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CONTRACT

Fashion

10494 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a fashion designer, seeks assistance with drafting an idea submission agreement and writing the final communication to a clothing brand that allegedly used designs she had prepared for a job interview.

Film/TV

10492 – On Review
Client, a screenwriter, seeks assistance with drafting an option agreement to adapt a book into a television series.

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COPYRIGHT

Music

8785 
Client, a songwriter, seeks assistance with registering a parody song with the Copyright Office.

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DISPUTES

Design

10298 – On Review
Client, an architectural designer, seeks assistance with obtaining credit and compensation for illustrations that were used without authorization.

Fashion
9701 – On Review
Client, a fashion industry professional, seeks assistance with recovering a venue deposit in Small Claims Court.

9482 – NEW CASE
Client, a costume tailor, seeks assistance with recovering payment for a freelance job that was canceled.

Film/TV

10912 – On Review
Client, the founder of a documentary film production company, seeks representation in a breach of contract case pending in New York City Small Claims Court. An appearance is scheduled for December 13, 2023. Client also seeks assistance with resolving a dispute over ownership of a series pilot.

10011 
Client, an independent film and television production company, seeks assistance with claiming credit and compensation for the development and pitch of a television project.

7565 – On Review
Client, a documentary filmmaker, seeks the assistance of a litigator to resolve a dispute arising in the termination of a business relationship with two other filmmakers.

Literary
1501 – NEW CASE
Client, an author, seeks assistance with responding to a copyright infringement demand letter.

Music

10285 – On Review
Client, an opera singer who practices in her apartment, seeks assistance with drafting a letter to her landlord in response to noise complaints.

7586
Client, a musician, seeks assistance with pursuing damages for a recording label’s termination of an exclusive recording agreement.

Performance

9545 – On Review
Client, a former radio show host, seeks assistance with recovering original tapes from a New York-based media organization.

Photography
10363
Client, the spouse of a deceased photographer, seeks assistance with the removal of images from an online archive.

Theater

10411 – On Review
Client, the former artistic director of a theater, seeks assistance with responding to a cease and desist letter.

9572 
Client, the casting director for an off-Broadway play, seeks assistance with resolving a breach of contract dispute with a producer.

1384 
Client, the author of a young adult novel, seeks an attorney to represent her in a dispute over an option agreement with a theater producer, along with the artists engaged to create the musical from her original work.

1344
Client, a musician involved in a musical theatre production, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to respond to a cease and desist letter from a producer.

Visual Arts

10476 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter to recover artwork loaned to an auto body shop.

10412 
Client, an art educator, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute related to a grant that was not approved.

10389
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance regaining possession of his paintings and disputing charges a framing company has imposed for repairing damage to the frames that they made prior to the initial delivery.

9741
Client, a sculptor, seeks assistance with recovering out-of-pocket costs from an agency that commissioned a public work.

9647
Client, a comic book illustrator, seeks assistance with recovering unpaid royalties from two former employers.

9272 – On Review
Client, a visual artist who designed and painted a Black Lives Matter mural, seeks the assistance of a litigator to resolve a claim for breach of contract and violations of the Visual Artists Rights Act.

1479
Client, a visual artist who submitted a proposal for a public art project, seeks assistance with pursuing a copyright infringement claim.

1368 – On Review
Client, a photographer, seeks assistance with a copyright infringement claim for the unauthorized use of his photograph in a television documentary.

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IMMIGRATION

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MEDIATION

Literary
10717 – On Review
Client, a professional association of writers, seeks a volunteer attorney to represent them in a mediation with the organization’s management company.

Film/TV
10547 
Client, a film director and editor, seeks a volunteer attorney to represent her at a mediation related to a dispute over film rights and monetary compensation.

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NON-PROFIT

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PATENT

9643
Client seeks assistance with applying for a patent related to a nursing product for new mothers.

7943
Client seeks assistance with filing a non-provisional patent application for a software platform.

1282
Client seeks assistance with filing a patent application for an architectural invention.

1182
Client seeks assistance with filing a patent application for a medical device.

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TRADEMARK

Dance

10783 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a well-known figure from 1970s underground ballroom culture in New York City, seeks assistance with applying for a trademark for their performer name.

1449 – On Review
Client, a social dance organizer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute over the use of a business name and logo.

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WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES

Literary
1502 
Client, the widow of a writer and actor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to help probate her late husband’s will and obtain rights in his literary works.

10774 – NEW CASE
Client seeks a trust and estates attorney to assist with the administration of the estate of an author who died intestate in Rockland County.

Music

10782 – On Review
Client, the sister and sole heir of a deceased songwriter with two hits in the 1950s, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for letters of administration.

Visual Arts

10945 – On Review
Client, a seasoned visual artist, seeks assistance with drafting a will​​, living will, healthcare proxy, and power of attorney.

10511
Client, a digital artist, and his wife, a comedian, are seeking assistance revising their wills, health care proxies, and other relevant documents.

9846
Client, an interdisciplinary visual artist, seeks assistance with creating a trust for the disposition of his real and personal property.

1513 – NEW CASE
Client, a mixed media artist with a focus on photography, seeks assistance with creating a trust and drafting a will, living will, power of attorney, healthcare proxy, and other relevant documents.

1236 – NEW CASE
Client and her husband, both visual artists, seek the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft their wills, living wills, healthcare proxies, powers of attorney, and if advisable, to form trusts for their artwork.