Creative counsel · Seattle
Law for people who make things.
Estate planning, contracts, and fractional general counsel for artists and mission-driven teams — built to protect the work and the legacy behind it.
Who we help
Built for the way creative careers actually work.
Irregular income, intangible assets, and a legacy that is the work itself. Off-the-shelf legal advice misses all three.
Visual artists & makers
Painters, sculptors, illustrators, designers & craftspeople.
Photographers & filmmakers
Licensing, usage rights & production agreements.
Musicians & writers
Publishing, royalties, catalog & rights planning.
Consultants & coaches
Collectives, creative businesses, and solo entrepreneurs.
Licensing agreements
Know exactly what you're granting.
Commissions & collabs
Scope, ownership & payment.
Rights & usage
Keep what's yours, license the rest.
Review & negotiation
Don't sign it until an attorney reads it.
Service 01
Never sign something you don't fully understand.
Contracts and licensing drafted, reviewed and negotiated — so the deal protects the work as much as the paycheck.
Learn moreService 02
Your work outlives you. Plan for that.
Estate planning designed around intellectual property — so your archive, copyrights and creative legacy pass on exactly the way you intend.
Plan your estateWills & trusts
Clear, current documents that hold up.
Powers of attorney
Who decides if you can't.
IP & archive succession
Copyrights & royalties, handled.
Legacy & giving
Foundations, gifts & archives.
The approach
Good legal work should feel like good design — purposeful, clear, and made for the person using it. No jargon, no billable-hour surprises, no boilerplate that ignores how you make a living.
Meet the attorney
One lawyer who knows your name and your archive.
You work directly with the person doing the work — not a rotating cast of associates. Advice that remembers your last project, your collaborators, and where you want your work to go.
Let's protect what you make.
Book a free 60-minute consultation. Bring your questions, a contract, or just a rough idea of what's keeping you up at night.
Book a consultor email hello@arthouselegal.com