Venue Safety and Civil Litigation: Adelman Law Group, PLLC

Steve Adelman knows the entertainment and venue management business.

Through his work with stadiums, arenas, concert venues, hotels and convention centers and his many articles and presentations, Steve Adelman is an internationally recognized authority on venue safety and security.

Sports and Entertainment Law

While some sports and entertainment law practices focus on artist representation or intellectual property rights, Adelman Law Group concentrates on the legal issues that arise from the live entertainment event itself.

In promoting venue safety, we work with venue managers, security directors, event promoters and outside vendors on the operational issues most lawyers never see. At the Adelman Law Group, we:

make sure that contracts align authority with responsibility;
help with risk management by ensuring compliance with industry best practices;
litigate from a position of thorough industry knowledge; and
provide expert standard of care testimony for cases that are already in suit.

Civil Litigation

Steve Adelman is engaged by insurers and self-insured businesses in a variety of civil disputes. He litigates catastrophic personal injury cases and property damage claims, often arising in the context of premises liability or construction-related matters.

Business Consultation, Litigation

Steve Adelman represents his clients’ business interests by proactively engaging in risk management and seeking to resolve business conflicts in a cost-effective manner without being extorted to resolve legitimate disputes.

Reasonable Behavior. Venue safety expert Steve Adelman discusses the tort law standard of reasonable behavior at the University of South Carolina's Sport and Entertainment Venues Tomorrow conference, November 16, 2012.

"A Reasonably Hard Shell": Making Your Venue Safe, Secure, and Prepared to Handle a Crisis. Cover article in the January 2013 issue Facility Manager.

Steve Adelman is a frequent contributor to industry publications dealing with venue safety and security, and he has given presentations to audiences across North America.

School Safety. KTVK's "Good Morning Arizona" interviews Steve Adelman in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Fan Violence. On ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Steve Adelman comments on fan violence at a Raiders-49ers game in 2011.