Sally Helppie’s entertainment law practice runs the gamut from representing high-budget Hollywood productions to small independent producers, as well as individual writers, actors and financiers. She negotiates acquisitions and distribution, drafts financing documents, advises on insurance and bonds, addresses Guild and Union issues, and litigates disputes. Representative matters include legal work several Hollywood feature films. She also regularly counsels Texas production companies regarding cast, crew, equipment, location and union contracts.

In addition to Entertainment law, Sally is a seasoned trial attorney whose litigation work emphasizes contracts and business torts, trademark and copyright issues, software disputes, employment litigation, real estate cases, mediation and arbitration. Her practice encompasses all aspects of commercial trials and appeals, and she appears regularly before the state and federal courts
and various arbitration panels. Sally has been lead counsel in literally hundreds of cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, smaller businesses and individuals.

Helppie is a sought-after speaker who has presented at the Austin Film Festival, Dallas Screenwriters Association, Entertainment Law Institute and multiple law-related conferences. Sally also is an award-winning producer and CEO of Advocate Pictures, LLC. Sally produced the 2008 action thriller, “Exit Speed,” and “The Beacon,” a supernatural chiller.