​

Roy's practice areas include personal injury, entertainment law, contracts, transactional work, business organizations, intellectual property litigation, and other complex litigation matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1986. Roy served five terms as a member of the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Association of Justice and served two terms on the Professionalism Committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association. He has also chaired and served on numerous Baton Rouge Bar Association Committees, chaired or co-chaired the High School Mock Trial competitions for six years and volunteered for many other educational programs for youth. Roy was a recipient of the Baton Rouge Bar Association Presidents Award in 1997 for his outstanding service to the community. He is a frequent lecturer on entertainment issues. Roy has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court since June 1993, and his trial practice includes matters before state and federal courts across the nation. Roy's trial work has earned him a place in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Trusts, Wills and Estate Successions

Entertainment

Litigation

Transactional Work

Business Organization

Protection of Intellectual Property

 Real Estate and Mortgage Financing

Specialties

Negotiating Recording Agreements

Negotiating Distribution Agreements

Negotiating Publishing Agreements

Representative Clients

Current & Former Players from the NBA & NFL

Pro-Players, LLC (an investment group comprised of current & former players from the NBA & NFL)

Numerous Independent Record Labels and Record Executives

Real Estate Ventures and Developers

Film and Music Producers

Script Writers

New & Established Corporations

Song Writers

Music Publishers

Copyright Claimants

Bar Admissions

Louisiana District and Appellate Courts

Louisiana Supreme Court

U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

Education

Louisiana State University Law Center, Juris Doctorate, 1986

Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts

Classes/Seminars Taught

Entertainment, Legislative Developments, Insurance and Workers' Compensation Issues

Honors and Awards

Baton Rouge Bar Association Presidents Award, 1997

Seat in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum