Meitus Strohm Team

Robert Meitus, Meitus Strohm

Robert S. Meitus, Partner

Phone: (317) 464-5311
Email: rmeitus@meitusstrohm.com

Partner Robert Meitus is responsible for entertainment, media, and intellectual property law matters for many clients, including musicians, record labels, filmmakers, and authors.  Meitus has authored several copyright articles and is an adjunct professor of law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.  Meitus is a Grammy voting member and has been named a top music lawyer by Billboard.  He was the original founder of the livestreaming company Mandolin in 2020, is producer of the Kennedy documentary series on the History Channel, manages singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer, and has been a lifelong musician in various groups.  Meitus is also founder of Bloomington Roots Foundation, which presents live concerts and educational events and co-founded the Soup Bowl Benefit, which has raised over $4 million for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank.

John Strohm, Meitus Strohm

John P. Strohm, Partner

Phone: (615) 519-5850
Email: jstrohm@meitusstrohm.com

Partner John P. Strohm specializes in transactional entertainment and intellectual property law with a primary focus on representation of music industry clients. After a decade-long career as a performing and recording musician, he began his law practice in 2004 as a corporate and financial services lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama. He developed a roster of music industry clients before becoming Senior Counsel in the Music Row office of Loeb & Loeb, LLP, in 2011. He left law practice from 2017 until 2022 to become President of Rounder Records, an iconic independent label owned by Concord, one of the largest independent entertainment companies in the world. Currently his practice focuses on representing artists, songwriters, producers, music publishers, independent record labels, technology companies, and entrepreneurs.

  • Bar Admissions: Tennessee

    Education:

    • Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D. (magna cum laude, Editor-in-Chief of the Cumberland Law Review, 2003-04)

    • University of Alabama Birmingham, B.A. (cum laude, 2001)

    • Berklee College of Music

    Memberships:

    State Bar of Tennessee, Americana Music Association (former Board member), Leadership Music (Class of 2014, former Board member).

Kenan Farrell, Of Counsel

Fax: (317) 464-5111
Email: kfarrell@meitusstrohm.com

Kenan L. Farrell advises clients on intellectual property law, including trademark, copyright, trade dress, trade secret, patent, and privacy issues. Kenan’s practice focuses on managing client’s intellectual property portfolios, including trademark and copyright registration, opposition and cancellation proceedings, copyright and trademark licensing, enforcement and infringement matters, and other disputes.

Kenan received his B.S. in Biology from Indiana University and his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2003. Kenan previously taught Art & Museum Law as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Kenan, his wife, and baby boy live in Indianapolis, Indiana and enjoy music, hiking, camping, and visiting craft breweries.

  • Education:

    • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – J.D.

    • Indiana University – B.S. (Biology)

    Teaching:

    • Adjunct Professor, Art & Museum Law, University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

    • Extensive CLE seminars on intellectual property and technology law

    Bar Admissions:

    Indiana, Oregon, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, District of Oregon, Central District of Illinois

Keltie Haley, Meitus Strohm

Keltie A. Haley, Associate Attorney

Phone: (317) 361-4829
Email: khaley@meitusstrohm.com

Associate Keltie Haley is responsible for entertainment, trademark, and other intellectual property law matters for a variety of clients, including musicians, record labels, and other business clients. She received her J.D. from Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law and her B.S.P.A. in Law & Public Policy and B.A. in Art History from Indiana University. Keltie is an active member of the intellectual property legal community, serving as the Vice Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Council, group leader for the S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court, and Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Coach for Maurer School of Law.

  • Bar Admissions:

    Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana.

    Education:

    • Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, J.D. (2020)

    • Indiana University, B.S.P.A. & B.A. (2017)

    Published Works:

    Sharenting and the (Potential) Right to Be Forgotten, Indiana Law Journal, 2020.

    Memberships:

    Indiana State Bar Association (Intellectual Property Council Vice Chair), S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Megan Wheeler, Meitus Strohm

Megan Wheeler, Associate Attorney

Phone: (317) 464-5313
Email: mwheeler@meitusstrohm.com

Megan Wheeler works on entertainment, media, and intellectual property law matters for many clients, including musicians, filmmakers, theatrical productions, and authors. Wheeler has authored a law journal note featured in Volume 12, Issue 3, of Indiana University’s law journal IP Theory and is occasionally a guest speaker in the entertainment courses taught by Robert Meitus at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Prior to law school, Wheeler worked in the arbitration department at National Futures Association, which is a regulating body for the sale and trade on options, swap, and commodities. She received her J.D. from Maurer, and her B.M from University of Michigan.

  • Bar Admissions:

    Indiana and Tennessee.

    Education:

    • Indiana University School of Law, Juris Doctorate—Bloomington, IN

    • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance – Ann Arbor, MI.

    Published Works:

    Fair Use Failing the First Amendment? How the Parody and Satire Dichotomy May Be Stunting Political Discourse

    Appendix A: Summary of Data Regarding New York City Right To Counsel Law: How Well It Is Working and Who It Is Serving

    Memberships:

    Americana Music Association

Tim Gaskins, Meitus Strohm team member

Tim Gaskins, BUSINESS Manager

Phone: (317) 464-5366
Email: tgaskins@meitusstrohm.com
Fax: (317) 464-5111

Tim Gaskins joined Meitus Gelbert Rose in 2012. 

  • Education:

    Butler University, B.A. Recording Industry Studies and Business Administration with Honors

Elle Hodge, Manager / Creative Design

Email: ehodge@meitusstrohm.com
Phone: (317) 464-5321

Elle Hodge is responsible for creative design and assisting in business operations at Meitus Strohm as well as the Bloomington Roots Foundation, which presents live concerts and educational events. She also assists on the management team of singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer.

  • Education:

    Indiana University, B.A. Studio Art (2023)

    Memberships:

    Americana Music Association, Folk Alliance International

BRYCE HAVEN, LAW CLERK

Email: bhaven@meitusstrohm.com

Bryce Haven is a legal clerk focusing on copyright and patent law. He is a third year law student at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law where he is a Micheal & Janie Maurer Fellowship recipient and the Executive Managing Editor of Maurer's intellectual property journal. For the last three semesters Bryce has worked as a legal intern at Indiana University's Student Legal Services Clinic where he provided students pro-bono legal services on a wide range of issues including landlord-tenant law, criminal law, and contract law. In his free time, Bryce enjoys tabletop board gaming and an occasional round of pick-up basketball.

  • Education:

    Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D. (Expected 2027)

    Middle Tennessee State University, B.S. Physics (summa cum laude, 2024)

    Publications:

    Forthcoming entry titled "Claim Construction" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law.

    Editor of forthcoming article in International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (ITCTLA) 337 Reporter titled “A Shorthanded Commission: Vacancies, Quorum Risk, and the ITC’s Return to Full Strength.”

    Memberships:

     IP Theory Executive Managing Editor (Intellectual Property Journal), Intellectual Property Association, Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honor Society)

THOMAS LISTER, LAW Clerk

Email: tlister@meitusstrohm.com

Thomas Lister is a legal clerk focusing on film and music copyright law as well as related transactional matters. He is a third year law student at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law where he serves as an associate editor on the Indiana Law Review and a Teacher’s Assistant for Re-Entry and Community Help program, helping formerly incarcerated individuals reenter society. Outside of law school, Thomas enjoys playing guitar and seeing live music.

  • Education:

    • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D. (Expected 2027)

    • Indiana University B.S. in Education (2024).

    Publications:

    Delta-8 on Trial: Defining Controlled Substances and Protecting Rights Under Indiana’s Ambiguous THC Laws, Indiana Law Review Vol. 60, (forthcoming)

    Memberships:

    Associate Editor of Indiana Law Review, Teacher’s Assistant for McKinney’s reentry clinic, Legal Writing Tutor for the Dean’s Tutorial Society, and Secretary of Street Law.