Howard G. Butler recognized in "Best Lawyers in America" in Entertainment Law (2011) for fifth year in a row
Jacksonville - Orlando, FL - July 30, 2010 - Howard G. Butler was again selected by his legal peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field of Entertainment Law. Mr. Butler is the founding partner of the Butler Law Group. With offices in Jacksonville and Orlando Florida the Butler Law group is a civil trial and entertainment law firm. Mr. Butler has been included in every edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2007.
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Howard G. Butler, Esq. of the Butler Law Group selected as Counsel for Rock Band "Molly Hatchet" (July 2010).
Classic Rock Band Molly Hatchet recently released their new album "Justice," honoring 7-year-old Jacksonville native Somer Thompson. 
Howard G. Butler also serves as counsel to representative clients such as John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Constellation Productions Inc., JTP films, and has represented the William Morris Agency (Fla. Counsel) and others.
Howard G. Butler, Esq. of the Butler Law Group selected as Production Counsel for upcoming feature film "Ruby McCollum" slated to be filmed in Gainesville, FL. (June 2010).
Howard G. Butler also serves as counsel to representative clients such as John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Constellation Productions Inc., JTP films, William Morris Agency (Fla. Counsel), and others.
About Movie: "Ruby McCollum" is based off the 1956 bestselling book "Ruby McCollum: Woman in Suwannee County Jail," by award winning author William Bradford Huie. This is the sensational story of the 1952 murder of a prominent white doctor/senator-elect, by a wealthy black woman who was the mother of his youngest daughter. Ruby, denied her First Amendment rights, was railroaded into silence, resulting in her being the first black woman to be sentenced to die in the electric chair. A shocking story of greed, deceit, and racial inequity that paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
Film Credits:
Producers: Patricia A. Crawford, Jude Hagin, Hilary Saltzman, Mark Wolfe ("I Heart Huckabees;" "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines;" "K19: The Widowmaker;" "Kinsey")
Executive Producers: Penny Wolf, Marc LeBel, LeVar Burton
Screenplay By: Patricia A. Crawford
Director: Bill Duke ("Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit," "Hoodlum," "Not Easily Broken," etc.)
Casting Director: Mary Jo Slater ("Elvis Has Left the Building," "The Last Castle," "The Watcher," "Murder In The First," "The Contender," etc.)
Howard G. Butler recognized again in "Best Lawyers in America" in Entertainment Law(2010)
Jacksonville - Orlando, FL - August 5, 2009 - Howard G. Butler was selected by his legal peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2009 in the field of Entertainment Law. Mr. Butler is the founding partner of the Butler Law Group. With offices in Jacksonville and Orlando Florida the Butler Law group is a civil trial and entertainment law firm. Mr. Butler was initially included in Best Lawyers in America in 2007.
About Best Lawyers:
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." ®Best Lawyers 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
Howard G. Butler receives highest possible "AV" Rating by Martindale Hubbell again in 2009
January 2009 - Howard G. Butler and the Butler Law Group have once again received the highest possible rating for legal ablity and ethics by Martindale Hubbell. This marks the 16th straight year since 1993 that Mr. Butler has received the highest peer review rating possible. About Martindale-Hubbell and the "AV" Rating:Generations of lawyers have relied on Martindale-Hubbell® as the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. With a history spanning 140 years, the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Network is powered by a database of over one million lawyers and law firms in over 160 countries. Now more than ever, Martindale-Hubbell is one of the most effective ways for lawyers and law firms to promote their practices.
AV® Peer Review Rating - An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV® rating.
Charitable Activities
Red Rose Ball (2008) Howard Butler, Esquire was a $10,000 sponsor of this Jacksonville St. Vincents' Medical Center charity event benefiting the construction of the new childrens' neo-natal center. Clients John Travolta and Kelly Preston served as the Special Guests of Honor.
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