Maximilian T Hass

Max Hass is Counsel with Parlatore Law Group and brings significant experience in the areas of intellectual property and entertainment law, while additionally focusing on copyright & trademark law, business law, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation.

Mr. Hass brings a wide breadth of experience to his practice. A musician himself, he has worked with dozens of musicians, artists, filmmakers, and small businesses in the creative sector. Additionally, he has developed and presented a series of copyright workshops for musicians, visual artists, and filmmakers over the last five years. He has been invited to speak on intellectual property and entertainment industry matters at the University of New Orleans, Tulane University, New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), the Joan Mitchell Center, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and numerous music conferences and events.

Outside of practicing law, Max spends his time reading, playing bass, drums, and guitar, writing music, and learning piano. He also enjoys cooking, yoga, and getting outdoors as much as possible. He is conversational in French and is learning Spanish.

He is an active member of the Colorado Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. As a member of the Colorado Bar Association, he also sits on the Executive Council of the Sports & Entertainment Section.

He is admitted to practice in Colorado, Louisiana and New York, in addition to the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.

He is originally from upstate New York and currently lives in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

Tulane University School of Law

J.D. (2015) | Entertainment Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law

2012 - 2015

Honors: CALI Excellence Award

Activities: Tulane Law Review, Tulane Entertainment and Arts Law Society, Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA) Project

University of Pennsylvania

B.A. (2011) | Cognitive Science, Music

2007 - 2011

Counsel

Parlatore Law Group, LLP

2020 - Current

Continuing my practice in business, intellectual property, and entertainment law with a team of partners and admin staff that allow me to do much more than I was able to do as a solo practitioner.

Founder & Managing Attorney

Hass Law, LLC

2019 - 2020

Expanded the entertainment and IP offerings of Action Potential Entertainment to cover a broader scope of business and intellectual property law for individuals and businesses. Maintaining an active arts/entertainment law practice.

Associate Attorney

Egenberg Trial Lawyers, APLC

2019 - 2019

Handled personal injury matters from pre-litigation through pre-trial and trial preparation. Answered written discovery, interfaced with clients, negotiated settlements, prepared depositions, drafted motions and memoranda in opposition for court filings.

Founder & Managing Attorney

Action Potential Entertainment, LLC

2017 - 2019

In December 2017, I converted the business to a law firm, focused on entertainment and intellectual property matters for independent artists.

Principal, Artist Manager and Booking Agent

Action Potential Entertainment

2015 - 2017

Before converting the firm to a law firm, the business named Action Potential Entertainment was an artist management firm and booking agency.

Contract Attorney

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

2016 - 2016

Document review for a large environmental lawsuit

Contract Attorney

Napper Law

2015 - 2015

Worked as assistant to production counsel for the pre-production legal work needed for an independent film

Intern

Entertainment Law Legal Assistance Project

2013 - 2015

Summer Associate

Chadbourne & Parke LLP

2014 - 2014

Intellectual Property Law Intern

New Orleans BioInnovation Center

2013 - 2013

Copyright Basics for New Orleans Creative Community, World IP Day, New Orleans, LA

April 26, 2018

Copyright Alliance

Sponsored by the Copyright Alliance and the ELLA Project

Copyright & Contract Basics for Musicians, Songs on the Bayou Festival, Morgan City, LA

April 12, 2018

Road to 3rd Street Productions

Copyright & Contract Basics for Visual Artists, NOVAC Creative Freelancer Workshop, Baton Rouge, LA

April 7, 2018

New Orleans Video Access Center

Copyright & Contract Basics for Visual Artists, New Orleans, LA

December 6, 2017

Where Y'Art

CALI Excellence for the Future Award

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

2014

Given out to the student in each law school course who obtains the highest grade in that course for that semester. I received this award for the course "Comparative Law in Practice."

Colorado Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

Activities: Member, IP Section & Cannabis Section

Denver Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

First Judicial District Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

New York State Bar Association  # 974351

Member

2019 - Current

Activities: Member of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law (EASL) Section

Federal Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

Colorado

Colorado Supreme Court

ID Number: 53766

Since 2019

Louisiana

Louisiana State Bar Association

ID Number: 36869

Since 2016

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 5709787

Since 2019

• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  Only for copyright or trademark infringement matters. Not offered in all cases; please contact me for a consultation to discuss further.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  I accept payment by PayPal, cash, and check. Initial consultations are $50 for the first hour. Standard hourly rate is $150/hour. I do offer flat fees for certain kinds of work - please contact me for more details.