Lawyers for Artists and Small Business
Are you an artist or small business owner looking for legal representation? Below is a list of attorneys who are artist and small business-friendly. They can assist you with topics including contracts, copyrights, licensing, trademarks, employment law and other legal issues you may encounter.
AEON Law
Phone: 206-217-2200
Email: info@aeonlaw.com
Practices in: Washington, and nationally for patent matters
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property, particularly high technology and new media.
Leila Amineddoleh, Lysaght, Lysaght & Ertel
Phone: 212-808-3004
Email:lamineddoleh@lysaghtlaw.com
Practices in: New York and New Jersey
Areas of Practice: Art, entertainment, and intellectual property
Tim Bradley, Coats & Bennett
Practices in: North Carolina, Michigan
Email: tbradley@coatsandbennett.com
Areas of Practice: Patent, trademark and copyright law
Law Office of Edward Elkins
Phone: 407-279-1231
Practices in: Florida
Areas of Practice: Entertainment Law
Ian H. Gibson, One LLP
Phone: 949-502-2886
Email: ian@ianhgibson.com
Practices in: California
Areas of Practice: Copyright, Trademark, and Entertainment Law
Joshua Graubart, Winslett Studnicky McCormick & Bomser LLP
Phone: 646-781-9321
Email: jggraubart@graubartlaw.com
Practices in: New York and New Jersey
Areas of Practice: Global Media, Entertainment & Intellectual Property
Jeffrey H. Greger, Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP
Phone: 703-684-1111
Email: jhgreger@ipfirm.com
Practices in: Virginia
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property
Jennifer Gregor, Godfrey and Kahn
Phone: 608-284-2629
Email: JGregor@gklaw.com
Practices in: Wisconsin
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property
Kyle-Beth Hilfer, Kyle-Beth Hilfer, P.C.
Phone: 914-238-2797
Email: kbhilfer@kbhilferlaw.com
Practices in: New York (accepts clients outside NY and outside the US)
Area of Practice: Intellectual Property (Trademarks/Copyrights/Domain Names), Licensing of IP, Art Licensing, Advertising Law, Promotions Law (Sweepstakes/Contests), Social Media, Sports Marketing, Publishing Law
Paul Hletko, Cardinal Law Group
Phone: 847-905-7111
Practices in: Illinois
Areas of Practice: intellectual property including patents, trademarks, and entertainment.
Melanie Martin-Jones, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Phone: 614-227-2116
Email: mmartin-jones@porterwright.com
Practices in: Ohio
Areas of Practice: Copyright, trademark and patent prosecution, Assignments, work-made-for-hire, consulting, licensing, and publishing agreements
Tom Leavens, Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC
Phone: 312.488.4170
Email: tleavens@lsglegal.com
Practices in: Illinois and Utah
Practice Areas: Copyright, Due Diligence Investigations of Entertainment Assets, Entertainment Financing Arrangements, Entertainment Law, Literary Publishing Agreements, Management and Talent Agreements, Merchandising Agreements, Music Publishing Agreements, New Media and Digital Distribution, Recording Agreements, Rights Acquisitions and Clearance Television and Motion Picture Production Agreements, Theater Production Agreements, Touring and Personal Appearance Agreements, Trademark Matters, Website Development and Operational Matters
Aaron M. Kelly, The Kelly Law Firm, L.L.C.
Phone: 480-331-9397
Email: aaron@aaronkellylaw.com
Practices in: Arizona and Michigan
Ares of Practice: Intellectual Property
Dave Madden, Mersenne Law, LLC
Phone: 503-679-1671
Email: dhm@mersenne.com
Practices in: California, Oregon
Areas of Practice: Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Phil Marcus
Phone: 877-934-4766
Email: pm@smallbizlawyer.us
Practices in: Maryland
Ares of Practice: Intellectual Property
Monica P. McCabe, Vandenberg & Feliu LLP
Phone: 212-763-6818
Email: mmccabe@vanfeliu.com
Practices in: New York
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property
Marc P. Misthal, Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C.
Phone: 212-684-3900
Email: mmisthal@grr.com
Practices in: New York
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property
Jessie K. Reider, Buchalter Nemer
Phone: 213-891-5031
Email: jreider@buchalter.com
Practices in: California
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property, copyright, trademark, domain name and licensing matters
Joel Rothman, Arnsein & Lehr LLP
Phone: 561-650-8480
Email: jrothman@arnstein.com
Practices in: Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin
Ares of Practice: Intellectual Property
Robert M. Siminski, Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Phone: 248.641.1234
Email:rmsiminski@hdp.com
Practices in: California
Areas of Practice: Patent & Trademark
Ben Skjold, Skjold-Barthel Business Attorneys
Phone: 612-746-2560
Email: bskjold@skjold-barthel.com
Practices in: Minnesota and Illinois
Areas of Practice: As general counsel to small businesses and their owners, our legal, financial analysis and business experience helps clients leverage knowledge and relationships to enhance their competitive advantage.
TechLaw, LLP
Practices in: California
Phone: 888-989-8529
Areas of Practice: Patent, trademark and intellectual property, licensing, copyrights, and business transactions.
Kevin A. Thompson, Davis McGrath LLC
Phone: 312-332-1506
Email: kthompson@davismcgrath.com
Practices in: Illinois
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property
Waltz, Palmer & Dawson, LLC
Practices in: Illinois
Phone: 847-253-8800
Areas of Practice: Business Formation, Contracts, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Litigation
Jason P. Webb, Webb IP Law Group
Phone: 866-273-0388
Email: contact@webbiplaw.com
Practices in: Utah
Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property (Copyright, Trademark, Licensing, Patent)
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