Thomas O. Criswell IV

Cris Criswell is a senior associate at Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Cris worked for several years as a talent agent representing film and television actors. He currently practices in all aspects of general entertainment law, with an emphasis on high end theatrical ventures. Cris advises producers of Broadway and off-Broadway shows, providing legal services on theatrical projects from their inception through their actual runs. Cris has worked as production counsel on recent Broadway shows such as The Addams Family; In The Heights; Promises, Promises and Driving Miss Daisy. In addition, Cris represents playwrights, composers, lyricists, musicians, comic book creators, theatrical merchandising companies and even an actor or two. Cris also negotiates and drafts licensing agreements, employment agreements and film option agreements. When not practicing law, Cris is an avid entertainment junkie, ingesting copious amounts of television, film, theater and copies of Entertainment Weekly.

Cris grew up in one house in a small Oklahoma town and received his B.A., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and received his J.D., with highest honors, from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. He has lived in New York since the day after he graduated back in 1995.