Patrick N. Millsaps

Patrick N. Millsaps
Born Patrick Neill Millsaps
Knoxville, Tennessee
Residence West Hollywood, California (2014-present)
Nationality American
Alma mater Samford University, University of Georgia School of Law
Occupation Producer
Employer Londonderry
Political party Independent
Website www.londonderry.com

Patrick Neill Millsaps is an American film producer and the founder and CEO of Londonderry, the parent company of Londonderry Films, Londonderry Tales, and Osquared—Londonderry's film finance and production, television finance and production and television, film and new media marketing companies respectively. Londonderry was founded to provide a greater number of substantive opportunities for women in the industry. Prior to his work in the entertainment business, Millsaps was a practicing attorney in Georgia and, in 2012, served as the Chief of Staff of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign.[1]

Early life and education

Millsaps was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and grew up in Cobb County, Georgia where he attended McEachern High School.[2] He attended Samford University, initially to become a Southern Baptist preacher. He graduated cum laude in 1995 with a degree in psychology. After graduating college, Millsaps worked for the Georgia Republican Party and then served as the political director for Johnny Isakson's first campaign for the U.S. Senate, which ended in a primary loss in 1996.

He enrolled in the University of Georgia School of Law in 1997.[3] While still in law school, Millsaps served as the Policy Advisor to the Georgia State School Board and acted as the liaison between the Board Chairman Otis Brumby, then Georgia Governor Roy Barnes and then State School Superintendent Linda Schrenko.[2] Millsaps obtained his Juris Doctor in 2000.[2] After law school, he resumed a limited involvement in politics, organizing events and advising candidates for state and local offices.[3]

After passing the Georgia bar in 2000, he worked for criminal defense attorneys Ed Garland and Don Samuel during high-profile cases involving Ray Lewis, the Heritage High School shooting and the Gold Club trial.[2][4][5] He continued his early legal career as a litigator and later practiced law with his mentor, Hylton B. Dupree, Jr.[2]

Millsaps founded his own law firm in 2004, which merged in 2011 with Hall Booth Smith where he was partner.[2][6][7] Millsaps represented the Georgia Department of Community Health in 2008 as Special Counsel to Governor Sonny Perdue.[8] In 2010, Millsaps obtained a $1.5 million jury verdict for the family of a man that was killed by a drunk driver.[9] This was one of the top jury verdicts in Georgia in 2010.[10]

In 2001, six months after he received his bar license, Millsaps filed the first lawsuit on behalf of a charter school against a school district in the state of Georgia. Millsaps represented Stone Mountain Charter School in a lawsuit against the Dekalb County school board over funding which the school claimed it should have and did not receive.[11] The suit's premise was that the Dekalb school board was discriminating against the charter school and breaching the charter school contract by allotting less money per student than other schools in the district. The school board paid to settle the suit, though it denied any wrongdoing, citing the 1998 charter school law that did not provide guidelines for funding.[12]

Gingrich presidential campaign

On December 26, 2011, Millsaps was contacted by Newt Gingrich's 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for president to offer him a position as deputy general counsel—a volunteer position.[3] Millsaps joined the campaign, his first involvement working in a presidential race, the week before the Iowa caucuses.[1][3][13]

After a month working for the campaign, and orchestrating Gingrich's primary win in South Carolina, Gingrich promoted Millsaps to the position of chief of staff following the Florida primary and immediately made changes to reorganize the campaign's structure.[1][3][13] Gingrich credits Millsaps with his statement, "you can't put a gun rack in a Volt".[14] Millsaps was also the designer of the "$2.50 gas" logo for Gingrich's campaign, which was part of an effort to simplify the campaign's messaging.[15][16] Millsaps gave several national television and radio interviews for the campaign including interviews with CNN's Joe Johns, Don Lemon, Jim Acosta, and Piers Morgan.[17][18][19][20][21] He also appeared on MSNBC with Thomas Roberts and Andrea Mitchell.[22][23]

However, Millsaps quietly left the campaign at the end of March, 2012[24], when he learned that Campaign Manager Michael Krull, former advance man and college friend of Callista Gingrich's, and then longtime Gingrich staffer, Vince Haley, had run up $4.6 million of dollars of campaign debt, including reimbursements to young staffers, private security companies, vendors of all types and private jet charter companies that the campaign had no way of paying. Millsaps was one of the many people who was never paid for their work for the campaign. [25][26][27][28][29][30]


Gingrich suspended his campaign for president on May 2, 2012.[31][32] As a result of this experience, Patrick disavowed himself of the Republican Party and has never participated in any political activity since.

Producing and talent management

The first film Millsaps executive produced was I'll See You in My Dreams, starring Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott, Malin Åkerman, June Squibb and Rhea Perlman, which was selected to premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[33] The film was purchased for distribution by Bleecker Street and premiered in New York and Los Angeles on the weekend of May 15, 2015 to rave reviews.[34]

Londonderry

In December 2015, Millsaps founded Londonderry Entertainment, a talent management and production company.[35] Early in 2016, Millsaps restructured his company with Londonderry becoming the parent company of three subsidiaries: Londonderry Films (a film finance and production company); Londonderry Tales (a television and digital media finance and production company); and Osquared (a targeted film marketing company.)[36][37]

Millsaps executive produced the film Wild Man, starring Kate Upton, Mike Vogel and Christine Woods. The film was co-directed by Stefanie Black and Jacquie Phillips.[35][38]

Londonderry now has many television and film projects at various stages of production year round.

Millsaps was a vocal critic of the Georgia General Assembly's so-called "Religious Liberty" bill and warned of its impact on Georgia's economy.[39] Georgia Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the controversial piece of legislation.[40]

Actor Steve Guttenberg said of Millsaps, "His work ethic is one that combines strategy, enthusiasm, and humor... But the most defining aspect of him is his perspective on the film and television community and business as a whole. He finds the game a challenge and approaches it with a positive attitude."[41] It has also been said of him that "he is loyal and he has the highest integrity (in show business) which could mean everything or nothing at all".[41]

Tax credits for film and television production in Georgia

In 2009, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the first tax incentive bill to encourage film and television production in the state of Georgia.[42] As of July, 2015, these incentives had generated $6 billion in economic impact in Georgia.[43] Governor Perdue credited Millsaps for ensuring that these incentives were passed in Georgia, stating, "Patrick Millsaps understood early the benefits for Georgia aggressively pursuing the entertainment industry as an economic development project."[44] "The combination of his business, political and legal skills were helpful in making tax credits a reality in Georgia."[44]

Honors and recognitions

Millsaps has been called "one of the smartest, hard-working lawyers in the country".[13] He has achieved an "AV-Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell.[45] Millsaps was recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of Georgia's best and brightest "40 under 40" in 2011.[7] James Magazine has recognized him as one of the "Most Influential Georgians" every year since 2007, and one of "Georgia's Top Legal Leaders" in 2005 and 2006.[2][46] The University of Georgia's Alumni Association recognized him as one of its 40 Under 40 in 2012.[47] Atlanta Magazine recognized Millsaps as a "Rising Star" in 2010 and 2012.[48] He was named one of as one of Southwest Georgia's "40 most influential people under the age of 40" by The Albany Herald in 2006.[2]

In 2008, Millsaps was selected as one of 53 emerging American leaders representing 17 states and the District of Columbia to receive the prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship awarded through the German Marshall Fund.[49][50]

Movie appearances

Patrick Millsaps in Road Trip

Millsaps has appeared in several feature films. He played a police officer in the 2000 DreamWorks film Road Trip.[51] He also appears in the 2011 Sherwood Pictures film Courageous as "man in restaurant."[52] In 2012, Millsaps received his first credited role, as District Attorney Denny Donaldson in the independent film Untouched.[53]

Ariana Grande & Manchester Arena Bombing

In the wake of the May, 2017 bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, Millsaps penned on open letter to Grande that went viral globally.[54] After sharing the letter on Twitter,[55] it has been viewed millions of times and shared over 100,000 times and liked by pop stars Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Grande herself.[56] Millsaps' letter received worldwide media attention and was covered by Mashable,[57] the Today Show,[58] BuzzFeed,[59] BBC,[60] the Daily Mail,[61] Cosmopolitan,[62] USA Today, MTV,[63] the New York Daily News,[64] Fox News,[65] and thousands of other online, radio, print and television outlets.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cameron, Carl (February 3, 2012). "Gingrich Names New Chief of Staff". Fox News. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Attorneys: Patrick N. Millsaps". Hall Booth Smith. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Moe, Alex (March 21, 2012). "Top Gingrich aide symbolizes unconventional approach". NBC. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ Charles, Nick (June 5, 2000). "Garland on Defense". CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ Simmons, Bill (September 27, 2007). "Idiot's Guide to Gold Club Trial". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "HBSS Offices". Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Simo, Christy (October 2011). "2011 40 Under 40: Georgia's Best & Brightest". Georgia Trend. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ Perdue, Sonny (January 28, 2008). "Executive Order" (PDF). State of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ↑ Cohilas, Karen (January 8, 2012). "Family wins wrongful death suit". WALB News. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Verdict Search's Top Georgia Verdicts of 2010". p. 28. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Charter school may close, leaders seek funds to sustain operation". Atlanta Journal Constitution. May 17, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  12. ↑ "DeKalb settles suit with charter school". Atlanta Journal Constitution. August 16, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  13. 1 2 3 Rhem, Todd (January 3, 2012). "Patrick Millsaps named Gingrich campaign Deputy General Counsel". Peach Pundit. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Rick & Bubba Show". 4:20 minutes in.
  15. ↑ "Gingrich to Obama: Fire Secretary Chu". Fox News. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Gingrich stakes a third comeback on #250gas". Storyful. March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  17. ↑ Joe Johns, Patrick Millsaps, Anderson Cooper (March 13, 2012). CNN Politics. Birmingham, Alabama: CNN.
  18. ↑ Morgan, Piers (March 20, 2012). "Patrick Millsaps on Rick Santorum: "No presidential candidate should sunbathe in public"". CNN. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  19. ↑ Piers Morgan, Patrick Millsaps (March 20, 2012). Gingrich Chief of Staff Reacts to Illinois Results, Predicts Strong Second Half. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: CNN.
  20. ↑ Lemon, Don. "Gingrich Chief of Staff Outlines Path to Big Choice GOP Convention". CNN. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  21. ↑ Acosta, Jim. "Gingrich Campaign Leaner, Focused on President Obama". CNN. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  22. ↑ Roberts, Thomas. "Last Gasp for Gingrich?". msnbc. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  23. ↑ Mitchell, Andrea. "Is the Gingrich campaign all but finished?". msnbc. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  24. ↑ Allen, Mike. "Gingrich cuts staff, aims for Tampa".
  25. ↑ Delaney, author (August 5, 2015). "Newt Gingrich Will Never Pay His 2012 Campaign Debt". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  26. ↑ Overby, Peter. "Gingrich 2012 Campaign Still Owes $4.7 Million". www.npr.com. nor. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  27. ↑ Sherman, Jake. "Gingrich still deep in campaign debt". Politico.com. Retrieved 1/29/2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  28. ↑ Bluestein, Greg. "Newt Gingrich can't shake his campaign debt from 2012 presidential bid". www.ajc.com. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ Gold, Matea. "Gingrich is a vice-presidential finalist, but his last campaign is still millions in debt". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ Allen, Mike. "Gingrich cuts staff, aims for Tampa". Politico. Retrieved 3-27-2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  31. ↑ Page, Susan (May 1, 2012). "Gingrich to Support Romney". USA Today. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Gingrich officially bows out". cnn.com. May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Sundance Blog". Sundance.
  34. ↑ "I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS (2015)". Rotton Tomatoes. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  35. 1 2 Busch, Anita. "Londonderry Comes Aboard To Finish Financing on "Wild Man"". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Londonderry".
  37. ↑ McNary, Dave. "Walden Media Co-Founder Chip Flaherty Joins Londonderry Films". Variety. Variety Media, LLC.
  38. ↑ Wild Man (2017), retrieved 2017-07-27
  39. ↑ Galloway, Jim. "How Georgia's Film Industry Has Muddled GOP battle lines over '"religious liberty"". www.ajc.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  40. ↑ Bluestein, Greg. "Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia's "religious liberty" bill". www.ajc.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  41. 1 2 Hendricks, Jim. "Patrick Millsaps brings Southern charm to Hollywood". Albany Herald. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  42. ↑ Longwell, Todd. "Vampire Diaries Hunger Games Fuel Peachy Georgia Production Scene". www.variety.com.
  43. ↑ "Film Industry generates $6 billion for Georgia economy". Georgia Economic Development.
  44. 1 2 Yamato, Jen. "Ex-Gingrich Chief of Staff Launches Management Co. Following Stacey Dash Fox News Deal". www.deadline.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  45. ↑ Millsaps, Patrick. "Martindale-Hubbell Rating For Patrick Millsaps". Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  46. ↑ "John Hall, Brad Carver & Patrick Millsaps Named to Most Influential List". hbss.net. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  47. ↑ "University of Georgia Alumni Association 40 Under 40 Class of 2012". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  48. ↑ Millsaps, Patrick. "Super Lawyers: Rising Stars". Super Lawyers Publications. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  49. ↑ "GMF Selects 53 American Marshall Memorial Fellows for 2008". Beyond Borders Internet Television. December 12, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  50. ↑ "The Marshall Memorial Fellowship". The German Marshall Fund. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  51. ↑ Phillips, Todd. "Road Trip (film)". Appears at 1:25:14 in film: Dreamworks. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  52. ↑ Kendrick, Alex. "Courageous (film)". Appears at 36:30 in film: Sherwood Pictures. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  53. ↑ Millsaps, Patrick. "IMDb Page". Internet Movie Database.
  54. ↑ Romano, Nick. "Father pens 'redneck love' letter to Ariana Grande after Manchester attack". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly.
  55. ↑ Millsaps, Patrick. "An open letter to @ArianaGrande #ManchesterBombing #ManchesterStrong #arianastaystrong #ArianaGrandeConcert #love #hope #peace #song". Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  56. ↑ Graham, Chris. "Father's emotional open letter to Ariana Grande over Manchester terror attack goes viral". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph.
  57. ↑ Thompson, Rachel. "Everyone has fallen in love with this dad's letter to Ariana Grande". Mashable.
  58. ↑ Stump, Scott. "Ariana Grande: Dad of 3 sends moving message to the singer after Manchester attack".
  59. ↑ La Rosa, Erin. "People Are Emotional Over This Dad's Open Letter To Ariana Grande After The Manchester Attack".
  60. ↑ Estate, Lamia. "'When you're ready, sing again.' Advice to Ariana Grande".
  61. ↑ "Father of three girls tells Ariana Grande to 'take care' of herself in touching open letter - and says she shouldn't apologise for Manchester attack".
  62. ↑ Truong, Peggy. "Read the Powerful Letter a Father of 3 Wrote to Ariana Grande About the Manchester Bombing".
  63. ↑ "a father's letter to ariana grande in the wake of the manchester attack is going viral".
  64. ↑ Burke, M. "Georgia father offers Ariana Grande heartfelt advice following Manchester bombing: 'Take care of you first'".
  65. ↑ "Manchester attack: Father's open letter to Ariana Grande goes viral".
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