ENSURE YOU’RE LEGALLY PROTECTED

BY HIRING A LAWYER FOR CREATIVES

As a creative business owner, you want to work with an attorney who’s as invested in your success as you are - and who understands the complexities of entrepreneurship.

Not only is Leah Weinberg an attorney for creative entrepreneurs, but she has years of experience as an entrepreneur herself. For a decade, she ran her own wedding planning business in New York City.

Leah prides herself on being a general representation lawyer, which means that she can help you with more than one area of business law (in other words, you won’t have to re-explain your creative business to a new lawyer over and over). She helps business owners with contracts, commercial leasing, business planning, and employment law in the states that Weinberg Legal serves.

YOU’LL WANT A LAWYER ON SPEED DIAL IF: 

Someone swiped your website copy without changing a single word (and their logo is a little close for comfort, too).

You’re a content creator who’s been approached by a big-name brand about a partnership, and you need someone to review the contract they sent.

You’re engaged in a dispute with your payment processor and you can’t make any headway yourself.

Your business is being hit with defamatory reviews or harassment on social media.

A client files a chargeback for a product or service they’ve already received.

Someone purchased your course - and is now selling your content as if they created it.

THIS SHOULD BE A LASTING RELATIONSHIP

Even when you’re not trying to put out fires, having a relationship with a creative business lawyer ensures you’re protected.

For example, if you’re a web designer, we might work together on an ongoing basis to:

  • Draft an initial client service contract and review it on a call so that you understand why we wrote it the way we did

  • Review the agreement for the copywriter who’s going to be working with you on a white-label basis

  • Create a contract for your brand-new VIP design day offer

  • Set up an end user agreement for the Showit templates that you’re finally launching

  • Sort out what happens when a client ghosts midway through a project—after you’ve already delivered initial design concepts 

An ongoing relationship with an attorney for creative entrepreneurs not only means that someone has your back when things don’t go perfectly. It also sets you up to scale your business without legal hassles.

client of Weinberg Legal, lawyer for creatives

“Finally, an attorney who gets it!

Leah worked on a project agreement for me, and I was shocked that I didn’t have to explain at all the way my online service business works. She was thorough, clear, and so helpful, presenting several solutions and possible issues that I hadn’t considered.”

– SARA DUNN, OWNER, SARA DOES SEO

HOW WEINBERG LEGAL SERVES CREATIVE BUSINESS OWNERS

  • Whether you’re just about to hang out your shingle or you’ve been in business for years, Weinberg Legal can provide legal support and advice. Launch a brand-new business on the right foot, make a bold pivot, or even make plans for selling your business one day, all with my expert guidance.

    • Forming a business entity

    • Drafting operating agreements

    • Drafting partnership agreements

    • Buying, selling, or transferring a business

    • Advising on legal best practices

  • Before you sign on the dotted line—or ask someone else to—we’ll review your contracts and ensure they’re both legally enforceable and in line with current law in your city and state. If you need a new contract drafted or a client’s asking for changes on your attorney-drafted contract, we’re on standby to talk you through it.

    • Client and vendor contracts

    • Non-disclosure agreements

    • Model releases

    • Terms & conditions

    • Contract amendments

    • Outsourcing agreements

  • Moving your photography business out of your house and into a studio? Looking to lease a brick-and-mortar location for your jewelry shop? We’ll review your lease and make sure that you understand what you’re agreeing to. 

    • Term sheets

    • Lease agreements

    • Sublease agreements

  • As your business grows, it comes time to bring on employees and contractors. Make sure that you’re correctly classifying employees, adhering to local and state employment law, and protecting your own business. Weinberg Legal can also assist you when you need legal help in dealing with a current employee or contractor.

    • Employee and independent contractor classification

    • Employment agreements, including termination agreements and non-solicitation agreements

    • Independent contractor agreements

    • Handling disputes with current or former employees or contractors

  • As an attorney for creative business owners, one of Leah’s foremost jobs is ensuring that her clients know how to legally protect their intellectual property - and what to do when someone’s infringing on it. Weinberg Legal will file for trademarks and copyrights on your behalf and guide you when your intellectual property is being used without your permission.

    • Filing for trademarks and copyrights

    • Copyright infringement

    • Unauthorized commercial usage