Welcome to The Law for Creatives! My name is Katy Carrier, and I am an attorney specializing in legal services for wedding and event professionals and other creative businesses. I started The Law for Creatives to help creative individuals learn about the legalities of properly structuring, managing and growing their businesses, as well as protecting their creative works.

This blog is made available for educational purposes only, and not to provide specific legal advice.  No attorney/client relationship is intended or created by this blog or its use.  Any specific legal questions or personal information submitted to this blog through comments or by email will not create an attorney/client relationship, and any such information may not be treated as confidential. I am happy to accept suggestions as to specific topics and areas of the law you would like me to cover, and you can email those suggestions to info {at} thelawforcreatives.com, or use the contact link located in the menu above. I look forward to hearing from you!

Erin Taylor of Bustle! Congratulations Erin, you have your pick of a free spot in any Law School for Wedding Professionals workshop!

The winner was randomly chosen through www.random.org. I’ve been trying to figure out how to post the website-generated graphic for the results (hence the delay in the announcement), so I apologize for the lack of “proof”, but if anyone wishes to view the results online, just let me know.

Thank you to all of you who participated — I absolutely loved reading all of your inspiring comments!!

I am so excited to announce the launch of Law School for Wedding Professionals — a new kind of workshop focusing on the legalities of owning, protecting and growing your wedding industry business. I’ll be hitting the road starting in September for a twelve-city workshop tour that includes: Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, San Francisco, Phoenix, Dallas, Seattle, Orlando and Los Angeles. Class sizes are limited in order to allow for more personal interaction and tailored instruction based on the specifics of your business. Each workshop runs from 9am to 6pm, and includes breakfast and lunch. We will cover a ton of material in the workshops, including structuring your business, protecting your brand through trademarks, social media law, copyrights and employment issues, and your admission fee also includes the review and revision of your client contract (or preparation of a new contract if you do not have one), with one-on-one attorney counseling and drafting specific to your business’s needs. Your new or revised contract will be completed within 14 days of your workshop attendance date, helping to ensure that you and your business are protected as you approach the busy engagement/booking season.


Head on over to the Law School for Wedding Professionals website for more details, dates, etc., and feel free to send any questions to hello@lawschoolforweddingpros.com. I am also excited to be offering one scholarship to your choice of workshop cities; to enter, leave a comment below explaining how Law School for Wedding Professionals would help your business, and one winner will be selected at random on September 6, 2011. If your city is not included in this leg of the Law School for Wedding Professionals tour, comment below, email hello@lawschoolforweddingpros.com or tweet @wedprolawschool, and we will work to make it happen!


UPDATE: Because the workshops are quickly filling up, if you want to secure your spot (and the early registration fee) now, you can go on and register for your city AND also enter to win the scholarship. If your name is selected on September 6th, your admission fee will be refunded.


UPDATE #2: Erin of Bustle is the winner of the Law School for Wedding Pros scholarship!