Sheafe B. Walker


Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Walker was a sound engineer and sound designer. He engineered and designed 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.  He also worked in production and post-production sound for films and videos at Lolly-Gag Productions.


Mr. Walker has presented lectures and panels on copyright, contract, and employment law at the New York Comic Con, the School of Visual Arts, the Graphic Artists Guild (New York), and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. 


Publications

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); The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, Second Edition: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers by Thomas A. Crowell, Esq., Focal Press (2011) and The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators: A Legal Toolkit for Comic Book Artists and Writers by Thomas A. Crowell, Esq., Focal Press (2014).


Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Walker is admitted to practice law in New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 

 

Education

J.D. New York Law School

B. Mus. University of North Carolina School of the Arts