“My greatest professional rewards are clients who are pleased with a job well done at a reasonable cost.”

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Industries

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1985
Douglass College at Rutgers University, B.A., 1982

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
Tennessee

Professional Memberships / Affiliations

Nashville Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association

Other Distinctions

AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers® - Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law
Best 150 Lawyers in Tennessee - BusinessTN Magazine
Chambers USA - Media and Entertainment
Best of the Bar - Nashville Business Journal
Mid-South SuperLawyers - Entertainment & Sports
Women of Influence - Nashville Business Journal
101 Top Lawyers - Nashville Post
"In Charge" 2012 - Music Row Magazine
Adams and Reese LLP’s 2011 HUGS Volunteer of the Year

Linda Edell Howard

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Entertainment and New Media Team Leader

Entertainment

Nashville / Music Row

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Twenty-Five Adams and Reese Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2013 Edition	5/24/2013
Twenty-Seven Adams and Reese Attorneys Named Among 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Stars	11/12/2012
Adams and Reese Clients Lady Antebellum, Jeremy Camp Nominated for 2012 American Music Awards	10/15/2012
Adams and Reese has 110 Attorneys Ranked in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Edition	8/22/2012
Twenty-Nine Adams and Reese Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Ranked in Chambers USA 2012 Edition	6/12/2012
Adams and Reese Entertainment Practice Ranked in Top Tier in Tennessee by Chambers USA for Third Consecutive Year	6/12/2012
Five Adams and Reese Attorneys Honored in Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar”	6/11/2012
Adams and Reese Nashville Music Row Partner Linda Edell Howard Receives Firm’s HUGS “Volunteer of the Year” Award	3/1/2012
Adams and Reese Nashville Music Row Clients Nominated for 43rd Annual Dove Awards	2/28/2012
Adams and Reese Attorneys Receive HUGS “Volunteer of the Year” Awards	2/27/2012
Adams and Reese Client Kelleigh Bannen Signs with EMI Records Nashville	2/22/2012
Adams and Reese Clients Lady Antebellum, Nashville Symphony Capture GRAMMY Awards	2/13/2012
Adams and Reese Clients Nominated for 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards	1/27/2012
Adams and Reese Client Lady Antebellum Named “Vocal Group of the Year” at Country Music Awards	11/11/2011
Twenty-Six Adams and Reese Attorneys Selected for Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2011	11/7/2011
Adams and Reese Clients Nominated for Country Music Association Awards	9/6/2011
Ninety-Seven Adams and Reese Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2012 Edition	8/31/2011
Music Row Client Paul Brandt to Perform for Cambridge Royalty	7/7/2011
Media and Entertainment Practice Ranked in “Top Tier” in Tennessee by Chambers USA	6/22/2011
Twenty-Eight Attorneys; Ten Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA 2011	6/13/2011
Three Adams and Reese Nashville Partners Named Among “Best of the Bar”	6/13/2011
Adams and Reese Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Nashville Music Row Office	4/19/2011
Nashville Music Row Clients Capture Academy of Country Music Awards	4/4/2011
Adams and Reese Clients Receive Several Nominations for Academy of Country Music Awards	3/4/2011
Adams and Reese Clients Nominated for Gospel Music Association Dove Awards	3/4/2011
'A'mazin' Night - Adams and Reese Client Lady A Takes Home Five GRAMMY® Awards	2/14/2011
Adams and Reese Client Nashville Symphony Orchestra Collects Three GRAMMY® Awards	2/14/2011
Three Adams and Reese Attorneys Selected Among Nashville's "101 Top Lawyers" by Peers and Clients	1/19/2011
Ninety Adams and Reese Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2011 Edition	8/4/2010
Twenty-Two Adams and Reese Attorneys to be Honored by Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010	7/14/2010
Twenty-Nine Adams and Reese Attorneys, 11 of the Firm's Practice Areas Ranked by Chambers USA 2010	6/14/2010
Adams and Reese Ranks Third Among Nashville's Entertainment Firms	4/9/2010
Adams and Reese Clients Lady Antebellum, Bryan Adams Nominated for CMT Music Awards	4/6/2010
Client Lady Antebellum's Reception Covered by Nashville's MusicRow	3/12/2010
Trio of Adams and Reese Attorneys Featured in Business TN Magazine's 150 Best Lawyers Listing	1/21/2010
Howard Named to Best Lawyers List; Featured in Nashville Music Row Publication	1/7/2010
Adams and Reese Attorneys Participate in ArtWorks	10/14/2009
Eighty-Six Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers in America; Fifty-Six Practice Areas Ranked No. 1	7/30/2009
Twenty-Three Attorneys, Nine Practice Areas Honored by Chambers USA	6/12/2009
Adams and Reese Has 16 Attorneys Named Mid-South SuperLawyers and Rising Stars	11/10/2008
Linda Edell Howard Selected to Serve on the Future of Music Coalition’s Advisory Board	10/31/2008
Sixty-Eight Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® ; Forty-Eight Practice Areas Ranked No. 1	9/16/2008
Adams and Reese Ranked by "Chambers USA"	5/13/2008
Adams and Reese Has 15 Attorneys Named Mid-South Super Lawyers	11/12/2007
Fifty-Six Adams and Reese Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2008	9/6/2007
Eleven Nashville Partners Honored Among “Best of the Bar” by Nashville Business Journal	6/26/2007
Sixteen Attorneys, Seven Practice Areas Ranked by Chambers USA	6/15/2007
Edell Howard Appointed to Board of Directors of the Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts	02/28/2007
Adams and Reese Attorneys Named “Leaders in Their Field” – Chambers USA	2/20/2007
Adams and Reese Has 18 Attorneys Named Mid-South Super Lawyers	11/6/2006
Music Row Office Rapidly Expands with the Hiring of John Ouellette	10/16/2006
Adams and Reese Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® in America 2007	9/7/2006
Five Nashville Partners Honored Among “Best of the Bar” by Nashville Business Journal	7/3/2006
Nine Adams and Reese Attorneys Listed in Chambers USA	6/2/2006
Thirty Adams and Reese Partners Named to Best Lawyers® in America	8/23/2005
Ten Attorneys Highlighted in Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar"	8/19/2005