Bob Donnelly has been a full-time music lawyer for 40 years. He has represented artists or managers of artists who have sold 300 million albums. His clients include members of the Rock and Roll and the Jazz Halls of Fame. Donnelly was given much of the credit for settling a case with the record labels resulting in a payment to artists of $55 million in back-due royalties. Bob Donnelly is a frequent contributor to legal and music industry journals. He has been awarded 40 platinum record plaques and named to the Billboard list of the 50 top lawyers in the music industry. He also formed the music publishing administration company, Modern Works Music, with composer Dan Coleman which administers a catalog of many important compositions.