Female Disruptors: Music Attorney Dina LaPolt has forever shaken up the way songwriters get paid in America

“We’re all living on borrowed time” — I got sober on April 19, 1998 from alcohol and drugs. I should be dead. Life is for living and I never let being told “NO” or “it can’t be done” stop me from doing what I believe is right.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dina LaPolt, owner and attorney at LaPolt Law, P.C. in West Hollywood, California. Dina LaPolt is a top music attorney who owns her own law firm representing numerous high-profile artists, including deadmau5, Steven Tyler, and Britney Spears. She is also intimately involved in legislative advocacy on behalf of music creators, serving as the attorney advisor to the Songwriters of North America (SONA), which she helped form.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! What is your “backstory”?

It comes down to this — I love music and I have never wanted to do anything else. I started out as a singer and musician, playing in rock bands in the ’80s and 90’s. I even earned my bachelors degree in music. But as you’re probably aware, the chances of making it big as a…