Henry Baskin is a prominent Michigan lawyer with over 50 years of experience in the area of entertainment and media law. He currently practices with the Baskin Law Firm based in Birmingham, Michigan.
Henry Baskin specializes in Personal Service Contracts for both business professionals as well as individuals involved in fields of sports, media, and entertainment. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of Michigan’s greatest figures in sports and entertainment. He negotiated broadcasting rights for the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. He has also represented many of the emerging stars of Motown and other celebrities of Detroit’s TV and radio scene. Some of his clients have included Marilyn Turner, Bill Bonds, Dick Purtan, John Kelly, Eddie Kendricks, Barbra Streisand, and Marvin Gaye.
While working with some of the major TV and radio stars of Michigan, Henry Baskin has also made a name for himself in this scene as a host of a popular local television program, Due Process. Due Process is a weekly half-hour long program featuring expert lawyers and prominent public figures who come together to share their views and offer viewers helpful advice and information about the latest legal issues. Topics on the show have ranged from suing your doctor, to filing a grievance against your landlord, to understanding rights of the elderly, to child custody issues, to drunk driving, and patent law. Besides Due Process Henry Baskin has also hosted other local programming for WXYZ, WDIV, and WJBK.
Henry Baskin is also credited as one of the founders of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Michigan Branch. Recently, Baskin was appointed to the NATAS Legal Committee at a national level.
Henry Baskin specializes in Personal Service Contracts for both business professionals as well as individuals involved in fields of sports, media, and entertainment. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of Michigan’s greatest figures in sports and entertainment. He negotiated broadcasting rights for the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. He has also represented many of the emerging stars of Motown and other celebrities of Detroit’s TV and radio scene. Some of his clients have included Marilyn Turner, Bill Bonds, Dick Purtan, John Kelly, Eddie Kendricks, Barbra Streisand, and Marvin Gaye.
While working with some of the major TV and radio stars of Michigan, Henry Baskin has also made a name for himself in this scene as a host of a popular local television program, Due Process. Due Process is a weekly half-hour long program featuring expert lawyers and prominent public figures who come together to share their views and offer viewers helpful advice and information about the latest legal issues. Topics on the show have ranged from suing your doctor, to filing a grievance against your landlord, to understanding rights of the elderly, to child custody issues, to drunk driving, and patent law. Besides Due Process Henry Baskin has also hosted other local programming for WXYZ, WDIV, and WJBK.
Henry Baskin is also credited as one of the founders of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Michigan Branch. Recently, Baskin was appointed to the NATAS Legal Committee at a national level.