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Sheafe B. Walker, Esq.

 

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Presentations and Publications

Mr. Walker has presented lectures on copyright and contract issues faced by artists, creators and publishers at the New York Comic Con, the School of Visual Arts, the Graphic Artists Guild and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Mr. Walker is a contributor to the books, The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers by Thomas A. Crowell, Esq., Focal Press (2007) and The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers,  Second Edition: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers by Thomas A. Crowell, Esq., Focal Press (2011).

Biography

Mr. Walker worked as a sound designer and sound engineer for twelve years prior to becoming an attorney. He designed and engineered over seventy shows, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at regional theaters in the United States; including STOMP at the Orpheum Theater in New York and Jackie: An American Life at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. Mr. Walker worked in production and post-production sound for films and videos at LollyGag Productions Project Studio in New York from 1992-1995.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Walker is admitted to practice law in New York and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association.

Education

J.D. New York Law School,  2005
B. Mus. University of North Carolina School of the Arts,  1989