ABOUT US

Creative Rights is the result of several years of careful and thorough planning by its cofounders, Brandon Weiner and Travis Rimando, two recent graduates of The University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Weiner and Mr. Rimando have founded nonprofits in the past and have extensive experience in the operations of both art and legal nonprofit organizations. As professional artists prior to law school, the cofounders are uniquely positioned to understand the needs of their clients.

BRANDON

Brandon received his BA and MA from Emory University in Intellectual History and his JD from the University of Michigan.

Brandon has a long history of public interest work. H co-founded the nonprofit New Media Rights and has worked for the Utility Consumers’ Action Network, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and served as a legal intern at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Brandon’s passion for the arts comes from his own eclectic background as an artist. He has been employed as both a videographer and graphic designer, enjoys making indie synth-pop music in his spare time, and is currently a member of a Los Angeles-based artist collective.

TRAVIS

Travis is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan Law School. He served as a legal intern for California Lawyers for the Arts and The First Amendment Project. Travis received the 2011 Dores McCree Award for outstanding service to the Michigan Law School community.

He is a national award-winning DJ with over a decade of professional club and radio experience. He has been a member of several bands, including Atlantic Records recording artists The Transplants, who headlined the 2005 Vans Warped Tour.

Travis also has experience in music education and academia. He co-founded both the NorCal DJ & Music Production Academy and BEATZ, and has lectured at UC-Berkeley, UCLA, and U of M.