Amy Bales focuses on the areas of entertainment and sports law, intellectual property, real estate and wills and trusts. She is admitted to the bars of Florida, New Jersey and New York.


Before co-founding Bales & Bales, P.A., Amy was an associate at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP in Newark, New Jersey. She also clerked for the Honorable Edwin H. Stern, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court. In addition, Amy interned at Sony Music, which gives her an insider’s understanding of the intricacies associated with entertainment law.


Amy earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, where she was president of the Moot Court Board and editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter which was founded in 1970 by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and she is also a Medical Doctor, having earned her Doctor of Medicine from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This gives her firsthand knowledge about the special legal needs of physicians, particularly with regard to the business of running a medical practice and protecting against litigation.

Representative Matters:
• Negotiated royalty agreements for major music record label for use of masters in samples and coupling.


• Represented record label companies, magazine publishing companies and web-based portal companies in general
  transactional and litigation matters.


• Counseled motion picture production company in connection with production of theatrical feature film.


• Represented domain name registrants and trademark owners in domain name disputes in accordance with the
  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Rules.


• Counseled numerous bands, artists, songwriters, composers, screenplay writers and authors in general contract
  matters and intellectual property registration and protection.


• Registered numerous trademarks and copyrights on behalf of clients in a variety of industries and professions.


• Represented major petroleum and natural gas companies in appeals of premises liability cases.


• Defended major pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.


• Represented clients in numerous appeals (including appeals before the Supreme Court of the United States) in
  areas of product liability legal malpractice, medical malpractice and environmental superfund matters.

Licensed in New York, New Jersey and Florida