Terri Cheney specialized in intellectual property and entertainment law at several prominent Los Angeles firms, where, over the course of her 16-year career, she represented such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, as well as major motion picture studios, including Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures. She now devotes her talents to the cause of mental illness. She was named a member of the Community Advisory Board of the UCLA Mood Disorders Research Program, and founded a weekly community support group at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute. She lives in Los Angeles, California.