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).

Anthony Rose, Meitus Strohm

Anthony Rose, Of Counsel

Email: arose@mgrfirm.com
Phone: (317) 464-5304
Fax: (317) 464-5111

Tony Rose has nearly 30 years of experience practicing law in both the private and public sectors. He joined Meitus Gelbert Rose in 2005.  His legal background is wide and varied, but he has concentrated his practice in the technology sector since 1999 and in intellectual property law since 2005. Tony served as Vice President and General Counsel to an Indianapolis-based technology services firm, helping to grow the company from 60 to over 400 employees, and from $8 million to nearly $100 million in annual revenue in 36 months. He also served as General Counsel for an Indiana State agency providing telecommunications, Internet services, technology consulting, website development, and other information technology services to authorized users. Before his period of public service, Tony practiced commercial civil litigation for nearly ten years.

  • Education:

    • Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis, L.L.M. (Intellectual Property Law) (Magna Cum Laude)

    • Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif)

    • University of Michigan, B.A. (High Distinction)

    Teaching

    • Adjunct Professor, Internet Law, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

    • Presenter, ICLEF, Year in Review, Internet Law, 2011-2018

    Bar Admissions:

    State of Indiana, U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana

    Honors & Awards:

    Sagamore of the Wabash presented by Governor Joseph E. Kernan

Kenan Farrell, Meitus Strohm

Kenan Farrell, Of Counsel

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

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    Memberships: Americana Music Association

Tim Gaskins, BUSINESS Manager

Phone: (317) 464-5366
Email: tgaskins@mgrfirm.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, Meitus Strohm

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)

Kayla Behforouz, Meitus Strohm

Kayla Behforouz,
Legal Clerk

Email: kbehforouz@meitusstrohm.com

Kayla Behforouz is a legal clerk at Meitus Strohm where she works on music copyright law and related transactional issues. As a student at IU Maurer School of Law, she is the president of the Sports an Entertainment Law Society, a Lauren Robel Scholar, an associate on the IP Theory journal, a class representative on the Student Bar Association, and a student member of the S. Jay Plager Indianapolis Intellectual Property American Inn of Court. Outside of law school, she performs as a vocalist, keyboardist, and composer.

  • Education: Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, J.D. (Expected 2026); Indiana University, B.A. International Studies (2023)

    Memberships: Indiana State Bar Association, S. Jay Plager Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Ben Gillard, Meitus Strohm

Ben Gillard,
Law Clerk

Email: bgillard@meitusstrohm.com

Clerk Ben Gillard is responsible for entertainment, film, and intellectual property law matters for many clients, including musicians, record labels, filmmakers, and authors. He is currently studying towards his J.D. from Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law and his M.S. in Media Management and Film Producing from Indiana University’s Media School. He received his B.A. in Film and Drama from Vassar College. Before coming to law school, he worked as an actor, stand-up comedian, and filmmaker in New York.

  • Education: Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, J.D. (2026); Indiana University, Masters of Media Management and Film Producing (2026); Vassar College, B.A. (2022)