Lawyers

Experience

General civil practice. AV rated lawyer with extensive experience and expertise in representing artists (visual and literary) and collectors in contracts and intellectual property (copyright), wills, trusts and probate, and business law, including real estate.
 
Art Law. Represents artists, estates of artists, galleries, and collectors in all aspects of "the art business," from prominent American and European painters and sculptors.

• Artists who create large scale outdoor sculpture or sculptural environments for public spaces such as the U.S. Capitol Mall, airports, sports stadiums and parks
• Estates of numerous artists and collectors including the Estate of Morris Louis
• Licensing art works in both museum and commercial contexts
• Branding and copyright/trademark protection for businesses who incorporate art into their business activities
• Represent art galleries

Wills, Trusts and Probate. Extensive experience in drafting wills and trusts, and probate, including the

• Bequests of intellectual property, especially for the estates of artists and collectors
• Experience with blended and non-traditional families
• Experience with substantial estates
• Probate disputes, including litigation
• Experience with prenuptial agreements

Technology and Intellectual Property

• Copyright registration and advice

General Information

• AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell; Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Inaugural Edition 2011, 2012
• Member:  District of Columbia Bar Association; active in the Committee for the Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Section (former co-chair)
• Nominee: Top Lawyers in DC in Tax/Trusts and Estates by the Washington Business Journal
• Member:  District of Columbia Estate Planning Council; elected member of D.C. Planning Council (2001 - present)
• Member:  Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; Trustee, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee; Chair of Academic Affairs and Planned Giving Council (1995 - present)
• Member:  ArtTable (national organization of female professionals in the visual arts field); elected member of ArtTable (2001 - present)
• President: Morris Louis Conservation Fund, Inc.
• Founding Director: International Network for Conservators of Contemporary Art, North America
• 2005 to date: Editor or co-author of the Art Law sections of the annual editions of the DC Practice Manual, District of Columbia Bar Association (14th edition ff.)
• Frequent lecturer nationwide on Estate Planning for Artists, Estate Planning for collectors and The Law of Art Conservation
• Member:  New York State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association and American Bar Association

Education

• University of Wisconsin (B.S. 1964)
• Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1968)