Cheryl Lorraine Hodgson

Legal counsel to entrepreneurs, creators’ legal muse, brand owners’ brand strategist and protector, spiritual psychologist and guardian of big ideas--these words describe Cheryl Hodgson as she advises and counsels clients from around the globe. Cheryl Hodgson provides clients with a unique combination of legal expertise and practical business experience based after many years counseling clients in the entertainment and music industry. Her successful career as a federal court litigator in cases involving music industry contracts, trademarks and copyrights guarantee strong advocacy in business transactions, calculated to seal the deal, while minimizing future risks. Cheryl represents oversees brand protection and enforcement around the world through her international network of associates. She coaches and trains in house brand teams on the ideas found in this book. Her clients include entertainers, Internet entrepreneurs, book publishers, fashion brands, natural foods and nutrition, coaches, trainers, authors and publishers, and companies in music technology, music publishing and technology. When it comes to protection for brands, licensing and royalties, Cheryl has become the “lawyer’s lawyer” to whom other attorneys turn for advice for their clients. Cheryl has served as Professor of Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and as a Federal Court Mediator in entertainment, trademark and copyright matters. Cheryl was President of the California Copyright Conference, a Los Angeles based music industry group. She is the founder of Hodgson Legal and an entrepreneur in her own right, founding Brandaide.com, providing trusted advice and counsel for owners of registered trademarks. An avid scuba diver and yogi, Cheryl lives in Los Angeles and Portland OR. service@brandaide.com; @brandaide @cherylhodgson