Entertainment Attorney Steve Weaver Passes
Steve Weaver
Entertainment attorney Steve Weaver passed away April 12 following a battle with Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76.
Weaver had a 40-year career as an entertainment attorney in Memphis and Nashville. In his early years, he was also a musician, songwriter, guitar instructor and entertainment agent. After graduating from law school, Weaver relocated to Atlanta and was employed as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Commercial Music/Recording Program at Georgia State University. He later began his private practice, the Law Office of C. Stephen Weaver, in 1983, with offices in Memphis and Nashville. In 1995 he moved all offices to Nashville’s Music Row. He was a partner in artist management firm Streetlight Management from 2008-2010.
Throughout his career he was a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Gospel Music Association, Copyright Society of the South and Nashville Songwriter’s Association International.
Weaver is survived by his wife, Connie James Weaver; son, Lorne Mills of Phoenix; step-daughter, Katie Moore of Los Angeles; brother, Barton Weaver (Ella) of Bossier City, Louisiana; sister, Karen Singleton (Don) of Memphis; nephews and nieces Hayden Weaver, Kirk Weaver, Lindsey Shelton, and Becky Aston; sister-in-law, Sharon James Grubbs (Don); and his beloved dogs, Bubba and Leon.
Memorials in Weaver’s honor can be made to Alive Hospice of Nashville or Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue. A private memorial will be scheduled at a later time.
