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CONTRACT

18951 – NEW CASE
Client, a business that provides digital marketing and branding services to musicians, seeks assistance with drafting a template agreement for musicians to participate in sync services from music licensing companies.

18837 – On Review
Client, a gallery owner, seeks assistance drafting a termination agreement with an artist she previously represented.

18781 – On Review
Client, a member of a group of television script writers, seeks assistance revising and negotiating a representation and collaboration agreement with the group’s prospective manager.

18701 – NEW CASE
Client, creator of a classical sheet music application, seeks assistance with assessing copyright concerns related to Client’s data-gathering process and with editing his draft Terms of Service.

18310 – On Review
Client, a film producer, seeks assistance with reviewing an addendum to a producer agreement for a short film and drafting a producer attachment agreement related to a feature length adaptation of the short film.

17930 – On Review
Client, a member of a musical ensemble, seeks assistance drafting agreements to govern her collaborations with a sound engineer, composer, and other ensemble members.

17157 – On Review
Client, a theater director, seeks assistance with negotiating a separation agreement with the co-creator of a play they collaborated on.

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COPYRIGHT

18278
Client, a musician who worked with a band to write and perform three songs, seeks assistance with negotiating the royalty splits for those songs.

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CORPORATE

18817
Client, co-owner of a dual-member LLC, seeks assistance with assigning intellectual property rights and distribution agreements to a new LLC and dissolving the current LLC.

18139 – On Review
Client, a queer activist, seeks assistance with drafting license agreements and forming a corporate entity related to the educational use of an archive that documents the life and work of a deceased gay activist and broadcaster.

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DISPUTES

Contract Disputes

18849 – NEW CASE
Client, a pianist, seeks assistance with renegotiating her contract with her record label.

18319 – NEW CASE
Client, an author of crime-action novels, seeks assistance recovering unpaid royalties from his former publisher and regaining the rights to his book.

18211 – On Review
Client, a ghostwriter of books, seeks assistance with receiving outstanding payment from two clients.

18011 – NEW CASE
Client, a musician, seeks assistance terminating a recording agreement.

17977 – On Review
Client, a musician, seeks assistance with terminating an exclusive recording agreement entered into by Client and a record label.

17767
Client, a single-member LLC for visual effects, seeks assistance with recovering outstanding payments for services rendered to a production company.

17732
Client, the personal manager of a musician, seeks assistance with receiving proper accounting pursuant to an exclusive management agreement.

17611
Client, an R&B musician, seeks a volunteer attorney to send a demand letter to terminate an exclusive recording agreement with a record label, get an accurate accounting of expenses, and reach a settlement.

17282
Client, a songwriter and graphic designer, seeks assistance in recovering payment for work completed for a not-for-profit organization and in terminating the organization’s utilization of intellectual property created without a contract.

17145
Client, a filmmaker/director, seeks assistance with drafting a response letter to an attorney to recover compensation and obtain credit owed to her for pre-production contributions to a feature film.

17016
Client, a film production company, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve disputes with creators who terminated contracts related to Client’s film incubation program.

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

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

9572 – NEW CASE
Client, a casting director for an off-Broadway musical, seeks assistance with litigating a breach of contract dispute with the producer of the production.

Copyright Disputes

18720 – NEW CASE
Client, a jewelry maker, seeks assistance drafting a cease and desist letter to send to another jewelry maker who began using verbiage in their artist statement and website that mimics Client’s.

18401
Client, the writer, creative lead, and production coordinator of a short film, seeks assistance navigating ongoing negotiations with producers who demand control over the film’s screenings, footage, and publicity.

18259
Client, an illustrator, seeks assistance from a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter and negotiate payment from a publication for whom he created portraits, and address the fact that Client suspects the publication created derivative works based on Client’s unrelated work for another company.

17945
Client, an independent musician, seeks assistance with appealing a DMCA takedown notice made by bad actors.

17924
Client, a photographer, seeks assistance with drafting a response letter to and negotiating a settlement with a Peruvian congressman who posted Client’s photograph on social media without permission.

17818 – On Review
Client, a music industry executive and consultant, seeks a volunteer attorney to represent him in litigation for a copyright and trademark infringement action in the Southern District of New York, where he was named as a co-defendant.

17807
Client, a documentary filmmaker, seeks assistance addressing an improper citation to her work in a book.

17788 – NEW CASE
Client, a musician who was part of an R&B band, seeks assistance with receiving payment for an unauthorized sample. Client has filed a lawsuit pro se in the Southern District of New York.

17766
Client, a Brazilian musician and flutist, seeks assistance with drafting a cease and desist letter to a music publishing company that has been illegally distributing his music. Client requires a Portuguese translator.

17709
Client, a filmmaker who collaborated with a writer to create a television series, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft an agreement to terminate the collaboration and clarify copyright ownership.

17537
Client, a choreographer and dance program director, seeks assistance obtaining credit for choreography she created.

17380
Client, a vocalist, seeks assistance with recovering the masters and royalties from a recording made in 1980, controlled by the record label.

17064
Client, a children’s book author, seeks assistance with drafting a demand letter to send to a publication company to recover royalty payments owed and pursuing a resolution with the adverse party.

16637
Client, a musical artist, seeks attorney assistance in drafting a formal separation agreement and a demand letter to a former collaborator demanding the payment of royalties owed on unauthorized sync placements for her work.

15636
Client, an author, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to represent her in a lawsuit to collect royalties from the publisher of two of her books.

15368
Client, a visual artist and photographer, seeks assistance with recovering payment for photographs which were improperly distributed to and displayed by a third party.

Other Disputes

18106
Client, an author, seeks assistance drafting a cease and desist letter to a former friend posting false plagiarism allegations, and possibly attempting to remove the false statements from online platforms.

17491
Client, a not-for-profit publishing organization, seeks assistance with the transfer of duties and records from the former President and Treasurer, who have unlawfully withheld documentation from the remaining board members.

17092
Client, a co-creator of a comedy dating show, seeks an attorney to draft a demand letter to his co-creators who removed him from operations of the business.

16400
Client, a performing arts organization, seeks assistance with answering a demand for the return of grant funds.

16323
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with drafting a formal notice to an arts-related trust.

13742
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with drafting a cease and desist letter and pursuing mediation against a former business partner.

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EMPLOYMENT

18236
Client, a printmaker, seeks assistance with correcting the New York State Department of Labor’s misclassification of a studio assistant as an employee.

17375
Client, a New York city choir group, seeks assistance with addressing a claim brought by the New York Department of Labor, which has reclassified as employees certain singers previously classified as independent contractors.

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NON-PROFIT

16515 – On Review
Client, a publisher with a focus on poetry, seeks assistance with forming a not-for-profit organization and obtaining tax-exempt status.

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PATENT

18660 – On Review
Clients, inventors, seek assistance with filing a design patent application for sculptural bookends before March 18, 2027.

18628 – NEW CASE
Client, the inventor of a mobile security app, seeks assistance converting a provisional patent application before March 24, 2027.

18625 – On Review
Client, the inventor of a targeted drug delivery platform, seeks assistance with converting their provisional patent application to a nonprovisional patent application by May 8, 2027.

18580 – NEW CASE
Clients, the inventors of a bioelectronic system, seek assistance with filing a patent application by May 6, 2027.

18256 – On Review
Client, the inventor of a medical device attachment, seeks assistance filing a non-provisional patent application.

18158
Client, the inventor of a software system, seeks assistance with filing a non-provisional patent application that draws upon his multiple provisional patents before March 12, 2027.

18127
Client, the inventor of a software system, seeks assistance with converting related provisional patent applications into a single non-provisional filing before April 27, 2027.

18026
Client, the inventor of a smoke and carbon monoxide detector for children, seeks assistance applying for utility and design patents.

17865
Client, the inventor of a beverage container architecture, seeks assistance drafting a patent application.

17857
Client, the inventor of a massage system, seeks assistance with filing a patent application before March 11, 2027. An attorney who speaks Korean is strongly preferred.

17707 – On Review
Client, the inventor of a medical camera with integrated AI, seeks assistance with filing a patent application.

17659
Client, an inventor, seeks assistance in filing a provisional utility patent application for a novelty eyeglass case.

17385
Client, the inventor of an ergonomic travel pillow, seeks assistance with filling a patent application before October 25, 2026.

17117
Client, an inventor, seeks assistance with prosecuting a patent for a novel fishing marker device.

17077
Client, the inventor of a mathematical puzzle game, seeks assistance filing a non-provisional patent application.

16931
Client, the inventor of a footwear device, seeks assistance with filing a provisional patent application.

16858
Client, a software inventor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer patent attorney to file a patent application for a novel, functional, AI software framework before November 4, 2026.

16456
Client, the inventor of a compression garment, seeks assistance in filing a patent application.

16401
Client, the inventor of a discrete travel case, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to file a patent application before November 20, 2026.

16171
Client, the inventor of unique sink designs, seeks assistance with filing a design patent application.

16135
Client, the inventor of a board game, seeks assistance filing patent applications to protect both the rules and game board.

15608
Client, the inventor of a ventilation device, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to file a patent application.

14862 – NEW CASE
Client, the inventor of an ultra-thin cosmetics packaging system, seeks assistance with converting a provisional patent application before February 3, 2027.

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REAL ESTATE

15201
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

19084 – NEW CASE
Client, the creator of a sound-sharing app hosting user generated content, seeks assistance from a volunteer attorney to file trademark applications for the app’s name and logo.

19082 – NEW CASE
Client, creator of a classical sheet music application, seeks assistance with completing a trademark clearance search and with registering a trademark.

18943 – NEW CASE
Client, a touring musician, seeks assistance drafting an answer to a Notice of Opposition to Client’s trademark application and with potential negotiation with Opposer.

18664 – NEW CASE
Client, an activist/filmmaker, seeks assistance with renewing three trademarks.

18592
Client, the creator of an animated series for children, seeks assistance with responding to another party’s attempt to register a trademark for the name of the series.

18560 – NEW CASE
Client, a fashion brand selling upcycled vintage clothes, seeks assistance with registering trademarks to protect its name, logo, and slogan.

18354
Client, the owner of an art-centered event-planning agency, seeks assistance with responding to a non-final USPTO action for a trademark registration.

18208 – NEW CASE
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with renewing a trademark protecting a series of sculptural works before May 16, 2027.

17332 – On Review
Client, the creator of a tarot-inspired deck of self-help cards, seeks assistance with drafting a non-disclosure agreement for beta testers of his product.

17112
Client, a filmmaker, seeks assistance with filing an intent-to-use trademark application for a slogan.

16500
Client, a cellist, seeks a volunteer attorney to attempt to negotiate a settlement with an infringing user of his trademark, or otherwise litigate the issue.

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WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES

17721 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks an attorney to draft his and his wife’s estate documents: their wills, living wills and healthcare proxies and powers of attorney.

16454
Client, a musician and screenwriter, seeks the assistance of an attorney to establish a revocable or irrevocable trust for Client’s intellectual property assets.