This proud Chicago native is best known for her vocal versatility, boundless energy and magnetic charisma on stage. 

During the week, Valerie Ojeda travels the country, working as an Event Emcee, Trade Show Presenter and Automotive Product Specialist, representing top companies like Panasonic, HPE, Microsoft, 3M and Honda, just to name a few.

On weekends, she manages and sings lead vocals for the wildly successful cover band, “Anthem Road,” playing in casinos, resorts, conventions, wineries, private parties and outdoor festivals, throughout the country. Anthem Road has shared the stage with such iconic 80’s bands as Berlin and Warrant, as well as some of the top tribute bands in the world. Valerie’s favorite musical moments to date were meeting rock legends Pat Benatar, Kip Winger, Jerry Dixon and Billy Ocean, as well as singing with Terri Nunn at The Canyon Club and singing the National Anthem before a Slaughter concert. But nothing compares to her experience performing for our U.S. Troops in Kuwait this summer!

For Valerie, being of service is the highest form of consciousness, so being able to give back to local communities, by being a part of Law Rocks, is an absolute dream come true!

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Bill Carbone champions the transformative power of music to build vibrant communities in education. Decades spent as a researcher, teacher, journalist, and musician, led him to  TeachRock.org, where he now helms a team of brilliant minds dedicated to reshaping school culture.

Upon joining TeachRock in 2016, Bill created the PBS Soundbreaking and Beatles curriculum collections in his first year. Since, Bill has helped TeachRock reach 10,000 teachers face-to-face on Stevie Van Zandt’s 2018-19 "Teacher Solidarity Tour," navigate a 400% surge in usership during the pandemic, and build a school partnership team that brings TeachRock’s open educational resources to life in classrooms nationwide. Bill and the TeachRock team are on a mission to help every student find joy, meaning, and a sense of purpose by bringing core curriculum to life through music and culture. 

Bill holds degrees in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, and when not standing behind his desk at TeachRock can be found sitting behind drums and percussion with Max Creek, The Z3, She Sings Dylan, and 10ft. Bill also taught music history, ethnomusicology, and percussion at Central Connecticut State and Wesleyan Universities.

Looking back, Bill can see the kind of student he might have been if his algebra class had featured the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart or his social studies course had included Muddy Waters. However, since a time machine isn't an option, Bill’s mission is simple: make sure today’s students have that opportunity through TeachRock. 

Copyright lawyer by day, musician by night, Erich Collins Carey is a modern day troubadour bringing live rock'n'roll and americana music to the East Coast of the United States and beyond. ECC regularly performs as a solo artist and backed by his band The Constituency in and around NYC in both original music and cover formats. With The Constituency, ECC's music is a throwback to the heyday of Dylan, the Dead and the Band, channeling the sound of his influences but with an emphasis on bringing together a spirit of unity and community... and the occasional good party!

ECC was also a cornerstone member of Washington, DC outfit and Law Rocks DC 2019 Judges' Choice Award winner the Rock Creek Kings with whom he toured extensively from 2015 until relocating back to NYC in 2019. Erich's music has been featured on WFUV 90.7 FM in NYC and his album "Could've Gone Either Way" is available on all major streaming services. 

 As an attorney, Erich is an experienced music publishing lawyer currently working as senior counsel on the Legal Licensing team at Spotify. Well traveled in the music industry, Erich's prior roles include advising on music licensing and catalog acquisitions at Round Hill Music, serving as counsel to the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) during Copyright Royalty Board and legislative proceedings and cutting his teeth as an associate at preeminent digital media law firm Pryor Cashman. This is Erich's third time serving as a judge for Law Rocks NYC.

Hanna Fox believes in the joy and transformational power of music! She is a co-founder and former board president of Willie Mae Rock Camp (Williemaerockcamp.org), a STEAM-based, year-round empowerment through music program that includes social justice, Afro Diasporic futurism, critical thinking, and leadership, through the lens of the blues tradition for girls and gender non-conforming youth in New York. 

Hanna is a drummer and composer. Her band, Babe the Blue Ox, is a critically-acclaimed art-rock quartet that has released a bunch of records (on Homestead Records, RCA, and independently) and toured a lot (in scruffy vans). Here’s Babe’s latest: https://babetheblueox.bandcamp.com/album/what-about-today.

Hanna is also deputy general counsel at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. She was a staff attorney at South Brooklyn Legal Services, an associate at Arnold & Porter, a partner at Epstein Becker & Green, and general counsel for Rendr. She went to Brown University and Yale Law School.

LaFrae Sci is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, and electro-acoustic adventurer. Bedrock to her artistry is the roots and the fruits of the blues from spirituals to afro-diasporic futuristic soundscapes that explore time travel, prayer, meditation, and the African American ecstatic tradition. As a composer, she writes for film, theater, and large and extended jazz and classical orchestras. She writes for all instruments and her creative range spans immersive and ambisonic music, blues, various ethnomusicological traditions, rock, pop, hip-hop, and her own brand of subaquatic deconstructed techno soul. To date, LaFrae has shared her intentional creativity in 40 countries. LaFrae has played drums for The Burnt Sugar Arkestra, The Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, Valerie June, Keziah Jones, Sandra Bernhard, Kelis, Nancy Sinatra (w/ Morrissey), blues greats Jr. Mack and Pinetop Perkins, Irene Cara, Bumblefoot, Cyndi Lauper, Reuben Wilson, Rachel Z, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. LaFrae is also the Executive Director/Dir of Artistic Programming at Willie Mae Future Sounds named after Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. W.M.F.S. is a STEAM-based, year-round empowerment through music program that includes social justice, Afro Diasporic futurism, critical thinking, and leadership, through the lens of the blues tradition for girls and gender non-conforming youth in New York City. 

As the Founder and CEO of Black Panda PR, Amanda brings over a decade of experience and an undeniable passion to the world of music publicity. While attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she became known as "Amanda Panda," a radio personality on Z104's popular morning show, Connie & Fish in the Mornings (Top 40 Radio). It was here that her infectious personality first resonated with listeners and where her passion for the music industry truly took root. Since then, Amanda has dedicated herself to promoting indie bands and collaborating with a diverse range of artists—from iconic acts like Frankie Valli, Bob Seger, Vanessa Carlton, Shontelle, The Neighbourhood, Eddie Money, and Sugar Ray, to emerging talents like Isabel LaRosa, Lyrah, Zoe Ko, Adanna Duru, and many more.

Hailing from Stratford Upon Avon, England, Nick Farrow is an English born, English American artist who lives and creates in Brooklyn, New York. His company is FARROW STUDIOS and he has worked for many years in the music and fashion industries creating hand drawn original artwork.

For the last decade he has worked as The Mavericks' Brand Artist, Graphic Designer and Art Director. Nick is the artist behind many of the beautiful Mavericks illustrations & logos, including The Mavericks Sugar Skull logo and merchandise - shirts, tour posters, and other unique items. 

Recently nominated for 2 Grammy awards for album design ‘Artwork & Packaging’, Nick has produced some memorable album covers for many major label bands from different musical genres.

FARROW STUDIOS, is a design based business creating hand drawn original art by Nick Farrow, giclee  prints and screened printed posters and apparel.

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Maria Milito has been heard on the New York radio and television airwaves for 40 years. Whether you’re in the Tri-State area listening to Q104.3, New York’s Classic Rock Station or traveling nationwide, one might find it difficult to escape her signature voice as a host on iHeartMedia’s Classic Rock network—from Spokane WA to Allentown PA. Maria also adds author to her list of credits with the publishing of “Clarice and Friends...How They Helped Mend the Hole in My Heart,” a collection of emails from her listeners sent to her when her beloved dog Clarice passed away. A huge animal advocate, Maria can often be found at animal functions and charity events and has an animal/nature/environment podcast on the iHeartRadio app called “Maria’s Mutts & Stuff”; download the app and listen today!

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Eli Northrup has been working at the Bronx Defenders since 2015 where he handles both felony and misdemeanor cases and is a member of the Policy Team. In 2022, after working on the campaign for marijuana justice in New York State for a number of years, he helped to launch The Bronx Cannabis Hub, a resource for New Yorkers interested in applying for licenses with legal support and education to enable them to build generational wealth long denied by the failed War on Drugs. Prior to joining the Bronx Defenders, Eli served as an E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow in the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown Law School and clerked for federal judges in the SDNY and Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He attended Cornell University and graduated from New York University School of Law. In 2024, Eli for New York State Assembly in the 69th District, which includes the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights and Manhattan Valley. Eli finished second place in a field of five candidates, collecting 34% of the vote. Eli was a member of the NYC-based band “Pants Velour” (Tommy Boy Records) for over a decade. The group performed all over the east coast, was featured on the X-Factor, and are perhaps best known for their appearance in the Dial 7 Car Service commercials.

Featuring legal talent from McCarter & English
Rocking for Community Food Bank of NJ

Amperband is comprised of legal & musical legends from McCarter & English. Why are we called Amperband? It's our tribute to the mighty '&' symbol, the unsung hero that connects words & phrases, like we connect our Amperfans to chart topping hits from the greatest eras of music.

Amperband was formed in 2023 debuting at Johnny Cash Bar & BBQ in Nashville. Besides Tennessee, Amperband has graced stages in NYC, DC & Florida with our distinctive three guitar sound. Now we’ve taken a page out of Lebron James’ playbook & will be taking our talents to South Beach to play both Miami and NYC Law Rocks this year! 

Amperband boasts as much expertise in riffs & rhythms as we do in regulations & rulings. The band includes seven members from five McCarter offices & a whole lot of legal wit & even more musical talent. So, if you are Amperfan material (& we know you are!), welcome to the Amperfamily!

Featuring legal talent from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rocking for The Retreat

Inspired by the skills on display at an all-partner talent show which raised funds for the Legal Aid Society, partners Bruce Hoffman, Adrian Leipsic and Maurice Gindi had the mad idea to form a Cleary Gottlieb house band. Once Chief of Staff Denelle Veny and Partnership Resources Manager Rob Maitner were roped in, that mad idea became reality. An exhaustive talent search brought aboard partner François-Charles Laprévote from the Brussels office and Alan Levine from the NY office with consultant Mike Veny holding them all together with percussion skills. Since its inception, the Cee Gees have performed in Washington, DC, Scotland and The Cutting Room in New York City. The Cee Gees went on to win Law Rocks San Francisco in 2024. They can’t wait to play Law Rocks New York because they believe there is nothing better than doing good in the world while turning the volume up to 11.

Featuring legal talent from Cozen O'Connor
Rocking for Access Justice Brooklyn

The Dirty Scriveners is significantly less than the sum of its parts. The band is comprised of Cozen O'Connor lawyers from multiple disciplines - litigation, intellectual property, real estate, labor & employment, and a badass Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies professional. They have worked on the biggest deals, advised clients on their patent portfolios, worked to make change at City Hall, and have even argued and won cases at the United States Supreme Court! Of course, they still have trouble with those B7 add 13 (no5) chords, but who doesn't? Their musical tastes are so vastly different that they argue and brawl and play hot feet pranks on each other, and they almost didn't make it out of their first rehearsal alive. But they ultimately, reluctantly, and imperfectly meshed, and even if the world is not a significantly better place for it (and it most certainly is not), the Dirty Scriveners will attempt to bring the joy and may just surprise you (and the world).

Featuring legal talent from Foley & Lardner
Rocking for Boys & Girls Club Hudson County

With roots across the nation, and a home base in Chicago, Fauxly is a no compromise rock band playing the songs we grew up with and now all our kids love too. After already rocking Hollywood and Chicago this year, Fauxly are excited to bring another high energy set to NYC that will come out swinging and never slow down. Individually, Fauxly’s members have honed their talents on a variety of stages across the world; from Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, to the House of Blues and Lincoln Hall in Chicago, the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, to the German variety show “Wetten Das,” Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and countless bars, basements, and backyards in between.

Fauxly features:
Chris Ward – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Zack Sikora – Guitar 
Mike Noonan – Bass
Chris Rasmussen – Drums

Featuring legal talent from Greenberg Traurig
Rocking for The Door

Get ready to turn up the volume—The Meltones are back at the legendary Bowery Ballroom for the 10th Annual Law Rocks NYC! As Greenberg Traurig’s powerhouse house band, The Meltones have been igniting crowds and raising the bar since the mid-1980s, all in the name of rocking out for a cause.

Named after founding partner Mel Greenberg, The Meltones have become a Law Rocks NYC legend as nine-time defending champions, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities. This year, as Law Rocks celebrates its milestone 10th anniversary, The Meltones are ready to make it a show to remember!

 This all-star, nine-member lineup brings together legal talent from coast to coast:

Guitar: Stephen Rabinowitz (Co-Chair of Global Real Estate Practice) and Burt Bruton (Miami Real Estate Shareholder)

Keyboards: Christopher A. Cernik (Albany Government Law & Policy Shareholder)

Vocals: Michael Hogue (Las Vegas Litigation Shareholder), Tracy Newirth (Chief Shareholder Recruiting and Integration Officer), and Ashley LeBlanc (New York Litigation Of Counsel), and Jennifer Hall (New York Real Estate Associate—also shredding on guitar)

Bass: Daniel Blumberg (Former GT Attorney, current VP of Business & Legal Affairs, Global Digital Business at Sony Music Entertainment)

Drums: Tom Helf (GT friend and Bethesda Maryland’s own from Shaner & Helf)

Featuring legal talent from White & Case; Gibson Dunn
Rocking for New York Center for Children

Winning cases by day and jamming out at night, Mistrial is a hard-rocking ensemble revisiting the best of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s power and pop rock, featuring John Sheibeler (White & Case IP Partner) on guitar, Raj Gandesha (White & Case IP Partner) on bass, Joshua Weedman (White & Case Litigation Partner) on drums, Suzanne Stone (Guggenheim Partners Managing Director) on vocals,  Kate Swisher (White & Case alum, Antitrust Of Counsel at Gibson Dunn) on keys, and Grayson Weeks (White & Case alum, Tax Counsel at Innovative Brokers) on guitar.  Justice may be blind, but she definitely hears Mistrial coming!

Featuring legal talent from Davis Polk
Rocking for Advocates for Children of New York

“A band whose appeal can never be denied.” Davis Polk’s homegrown firm band, The Objections, is excited to return to Law Rocks this year! Competing in support of Advocates for Children of New York, The Objections are prior Law Rocks NYC Champions and several time winners of the Judge’s Choice award, and have been playing in Law Rocks since its inception. The band comprised of 12 Davis Polk professionals: On vocals, Executive Compensation Partner Veronica Wissel and Litigation Associate Marc Koeck; On vocals and keyboard, White Collar Defense & Investigations Counsel Jordan Leigh Smith; On drums, Restructuring Partner and Head of Interdisciplinary Liability Management & Special Opportunities Practice, Brian Resnick; On bass guitar, Administrative Assistant Sharon Benerofe; On guitar, Executive Compensation Counsel Joseph Brown and Computer Support Specialist Patrick Toohey; On guitar, banjo, percussion, and vocals, M&A Associate Dylan Major; On saxophone, Tax Partner Ethan Goldman and retired Director of Financial Systems David Krenkel; On violin, Structured Products Analyst Kelly Shin; and guest artist on guitar, Professional Responsibility Counsel Jerry Snider.

Featuring legal talent from Bushell, Sovak, Kane & Sash; Latham & Watkins
Rocking for Food Bank For NYC

Side Hustle brings high energy covers across a variety of genres — rock, pop, disco, country, 80’s, and more. You name it - we play it!

We cover everything from the Rolling Stones to Lizzo; Chris Stapleton to Dua Lipa; Tina Turner to Blondie. Songs that you love. Songs that will get everyone up and moving on the dance floor. 

Come check us out at our upcoming shows and follow us on Instagram at @SIDEHUSTLEBANDSOCAL or at www.sidehustlebandsocal.com.

Featuring legal talent from Proskauer
Rocking for Kaufman Music Center

Soop was formed in 2023 by Mike Suppappola, Matt Jill, Brian Gale and Alex Cunnane. Soop is a rock band that blends alternative and classic rock, performing both covers and original songs. Their shows mix well-known favorites with their own material, giving audiences a balance of familiarity and fresh sound.

Featuring legal talent from Pryor Cashman
Rocking for The Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium

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Featuring legal talent from WilmerHale
Rocking for Sanctuary For Families

Willy C. Picker cut his teeth playing country and blues in small clubs along the banks of the Potomac. He had a loyal following, but was never able to break into the big time until he joined up with a brash band of Boston rockers—the Hale Stormers. Together, Willy & the Hale Stormers are back once again to deliver an energetic and eclectic mix of rock and R&B. They are excited to return to the Law Rocks stage, and equally excited to raise money for the Sanctuary for Families—New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence.

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