California  |  Entertainment Law

I wrote a script and the producer wants me to transfer the rights in the script to him so he can raise money from investors. I do not want to transfer any rights until I can be represented by an attorney who does these kinds of deals all the time and has the right kind of expertise. I cannot afford an attorney until I am paid for the script. I have no idea what rights to grant (sell or license, etc.) and what rights to withhold, or how much I should get paid for what I do grant. Does anyone know how issues like this are handled?