Whether you create worlds, tell stories, run events, or build communities, we protect your work so you can focus on bringing your ideas to life.
Creators bring imagination to life — but the business side of creativity can be confusing, intimidating, or just plain overwhelming. Contracts, copyrights, taxes, licensing agreements, vendor rules, collaboration terms… none of it should stop you from creating.
That’s where we come in.
At The Geek Lawyer, we help creators across the geek-sphere navigate legal and tax challenges with clarity and confidence. From podcasters and writers to convention organizers and game designers, we understand the unique work you do — because we’re creators and fans too. Our goal is to protect your creativity, simplify your business life, and help you move forward with confidence.
You entertain, inform, and build community — but streaming and podcasting come with unique legal and business challenges. From brand deals and sponsorship agreements to DMCA rules, licensing questions, and platform policies, you need guidance tailored to your content and goals.
We help you understand what you can safely use in your streams or episodes, how to protect your creative identity, and how to set up contracts that support your growth. Whether you’re negotiating with a sponsor, collaborating with guests, or expanding into merchandise and digital products, we’ve got you covered.
Running a convention, LARP, TTRPG gathering, expo, vendor fair, or fandom event takes passion — but it also requires legal structure, safety planning, and clear documentation. We help you navigate permits, policies, waivers, vendor rules, insurance requirements, ADA considerations, and other compliance necessities.
Whether you’re hosting a one-day meet-up or a multi-day convention with thousands of attendees, we help create the systems that protect your staff, your attendees, and your business. From risk management to contracts to incident planning, we ensure your event runs smoothly and stays legally sound.
Whether you’re designing, crafting, writing, organizing, streaming, or telling stories, we’re here to help you safeguard your work and grow your creative future with confidence.
(Game devs, tabletop designers, interactive creators)
You build worlds, mechanics, characters, systems, and stories — and all of that is intellectual property worth protecting. Whether you’re crafting a tabletop module, building a video game, creating a TTRPG, or publishing supplements, we help you safeguard your rights and structure your business correctly.
We support designers through every stage: forming your studio or sole proprietorship, managing collaboration agreements, licensing assets, registering copyrights, protecting your brand, and ensuring your production pipeline is legally sound. If you’re working with artists, writers, composers, or other contributors, we help establish contracts that keep your IP safe.
(Crafters, artists, merch sellers, prop makers, creators who sell at cons)
As a vendor, you navigate a variety of challenges — traveling between events, managing booth agreements, handling sales tax, protecting your designs, and dealing with the unpredictable nature of convention sales. We help you understand the business and legal side so you can focus on your craft.
Whether you sell digital products, handmade items, original art, printed materials, cosplay accessories, or fandom merchandise, we help you protect your work and stay compliant. From contracts to tax support to intellectual property concerns, we’re here to help your vendor business grow.
Your creations — whether visual, written, digital, or illustrative — deserve strong protection. We help artists, comic creators, authors, illustrators, and writers safeguard their intellectual property while navigating contracts, publishing terms, licensing deals, commissions, and brand development.
From protecting character IP to negotiating with publishers and managing long-term rights and royalties, we ensure your creative legacy remains yours. Whether you’re self-publishing, working with collaborators, or preparing to sign with an agent or publisher, we help you understand your rights and protect your work.