death.

He then returned to LA to co-write another NYT Bestseller, Slash: It Seems Excessive But That Doesn’t Mean It Didn’t Happen, with the famously private, taciturn Guns n’ Roses guitarist. The result was dubbed one of the top five rock autobiographies of all time by Rolling Stone and it should be: equal parts debauchery and musicology, it’s as honest and timeless as Slash’s guitar tone.

Returning home to New York City, Anthony changed gears, signing on to write with veteran comedian, Howard Stern co-host, and fellow East Coast Italian-American Artie Lange. The resulting book, Too Fat to Fish, changed his idea of co-writing forever, and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, where it remained in the top 20 for twenty-two weeks. Both touching and hilarious, it transcended the comedian memoir as genre, making fans of readers who had never before heard of Artie Lange.

Next came a return to music analysis, with Why AC/DC Matters, a thesis arguing the merits of one of rock and roll’s most critically shunned yet essential institutions. Why AC/DC Matters set the record straight and inspired a series of similarly formatted Why (blank) Matters books in AC/DC’s native Australia with Anthony’s book being Volume 1.

I Am the New Black, co-written with SNL and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan came next and was yet another challenge. Though Tracy’s off-the-wall perspective came through stylistically, the struggle and heartbreak he’s survived in life was what emerged most powerfully – and surprisingly –  on the page.

Anthony’s next book, Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story, co-written with Wyclef Jean, detailed the Haitian musician’s impoverished childhood in his homeland and rise to hip-hop superstardom in America. It answered a question that had been lingering for nearly ten years – why exactly did the Fugees break up? The writing of the book was interrupted by two seismic events: the tragic earthquake in Haiti and Wyclef’s decision to run for President of his homeland. He came back from those experiences a changed man, and fittingly the book changed with him.

While working with Wyclef, Artie Lange reached out to Anthony to begin the process of writing their follow up to Too Fat to Fish. He had spent two inert years recovering from depression, drug addiction and a suicide attempt and had barely survived his darkest depths. They slowly began to piece together what became Crash and Burn, their second New York TimesBestseller and one of the hardest pieces of writing Anthony has ever undertaken.

In 2012, an assignment for Playboy magazine brought Anthony to Hawaii to interview legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. The two formed a bond and embarked on two years of work and intense soul searching on Mick’s part, resulting in Play On: Now, Then & Fleetwood Mac. The memoir captures a life unlike any other, spanning forty years of rock and roll from the perspective of one of the most gifted, thoughtful and humble characters in the history of classic rock.

Throughout the spring and summer of 2014, Anthony tailed Derek Jeter, the greatest baseball player he’s ever seen play the game, as he prepared to take his final bow. The resulting interviews became the narrative text of Jeter Unfiltered, a collection of intimate photos commemorating his last season as well as his twenty year career. As a lifelong Yankee fan, Anthony was on cloud nine. As a sports fan, he had been eager to work with an athlete, and couldn’t have dreamed of a better place to start.

Victor is a founding member of Bushell Sovak Ozer & Gulmi LLP.

Victor and the firm have represented A list celebrities, musicians, authors and the industry for decades. Clients represented include (in no particular order): ICM, UTA, WME|IMG, MGM, BMI, FujiTV, Broadway Video, Vigliano Associates, VNY Model Management, Anne Hathaway, Harvey Keitel, David Byrne, Dan Lufkin, Candace Bushnell, Raven-Symone, The Moody Blues, and Onyx.

Elliot S. Berke serves as Managing Partner of Berke Farah LLP. Prior to founding Berke Farah LLP, Elliot served as a partner and as practice group co-chair at McGuireWoods LLP.  He has been named by Chambers USA as a "Nationwide Best Lawyer" and by Washingtonian as one of "Washington's Best Lawyers."  His diverse client base consists of federal and state elected and appointed officials, campaign committees, political parties, PACs, corporations, small businesses, trade associations, lobbying firms, public relations firms, nonprofits and individuals. He represents clients before congressional ethics and oversight committees, the FEC, the DOJ, and other and federal and state departments and agencies. He has represented presidential appointees on their confirmation over three Administrations.  He has represented the top four leadership positions in the U.S. House of Representatives – Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and Conference Chair – as either in-house or outside counsel, and currently serves as outside counsel for Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.  In August 2017, Elliot was appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan to the Board of Advisors of the Election Assistance Commission.  He has run election day war rooms for presidential and gubernatorial candidates.  He is a frequent speaker on political law, and regularly conducts the ethics training for the Congressional Institute's Members of Congress and Chief of Staff retreats.  His commentary has appeared in media outlets including Fox's Special Report w/Bret Baier and Tucker Carlson Tonight, NBC Nightly News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USAToday, Politico and the Washington Post. Learn more here.

Wendy is an Associate at Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP, one of the nation's leading firms devoted exclusively to representing the interests of labor and working people.  With over twenty years of musical experience, Wendy has found ways to integrate her love of music and performing into her personal and professional life, staying active in the music scene while representing major entertainment unions (and other terrific clients, too) in NYC and across the country.

In her spare time, Wendy is both an advisor to - and frequent performer with - The "Leave a Lasting Mark" Concert Series, a monthly event based at the world famous Bitter End, which brings local independent musicians (including Wendy on both vocals and flute) together to raise money for charities such as Oxfam, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Covenant House and others. The themes of the shows range from eras and events like Motown, Woodstock and 80's music, to artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Tom Petty, Madonna and more. Over the past 7 years, the series has worked with over 30 charities, and has raised over $70,000 for a variety of worthy causes and organizations.

During her 7 years living in Brooklyn, Wendy has also talked her way into performing on stage with such illustrious acts as Cousin Earth (formerly Ukulelien), BELT, Primate Fiasco, Uncle Ebenezer, the WarrenScott Band, the Whistles, and the New York City Bar Association Chorus.  When not at work, Wendy can most likely be found on the road with the electric ukulele jam/folk/fusion phenomenon Cousin Earth (featuring her husband, Terrence Brennan on vocals, keys and lead kazoo) at venues and festivals throughout the northeast.

Featuring legal talent from The Salt Lake Lawyers and more

Since childhood, Matthew Umhofer has dreamed of being on stage. His dream typically takes the form of a nightmare that concludes with Matthew arriving at center stage having forgotten both his pants and his lines, to the aversion and mockery of the onlooking crowd.

Law Rocks has given Matthew the opportunity to live out this dream annually.  Performing at the august Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, his past Law Rocks LA lowlights include forgetting the words to Don't Stop Believin', losing his guitar pick during a chorus of Livin' on a Prayer, and auditory desecrations of venerable classics like Shake It Off, Gangnam Style, and No Diggity.  

After the Whisky and Law Rocks LA awarded him their first and only “temporary restraining order,” Matthew is branching out to new jurisdictions.  He is both thrilled and surprised that the organizers of Law Rocks Salt Lake City are allowing him anywhere near their esteemed event.

Featuring legal talent from The Salt Lake Lawyers.

Featuring legal talent from Adams Davis.