# Nick Counter

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**James Nicholas Counter III** (1940 – November 6, 2009) was an American labor [attorney](/source/Lawyer), who served as the long-standing president of the [Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers](/source/Alliance_of_Motion_Picture_and_Television_Producers) and as chief negotiator for the major studios who squared off against [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States)'s writers during a 100-day strike in 2008.[1] Counter died on November 6, 2009, at the age of sixty-nine. He was survived by a son, Nicholas; a daughter, Samantha, and her husband, producer and screenwriter [Alex Kurtzman](/source/Alex_Kurtzman); and a grandson, Jack.[2]

## References

1. Verrier, Richard (February 28, 2009). ["Top studio negotiator set to retire"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-feb-28-fi-counter28-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

1. Verrier, Richard (November 7, 2009). ["Nick Counter dies at 69"](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nick-counter7-2009nov07-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

## External links

- [Nick Counter](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2194532/) at IMDb

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