Howell O’Rear is a business litigation lawyer with a focus on music industry and copyright disputes. He is a founding member of the Nashville law firm McInteer & O'Rear PLC. Howell’s clients span a wide variety of interests and industries, including music, technology, trademark, digital media, and print media. Howell is listed as a “Best Lawyer” for the categories of Intellectual Property Litigation and Music Law. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia.  Howell’s articles about music industry law have been featured in American Songwriter and Billboard.