Awards, Board Service & Industry Roles
Billboard — Top Entertainment Attorneys
Attorney James L Walker Jr. Esq. named one of Billboard Magazine's Top Entertainment Attorneys for 2024.
Read the AnnouncementBronzeLens Film Festival
Attorney Walker serves as a Board Member and General Counsel of the BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta, one of the nation's premier festivals celebrating filmmakers of color.
Gospel Stellar Awards — Chairman of the Board
Attorney Walker served as Chairman of the Board for the Gospel Stellar Awards, which expanded extensively under his vision.
Museum of Broadway — Co-Owner
Attorney Walker is a co-owner of the Museum of Broadway in Times Square, New York.
Broadway & Producing Credits
Front Row Productions
Investor and member of the producing team with Alia Jones-Harvey and Stephen Byrd of Front Row Productions in New York.
Broadway Productions
MJ The Musical, The Piano Lesson, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cabaret, Camelot, and Alicia Keys' Tony Award-nominated Hell's Kitchen.
International
Sinatra: I Did It My Way — produced in Europe.
Landmark Entertainment Litigation & Negotiation
Hayes v. Trump
Represented Isaac Hayes III, securing an injunction against the former President for the unauthorized use of "Hold On, I'm Coming" — resolving a copyright infringement case over the music of the late icon Isaac Hayes.
Take 6 v. H.E.R.
Won a settlement on behalf of the legendary gospel group Take 6 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Clark v. Jay-Z — "Family Fued"
Secured 50% ownership of Jay-Z's "Family Feud" composition for client Twinkie Clark, whose Clark Sisters classic "Ha-Ya (Eternal Life)" was sampled on the 4:44 track.
Press & Media Coverage
Judge Rules Trump Cannot Use Isaac Hayes Song at Rally
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of September 2024.
Watch VideoJudge Blocks Trump Campaign from Using Iconic Isaac Hayes Song: A Victory for Artists’ Rights
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of September 2024.
Read ArticleIsaac Hayes Son Says Family Plans to Sue Donald Trump – Scripps News
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of September 2024.
Watch VideoIsaac Hayes family Smack Donald Trump with Lawsuit – Roland Martin
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of September 2024.
Watch VideoCongratulations to Attorney James L. Walker, Jr. on Being Named One of Billboard Magazine’s Top Entertainment Attorneys for 2024
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of April 2024.
Read ArticleCALL TO ACTION – DARLENE MCCOY
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of July 2023.
Read ArticleEntertainment Attorney James L. Walker Jr. Successfully Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit on Behalf of Take 6 and Co-Writers
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of April 2023.
Read ArticleH.E.R.’s “Could’ve Been” song hit with another copyright infringement lawsuit
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of April 2022.
Read ArticleThe Source: H.E.R. Was Reportedly Sued For Alleged Copyright Infringement For ‘Focus’
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of February 2021.
Read ArticleHoward Student Is Falsely Accused of Embezzling Over $400K
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of April 2018.
Read ArticleProminent Entertainment Lawyer James L. Walker, Jr. Buys Landmark Building in Greater Atlanta — Becoming a Major Legal Force in the Georgia Area
Archived coverage — reflects reporting as of July 2017.
Read ArticleTeaching & Publications
This Business of Urban Music
Authored by Attorney James L Walker Jr. Esq. — a leading guide for young entertainment lawyers and musicians navigating the industry.
View the BookEmory Law School — Entertainment Law
Attorney Walker is preparing to teach Entertainment Law at Emory Law School in Atlanta.
Guest Instruction
Has taught and worked with students at Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, UConn School of Law, Boston College Law School, George Washington University, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, and the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music.
Announcements
Firm Expands into Film & Television
Walker & Associates expands its Film & Television practice with the addition of Of Counsel Stephanie K. Hay.
Taja Nave Joins as Incoming Associate Attorney
We welcome Taja Nave to the Walker & Associates family as an incoming Associate Attorney from Emory University School of Law.
Enrique Ramos Joins the Firm
Attorney Enrique Ramos joins Walker & Associates, bringing his personal injury litigation practice to the firm.