Mark A. Baker

A lawyer for over 30 years, Mark's extensive legal background representing large corporate entities and artists both established and emerging, as well as his work as a gigging musician, make him equally comfortable navigating the halls of Corporate America and the mustiest of music halls. Licensed to practice law in all the federal and state courts of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mark is an alumnus of the University of Alabama (B.A.) and Cumberland School of Law (J.D.), and served two years as judicial law clerk to a federal judge. In addition to representing artists, Mark has represented many of the country’s largest financial institutions, most recently as a partner at Johnson & Freedman, LLC, a mid-size firm serving clients in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2016, he married a professor of art at Florida State University and moved to Tallahassee, where he continues to represent clients nationwide (in matters of federal law, such as trademark and copyright) within his principal practice areas.

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

J.D. (1982)

1982

University of Alabama School of Law

B.A. (1979) | English Literature

1979

Mark A. Baker Law, LLC

2013 - Current

Managing Partner, Bankruptcy Department

Johnson & Freedman, L.L.C., Atlanta, GA

2002 - 2013

Associate Attorney, Manager, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Departments

Law Offices of Mark Weber, P.C., Atlanta, GA

1991 - 1993

Associate Attorney

Gingold, Kaufman & Chaiken, Atlanta, GA

1987 - 1991

Associate Attorney

Schwall, Ruff & Goodman, Atlanta, GA

1985 - 1987

Judicial Law Clerk

Honorable L. Chandler Watson, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

1983 - 1985

Staff Attorney

Legal Services Corporation of Alabama, Anniston, AL

1982 - 1983

David Bowie: Star Man

Paste Magazine

Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True

Paste Magazine

Eyemazing: The New Collectible Photography

Paste Magazine

King of Queens by George O'Dowd

Paste Magazine

Quit Your Job

Esquire Magazine

Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy practice

WGUN?AM Radio, CBS Affiliate

Careers in Entertainment Law

Emory Law School

Debtor/Creditor Law , Continuing Legal Education

Georgia State University, College of Law

Music & the Law

Emory Law School

Panel Participant

Copyright for Artists

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Tennessee State Bar

Member

2007 - Current

North Carolina State Bar

Member

2004 - Current

Georgia State Bar

Member

1985 - Current

Atlanta Bar Association

Member

1985 - Current

Alabama State Bar

Member

1982 - Current

Alabama

Georgia

North Carolina

Tennessee

4th Circuit

• Free Consultation
  Free initial consultation of approximately 30 minutes.
• Contingent Fees
  I occasionally enter contingent fee arrangements, depending upon the subject matter.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  I also perform certain services for a flat fee, such as routine contract preparation and review, copyright and trademark registrations, and corporate formations.

• Business Law
• Entertainment & Sports Law
• Intellectual Property