Jamie N. Pitts, Esq.
jamienpitts@jnplawfirm.com
Phone: (941) 893-5571
I graduated from the University of Miami School of law in May 2006; my areas of concentration
were intellectual property law and corporate law. I received an academic excellence award for
receiving the highest grade in both my professional responsibility and substantive criminal law
courses, and was also awarded the Dean's List ranking granted to the top 20% of each class. While
in law school I further developed my advocacy skills by working with an intellectual property, arts
and entertainment law firm in Miami, Florida. Working with a solo practitioner provided insight
into the various aspects of each client's needs, the protection of artistic creations, and the
operation of a small business whose focus was centered on the arts. I gained additional advocacy
experience through a clerkship with the Family Operations Division of the 11th Judicial Circuit
Court of Miami, Florida. Working with each of the Judges in the department, I developed an
understanding of the litigation process from multiple vantage points. During this clerkship, I also
assisted low-income individuals who could not afford outside counsel by helping them file the
necessary documents with the court and explaining how to navigate the litigation process.
During my last semester of law school I relocated to Los Angeles to work with the in-house legal
department of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), a non-profit trade association
representing Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Paramount
Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,
Universal City Studios LLLP and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Working with the MPAA
provided invaluable knowledge and experience in the areas of international and domestic
copyright, trademark, and entertainment law. This was coupled with day-to-day interaction with
the MPAA member studio-heads, trade representatives, and foreign leaders responsible for their
country’s intellectual property and entertainment law policy development. It is within this nonprofit corporate setting that I feel my skills are put to their most practical and effective use and my
interest in arts advocacy is most fostered.
Over the past four years, I have worked as consultant assisting individuals and businesses of all
sizes with their specific legal needs in areas of intellectual property, entertainment, and corporate
law. I have helped small businesses protect and profit from the name and goodwill that they have
established for themselves through domestic and international trademark registrations, licenses,
various contracts, cease and desist letters, and further legal action when infringers have failed to
stop violating the rights of clients. I have helped artists and authors protect their works through
copyright registration, and profit from their creations through various contracts such as license
agreements and character merchandising agreements. I have also helped producers of television
and film prepare for the release of their works, through the various legal needs that arise during
production, and in planning for the future to allow the maximum value of their work to be
realized. I work with each client to develop strategic plans to help them reach their individual
short-term and long-term goals. This past January I started a law practice in Sarasota that offers
these services to the area.
I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your legal needs and how I
can be of assistance. Should you require any additional information please contact me. Thank you
in advance for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Jamie N. Pitts, Esq.