Elizabeth T Russell holds an undergraduate degree in music. On a bassoon scholarship, she earned her law degree from the Pace University School of Law. Ms. Russell is the author of Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists. Her practice serves literary, visual and performing artists and related businesses in the arts and entertainment industry. Ms. Russell is a member of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law section of the New York State Bar Association, the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Copyright Society of the United States. She is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin.

From 1987 until 1994 Elizabeth Russell was a senior attorney in the Counsel's Office of the New York State Education Department. She then absented herself from the practice of law and worked for several years in arts administration. Ms. Russell served as development director for the Albany Symphony Orchestra in Albany, NY; director of individual giving for the Madison Repertory Theatre in Madison, WI; and as managing director of Opera for the Young, a professional opera touring company.

Ms. Russell returned to law in 2000 and opened her own firm, concentrating in arts and entertainment, copyright, trademark, business and nonprofit law. Every day, her practical experiences in the arts inform her legal work with artists, musicians and arts-related businesses.

Elizabeth Russell is a frequent lecturer on legal issues in the arts. For more information on her practice, please visit www.erklaw.com.