NYC families, including LGBTQ+ families, must follow legal steps to undergo a proper second-parent adoption.  Know your process to protect your rights.

Artists, writers and creatives in NYC are often commissioned for specific works.  Who owns your drafts, notes and sketches before the final version is accepted?

Traditional New York estate planning laws only recognize certain types of relationships.  Learn more about how to provide for your chosen family.

A framework for NYC artists and creatives on when a contract needs a lawyer’s review, and when a template will do.

Families looking to use a sperm, egg or embryo donor in New York should work with an experienced attorney and have a signed writing in place—pre-conception—to protect their parental rights, future children, and any donors involved.

For artists, it is important that a license limits both what a licensee can do and how long they can do it for.  A good license also explains what happens after that window closes.  Fundamental to these licensing agreements is a small but mighty clause known as a Reversion Clause.