Kendall Minter, Esq.
Board Chairman

Kendall A. Minter, a native of New York, attended Cornell University where he participated in the six year combined arts/law program, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1974 and a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1976. Kendall is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and was the inaugural Executive Director of BESLA, serving in that capacity from 1979 to approximately 1986. A sampling of Mr. Minter's varied clients, past and present, includes Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Shabba Ranks, Lena Horne, Roy Ayers, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Third World, Bunny Wailer, The Government of Jamaica, The Backstreet Boys, Teddy Riley, Freddie Jackson, WBO Heavyweight Champion Ray Mercer, Cameo, The Fat Boys, Peter Tosh, Onyx Heavy D & The Boyz, Mad Cobra, Mtume, Kirk Franklin and the Family and numerous others.