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CONTRACT

15523 – On Review
Client, the author of a graphic memoir, seeks assistance with drafting agreements with a comic artist, colorist, and letterer.

15277 – On Review
Client, a music producer, seeks assistance drafting a series of template music contracts for his clients.

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COPYRIGHT

15363 – On Review
Client, a comedian, seeks a volunteer attorney to complete a fair use analysis of his use of popular Christian movies in a live comedy show.

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CORPORATE

15658 – On Review
Client, a theatre company, seeks an attorney to help dissolve their corporation that recently lost tax-exempt status.

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DISPUTES

Contract Disputes

15650 – On Review
Client, a rapper and musician, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter to his record label requesting a reversion of rights and release from his recording agreement, possibly leading to arbitration should it become necessary.

15424 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with responding to a demand for payment for production fees from an art gallery.

15333
Client, a picture-book author, seeks assistance with protecting her work and getting it published after facing termination from a literary agency.

14958
Client, a visual artist commissioned to create public sculptures, seeks assistance with resolving a dispute with a client who is demanding a refund of a deposit.

14866
Client, a video editor and producer, seeks a volunteer attorney to assist with filing a claim and to potentially represent him in litigation to recover unpaid compensation for editing and production work he performed.

14744 – On Review
Clients, a married couple, seek representation in a lawsuit filed against them in Westchester County in New York State Supreme Court. The suit was filed by an investor who accuses them of failing to deliver a distributable film.

14732
Client, a music producer, seeks assistance with receiving unpaid royalties from a publishing company.

14576
Client, a theater professional, seeks assistance with receiving credit and payment for work he did directing a play in Los Angeles.

14353
Client, a songwriter, seeks assistance with a dispute with a lender over the debt Client owes after the lender made an adjustment that multiplied the outstanding balance by over seven times the amount shown on prior statements.

13992 – NEW CASE
Client, a sculpture artist, seeks assistance with recovering payment for a piece of art sold to a gallery after a dispute regarding non-payment.

13547
Client, a filmmaker, seeks assistance with receiving a credit for her work on a documentary.

13287
Client, a film producer and director, seeks assistance with recovering pre-production costs from the co-producer’s estate.

13096
Client, an author, seeks the assistance of an attorney to obtain payment for her work on a terminated ghostwriting project.

11927
Client, a writer, seeks a volunteer attorney to assist in receiving payment for his work on a narrative manuscript.

Copyright Disputes

15867
Client, a vocalist and Master’s student in music, seeks the assistance of an attorney to respond to a cease and desist letter alleging Client’s unauthorized uploading and copying of sheet music.

14879
Client, a musician, seeks legal assistance to stop the removal of his albums from a major music streaming platform due to alleged fake streams, and to recover lost royalties.

14813
Client, a musician and former member of a band, seeks assistance with recovering compensation for his contribution to the band’s success, both during his time as a member and following his removal from the group.

14708
Client, the younger son of an elderly visual artist, seeks an attorney to send a cease and desist letter to his brother to (1) stop him from making threats regarding possession of the father’s artwork, and (2) stop his brother from selling prints of his father’s paintings online.

14372
Client, a visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to represent her in a dispute involving both copyright and trademark infringement.

14196 – On Review
Client, a photographer, seeks an attorney to write a takedown letter to send to an online magazine for the unauthorized use of her photography.

13515
Client, a New York-based not-for-profit organization, seeks assistance with retrieving the sole remaining print of a deceased filmmaker’s film from its cinematographer.

12080
Client, a songwriter and musician, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter and assist in negotiations to obtain sole authorship over a song written with a former bandmate.

9339 – On Review
Client, the co-author of a musical adaptation of a novel, seeks assistance with settling a dispute with his co-authors over ownership of the musical.

Other Disputes

15160 – On Review
Client, a theater professional, seeks assistance with responding to a complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court alleging libel, defamation, tortious interference, breach of oral partnership, breach of covenant of good and fair dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty.

12442
Client, a sculptural artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to recover damages for the unintentional disposal of Client’s artwork by their graduate school.

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EMPLOYMENT

15110 – On Review
Client, an actor, seeks assistance demanding payment after he was fired from a TV series after he refused a request to sign an additional agreement a day before his start date.

14491 – On Review
Client, a photographer, videographer, and content creator, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney regarding a dispute with her former employer over unpaid wages, ownership of her work, and a withheld W-2 form.

13183
Client, a musician, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to acquire a settlement from his employer for wrongful termination after his employer improperly changed his status from W-2 employee to independent contractor.

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IMMIGRATION

15502
Client, a Spanish film director and screenwriter, seeks assistance with filing an O-1B visa.

13878
Client, a musician born in Germany, seeks assistance with her application for an EB-1A visa.

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NON-PROFIT

15934 – On Review
Client, a choreographer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity dedicated to supporting dancers, to apply for tax-exempt status, and to draft foundational documents.

15778
Client, a community-driven gallery focused on exhibiting the art of emerging and underrepresented artists, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity, apply for tax-exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

15324
Client, a multi-disciplinary New Jersey arts organization, seeks an attorney to help dissolve their tax-exempt entity.

14984
Client, two associated Connecticut not-for-profit organizations that advocate for architectural workers, seeks assistance with dissolution and reformation (and application for 501(c)(3) status) of one entity in New York, and re-application for 501(c)(6) status and registration of the other as a foreign entity doing business in New York.

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PATENT

16127 – NEW CASE
Client, the inventor of a device ecosystem for managing health data, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

15721
Client, the inventor of a new type of drone, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

15377 – NEW CASE
Client, the inventor of a health and wellness device, seeks assistance with filing a patent application before April 24, 2026.

15258 – On Review
Client, the inventor of a vehicle cleaning tool, seeks assistance with converting her provisional patent application to a non-provisional application before her October 10, 2025, deadline.

15206
Client, the inventor of a piece of motorcycle gear, seeks assistance with filing a patent application and further guidance on the subsequent steps of obtaining a patent.

14862 – On Review
Client, the inventor of an ultra-thin cosmetics packaging system, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

14835 – On Review
Client, a handbag designer and full-time college student, seeks assistance applying for a provisional patent for a unique handbag feature.

14540
Client, the inventor of a medical device utilizing artificial intelligence, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

14092
Client, the inventor of a wearable exercise apparatus, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

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REAL ESTATE

15201 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to assist with pursuing a claim against the landlord of her work studio space to recover damages for the destruction of her artwork and materials.

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TRADEMARK

15663 – On Review
Client, the creator of a lifestyle/fashion brand, seeks assistance registering two new trademarks.

15451 – On Review
Client, an actor and the creator of an online apparel company, seeks assistance applying for a trademark for his business.

15415 – On Review
Client, a DJ, seeks assistance with responding to a USPTO office action for his application for trademark registration, due prior to November 12, 2025.

15231
Client, a filmmaker and producer, seeks assistance with filing a trademark application for goods and services related to her documentary film.

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WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES

15544
Client, the daughter of a deceased painter, seeks assistance with a dispute with her father’s executor over breach of fiduciary duty claims, demands for the return of her father’s paintings, and control of various trusts.

15039 – On Review
Client, a writer and songwriter, seeks assistance with drafting formal estate documents.

14309 – On Review
Client, an experimental filmmaker and author, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a will, power of attorney, health care proxy, living will, and potentially a trust document.

14046
Client, a visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a will, power of attorney, health care proxy, living will, and a trust document for her artwork.

14003 – On Review
Client, a former theatrical manager, seeks assistance with updating his will and drafting a power of attorney.

13863
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with probating her deceased husband’s will.

13206
Client, a musician, seeks an attorney to determine ownership of her deceased husband’s creative works because he died intestate.

12749
Client, a photographer, author, and poet, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, health care proxy and power of attorney, and to form a trust, if necessary.

12225
Client, the trustee of a trust created by a now deceased dance educator and performer, needs the assistance of an attorney to acquire the assignment of copyright to go with the assets assigned to the grantor’s trust.

11636
Client, the son of an actress and writer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover his mother’s property from the estate of the executor of her will.