Dennis Angel

Dennis Angel is a noted authority on United States and foreign copyright law as well as in the highly specialized area of legal protection of literary titles. Prior to founding The Law Offices of Dennis Angel in 1977, he was an associate for four years at the law firm of Johnson & Tannenbaum.

A graduate of St. Lawrence University (B.A. 1968), Dennis received his Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University in 1972. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Copyright Society of the USA and a member of law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta.

Since 1977, Dennis has rendered legal opinions as to the availability of titles for numerous television programs, motion pictures and more recently podcasts as well as legal opinions involving the ownership of motion picture and related rights in the United States and abroad.

He is the author of several noteworthy articles including “Works Made For Hire Under S.22”, cited by then U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg who stated, “We are particularly impressed by scholarly commentary”, referring to his article and several others, in the landmark case of Community For Creative Non-Violence v. James Earl Reid.

His article “Legal Protection For Titles in the Entertainment Industry” has often been relied upon by the motion picture industry and is cited in both “Nimmer On Copyright” and “McCarthy On Trademarks”.  He is also the author of “International Copyright Protection of United States Works”.

Dennis Angel has been listed in Marquis’ “Who’s Who in the World”, “Who’s Who in America”, “Who’s Who in American Law” and “Who’s Who in Entertainment” since the 1980’s, including “Esteemed Listee” in the 73rd (2020) special addition of “Who’s Who in America” and was featured in the Executive Spotlight for the “Who’s Who in American Law Top Preferential Series” in 2020.  He has also been recognized by Lawyers of Distinction in Intellectual Property Law.

Dennis is outside of law an accomplished trumpet and flugelhorn player and a member of ASCAP. He has recorded several albums and singles of original and standard songs with producer Jason Miles and guest artists such as Kenny Baron, Romero Lubambo, James Genus as well as his daughter and vocalist Rebecca Angel.

He lives in Scarsdale New York with his wife Linda and they have three daughters Stephanie, Michele and Rebecca and three grandsons Ben, Ryan and Charlie and two granddaughters Remi and Emily.