Our Team

Business &
Legal Affairs.

Our legal team is one of the best in the Industry. Founded in 1998, Attorney Jalene Mack, PLLC is led by Attorney Jalene Mack with Attorney Stephanie K. Hay as Of Counsel and Attorney Rayna Reid Rayford as Director of Business & Legal Affairs. The firm specializes in transactions related to entertainment, intellectual property, and general business law.

As BALA we can serve as an independent general counsel team who can meet the needs of an in-house business & legal affairs department for production companies and entertainment organizations.

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Our team’s focus on Development through Distribution is centered on working with our clients on planning, preparing, and organizing all the business and legal elements necessary to make a successful production. Our assistance also consists of identifying the most effective ways to get the project in front of the right people and then executing those strategies.

Our team is about getting everything ready to make a film or project, while distribution assistance is about getting that project in front of the right audience once it is complete.

JALENE MACK IS HERE FOR YOU

Jalene's contributions includes lectures, panel discussions, mentorship and events for individuals looking to be successful in the arts & entertainment industry.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST

Current & Former

Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles
www.thomasmiles.com

Carl Anthony Payne II
www.imdb.com/name/nm0668241

Aquarius Vision, LLC
instagram.com/aqvfilms

TAVA Lifestyle Houston
tavalifestyle.com

Jilly Anais
www.iamjilly.com

Kenny “The Jet” Smith
kennythejetsmith.com

Kiana Dancie
www.kianadancie.com

Rushion McDonald
www.rushionmcdonald.com

Rhyan Lamarr | Eric D. Garnes
rgpentertainment.com

Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell

Testimonials

What the industry says
about Jalene Mack

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VIP Talent

“Jalene has been an incredible influence in so many parts and facets of my life and many others. She is an artist, a legal advisor and connoisseur of life.”

Golden Brooks

Actress, TV Star “Girlfriends“

VIP Client

“Jalene knows and understands the many facets of the entertainment business and, as a producer, I feel lucky to have that kind of insight and expertise on my team.“

Greg Carter

Creator & Executive Producer, 5th Ward TV Series

TV/Radio Personality

“Jalene Mack is a “JACK OF ALL TRADES“ when it comes to the entertainment world. She's a one stop shop if I do say so myself.“

Thomas Miles aka Nephew Tommy

Comedian, Actor, Radio Host, Steve Harvey Morning Show, Ready to Love

Award-Winning Attorney

“We Salute you Attorney Mack, as you are an Intellectual, a Trailblazer, a Trendsetter and a Historian, all in one!!.“

Ricky Anderson

Entertainment Attorney to Steve Harvey, Mo'Nique, & Many Others

TV & FIlm Talent

“Jalene Mack is a force of nature. Wife, mother, lawyer, writer, producer, actor, community servant and then some.“

Malik Yoba

Actor, Writer, Producer

ACCOLADES

Honors, Awards &
Acknowledgements

Jalene has received a number of awards such as the Lifetime Presidential Achievement Award under the Joe Biden & Barack Obama Administrations; She was named a Top 40 of Influential Women of 2020 by the Los Angeles Wire Business Edition and; She received the Matthew W. Plummer, Sr. – Attorney of the Year, Black Excellence Award to name a few. 

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Our Legal Team

  • Rayna Reid Rayford, Esq.
    Director, Business & Legal Affairs

    majored in Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in Inequality Studies receiving her undergraduate degree from Cornell University. She earned master’s degrees in education from the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education and a second in Mass Communication Studies from the University of Houston, Valenti School of Communication. Rayna received her Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School in 2014 and is a member of the New York state bar.

  • Rayna Reid Rayford, Esq.
  • Jalene Mack, Esq.
    Entertainment Attorney

    majored in Political Science and minored in Mass Communications receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Xavier University of New Orleans. She received her Juris Doctorate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1993 and is a member of the Texas State Bar.

  • Jalene Mack, Esq.
  • Stephanie K. Hay, Esq.
    Entertainment Attorney

    majored in Journalism, earning her undergraduate degree from Howard University. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2012 and is a member of both the Texas State Bar and Georgia State Bar.

  • Stephanie K. Hay, Esq.
TEAMPLAYERS

Got a project?
Let’s talk.

Schedule your consultation with our team who are excited to hear about your unique ideas and can help navigate the business and legal aspects of your project. Contact us now!