About Photo Attorney®
Carolyn E. Wright of the Law Office of Carolyn E. Wright, LLC, is full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the needs of photographers. Carolyn understands the special issues that confront both professional and amateur photographers alike.
A professional photographer herself, Carolyn has the credentials and the experience to protect your rights. Carolyn practiced law with King & Spalding, one of the top 50 firms in the nation, and other law firms for more than 15 years. She has represented Fortune 500 clients in multimillion dollar litigation, and now helps photographers with their careers. When you turn to Carolyn for legal help, you are literally turning to the person who wrote the book on photography law. “Photographer’s Legal Guide,” written by Carolyn, was released in December 2006. Carolyn also provides legal information for photographers for free here on her blog at www.photoattorney.com.
While her legal credentials are among the best in the business, Carolyn thinks it is important to keep ties with the photographic community. That’s why she maintains an active wildlife photography business at www.vividwildlife.com and is represented by the Picade stock agency. 
Her photos are included in the photo book, “Captivating Wildlife – Images from the Top 10 Emerging Wildlife Photographers,” by Scott Bourne and David Middleton. In addition, she is working on a photo book documenting the beauty and strength of wolves.
Carolyn also enjoys teaching, writing and speaking about photography. She is a regular leader of photography workshops, and is a moderator and columnist for www.Naturescapes.net (an online resource for nature photographers).
Education and Honors: Carolyn was graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1992 with a Juris Doctor. She earned an American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing, Research and Advocacy and was awarded second place in the Nathan Burkham Legal Writing Competition on Copyright. She was the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Executive Candidacy Editor for the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, and was selected the “most outstanding female law student.”
Carolyn also was graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in music education and music therapy. She was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society), was an Outstanding Young Woman of America and was awarded a four-year music scholarship.
Areas of Practice: Intellectual property, including copyright and trademark law, contracts, licensing, general business and commercial law, and commercial and tort litigation.
Professional Associations and Memberships: North American Nature Photographers Association, Editorial Photographers, Women in Photography International (Charter Member), American Society of Media Photographers (Affiliate Member); Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) (Advisory Council), and the Copyright Society of the USA
Evan A. Andersen of the Law Office of Carolyn E. Wright, LLC, is an attorney who works with copyright owners to help protect their rights. Prior to law school, Evan was a legal assistant at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP in New York City, and during law school he spent a summer as an intern for the Honorable Joel M. Feldman in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. While Evan was at law school, he was a staff member of the Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal, and was awarded CALI Achievement Awards in Intellectual Property and Trademarks, as well as the 2007 ABA and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law.
Areas of Practice: Intellectual property, including copyright and trademark law, contracts, licensing, general business and commercial law, and commercial and tort litigation.
During his esteemed legal career, Robert A. Keller was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company, served as Managing Partner of Munger, Tolles, Hills & Rickershauser in Los Angeles, was Assistant Dean of Stanford Law School, and practiced with the law firm of Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe & Dahlquist in San Francisco. He now serves as Of Counsel for the Law Office of Carolyn E. Wright, LLC.
