Yale Law School, J.D., June 1994
Yale College, B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1990

John Farrell is a partner who works with television and motion picture producers, writers, directors and actors, and his practice also has a particular emphasis on representing producers and production companies in the unscripted/reality television genre. Before entering private practice, John served as law clerk to Chief Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. John has been with the firm since 1998.

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1984
Colgate University, B.A., cum laude, 1981


Stewart Brookman's practice encompasses all aspects of the feature film and television businesses, including the representation of actors, directors, writers, producers and strategic financiers. Outside of the office, Stewart enjoys spending time with his family, working with various charitable organizations and playing competitive tennis.

Tara Senior - bio coming soon

U.C.L.A. Law School and U.C.L.A. Anderson School of Management, J.D./M.B.A., 1997
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1992

Gretchen Bruggeman Rush has been with the firm for the majority of her legal career, and during that time has enjoyed building a practice that is focused on representing individual writers, directors and actors in the film and television industry. Gretchen is a wife, mother and movie-lover who grew up in California and has lived in New York and Washington D.C.

University of Southern California Law School, J.D. 1978, Order of the Coif, Editor, Southern California Law Review
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Film Studies, 1975

In 1987 Tom Hansen, along with Craig Jacobson and Walter Teller, formed the law firm now known as HJTHNW&R. Tom’s practice focuses on all aspects of audio-visual content, including the representation of theatrical motion picture and television directors, producers, actors and writers as well as significant corporate clients. Tom lives in Los Angeles with his wife, talent manager Judy Hofflund and their two daughters.

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
Brown University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1990

Jason Hendler's practice is focused on representing actors, writers, directors and producers in feature films, television and digital media and in licensing and endorsement agreements. Before becoming an attorney, Jason worked for the United States Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities in Washington, DC and spent a year working and studying in Berlin, Germany.

Georgetown University Law Center (attended), 1976-1977
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1975
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1972

Tom Hoberman's practice is primarily transactional entertainment law, focused on the representation of actors, writers, writer/producers and directors primarily in the motion picture and television media along with production companies in the reality and long-form area. Tom does substantial work also in the intellectual property, name, likeness and branding area and represents executives in all media.

George Washington University, J.D., 1979
Brown University, B.A., phi beta kappa,1974

In one sense Craig Jacobson's practice is traditionally based in motion picture and television talent representation encompassing writers, directors, actors and producers. In another sense his practice is incredibly diverse, because it also includes work in broadcast news, motion picture financing, international and domestic distribution deals, executive employment agreements and a variety of other non-traditional arenas. On the personal front, Craig has three children, a wife, and a strong interest in collecting contemporary art which occupies most of his Saturday afternoons.

Harvard Law School, J.D., 1995
Stanford University, B.A. Political Science, 1991

John Meigs enjoys interacting on a daily basis with the firm's clients including writers, actors, directors and producers both in the film and television industries, as well as with the executives of our institutional clients in the sports and interactive industries. The greatest joy of John's life, however, is provided by his wife, Andrea, and their daughter, Ava.

University of Southern California Law Center, J.D., 1980, Southern California Law Review
Connecticut College, B.A., 1977

Jeanne Newman has concentrated her practice in all areas of the television business with a heavy emphasis on network primetime writers of drama and comedy series, although she has developed a substantial practice in the non-scripted television business partially as a result of her representation of international television production companies.

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993
Harvard College, A.B. Social Studies, summa cum laude, phi beta kappa, 1990

Ken Richman is the managing partner of the firm, and his practice focuses on film and television writers, actors, directors and showrunners. He lives in Santa Monica with his wife and two children.

University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D., With High Honors, 1986
University of Texas at Austin College of Communications, Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, With High Honors, 1982

Don Steele specializes in the representation of actors, directors, writers, producers, executives, financiers and distributors in the motion picture, television and digital media industries. Prior to practicing law, Don worked in motion picture production in Los Angeles.

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1978
Columbia University, M.A. English and Comparative Literature, 1968
Cornell University, A.B. History, with honors, 1966

Walter Teller's practice is concentrated on the representation of actors, directors, screenwriters and producers in motion pictures and television. He lives in the Hollywood Hills with his wife, Claudia Weill, and has two sons in college.

Barry Littman - bio coming soon.

Harvard Law School, J.D., 1985
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1982

Steve Warren's practice encompasses the representation of emerging as well as established talent in both the motion picture and television industries.

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), J.D., 2004
Loyola Marymount University, B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science, 2001

Sam Rogoway primarily represents actors, writers, directors, and producers in feature films, scripted and non-scripted television, and digital media. Sam previously was the CEO of a popular social networking website.

UCLA School of Law, J.D. Entertainment and Media Law and Policy, 2007, UCLA Law Review
Harvard University, A.B. History, cum laude, 2004

Dan Fox represents actors, writers, directors, and producers in the motion picture and television industries. He grew up in northern New Jersey.

Whittier Law School, J.D., 1991
University of Southern California, B.S., 1988, business and finance.

Adam Kaller specializes in the representation of actors, directors, writers and producers in the motion and television industries. Adam lives in Pacific Palisades, California with his wife, Dana, and their four children Max, Audrey, Ella and Cole.