I am proud to introduce a new member to the Spiller Law Team.

 

LNS Media, Inc. has chosen Spiller Law to represent it in contract negotiations involving a new prime-time reality television series produced in association with PB&J Television in Los Angeles.

The series will be similar to "The Hills" television show on MTV, and will focus on the Washington, D.C. social scene.

Producer Zack Arnold has chosen Spiller Law to handle the legal matters relating to the production of his new documentary film, currently titled, Go Far: The Christopher Rush Story, due to be completed this year.

It is about a remarkable human being and Zack's very close friend who passed away a year ago, Christopher Rush.

At the age of seven months old, doctors diagnosed Chris with spinal muscular atrophy, one of the most debilitating forms of muscular dystrophy. Although his life expectancy was only two years, he lived thirty. And during his life, he was a local, state, and national poster child and spokesperson for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and he met countless celebrities and political figures including Ronald Reagan, Dan Marino, Harrison Ford, and Sammy Davis Jr, just to name a few. He threw the first pitch out at many major league baseball games, he went to his high school prom, he was the manager of his basketball team, he was the only licensed scuba diver in the country with muscular dystrophy, he graduated high school at the top of his class, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and in 2005 he graduated from Wayne State University with a law degree. He was studying for the bar exam when he died of respiratory failure.

Chris achieved all of this while having lived his entire life from a wheelchair. For many years, the only voluntary function he could control was speech. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, he maintained an optimistic outlook on life, and moreover, he inspired everyone around him to do the same.

Shortly before his death, Chris developed a motivational program to help anyone achieve their goals, regardless of the obstacles. He called it GO FAR. This film teaches his program in hopes of inspiring others to achieve their goals, no matter what.

Tracy Balsz at IndieMarketing is handling publicity and marketing for the film.

To find out more about the film project, please visit http://www.gofarmovie.com/

 

Wanted Premiere in Westwood

The LA Film Festival in June provided an opportunity to meet with industry colleagues and clients, and to attend interesting panel discussions focusing on film finance and internet distribution.

After 25 years, my college housemate, Peter Rocca paid me a surprise visit at my office recently.

Peter was my housemate and friend during my days at Berkeley. Now, a successful financial advisor with Palisade Asset Management, he lives with his family in Minneapolis.

 

An All-American swimmer at Cal, Peter won two silver medals at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and led Cal to the NCAA National Swimming Championship. His son, Nick, is entering Cal as a freshman in the fall.