James H. Harris III born in Texarkana, Texas, April 26, 1943 • Education • Areas of Concentration • Admissions • Affiliations • Accreditations • Litigation • Special Appearances Email: j3@lawyer.com James H. Harris III visit superlawyers.com

Education Dartmouth College, B.A. 1964 Vanderbilt University, J.D. 1967 Return to top Areas of Concentration Music and Entertainment Law Civil Litigation Copyright Law Trademark Law Music and Book Publishing Return to top Admissions United States Court of Military Appeals, 1968 Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1971 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1972 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1972 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2011 United States Supreme Court, 2011 Return to top Affiliations American Bar Association (Entertainment & Sports Law Forum) Tennessee Bar Association Nashville Bar Association Copyright Society of the USA Harry Phillips American Inn of Court Country Music Association Captain, JAGC, USNR Return to top Accreditations Certified in February, 2009, as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a rating that identifies lawyers with a very high to preeminent legal ability, indicating that they practice in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, and 2011 in Entertainment and Sports category. Listed in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010 as a Leading Individual, Tennessee, Media and Entertainment category. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Tennessee, Entertainment Law Trustee, Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 1994-1997 Chairman of the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Keyboard as of 2011, Member since 2006 Return to top   Special Appearances Jim has appeared live on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in 1983 with Roy Acuff, Donna Stoneman and Patsy Stoneman when he presented an award to The Stoneman Family: