Elizabeth T Russell is an attorney practicing in the fields of copyright, trademark and digital business law. She also maintains an arts and entertainment law practice. Elizabeth is a frequent author and speaker. In both capacities she enjoys taking complicated issues and explaining them in understandable terms for non-lawyers. She is the author of Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists (Ruly Press 2005). Art Law Conversations earned a rating of Essential from the American Library Association's CHOICE Magazine and was included on CHOICE's 2006 list of Outstanding Academic Titles. In 2008 that title was awarded a Writer's Digest First Place award in the reference category. Elizabeth's undergraduate degree is in music. She earned her law degree from the Pace University School of Law where, reluctantly, she served as a member of the Pace Law Review. She is admitted to practice law in the states of New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin.