Legal support for the work you’re building (and the freedom you built it for).
Contracts, trademarks and plain-English legal help for coaches, healers and online creatives who are building a legacy on what they know.
Falling asleep knowing your offer is protected before anything hits the fan?
It’s better than a cup of chamomile.
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Legal lessons from pop culture, plus the fine print behind the platforms you run your business on, translated into what to do about it.
FORGIVE ME FOR STATING THE OBVIOUS, BUT… SIGNING UP FOR THIS NEWSLETTER DOESN’T CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. OK?
It’s surprisingly easy to end up running your business by somebody else’s urgency.
Your clients start setting your availability. A platform decides what happens to your content. You realize you never settled who owns the work you created with a collaborator. And suddenly you’re making decisions based on whatever landed in your inbox that morning.
I’m not here to hand you a list of 37 things to be afraid of. I prefer to help you understand your options, decide what works for YOU, and put the right legal protections in place to support those decisions.
The goal is less time worrying about legal stuff and more time doing the work you love.
Find your legal remedy
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The Apothecary
A legal membership with madlib-style contract templates, answers to your legal questions, and guidance on which contract to use (and when). Plus a lawyer in your corner to help you make good decisions before things get complicated.
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Trademark Crystal Ball Support
Know whether your name is safe before you build on it. I run the full clearance search, read the trademark tea leaves, recommend categories, and file with the Trademark Office for you.
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Circle of Salt Legal Workshops
One niche legal topic, taught live in 30 minutes, with your questions answered on the spot. $29 to drop in (free for Apothecary members). Replay library available for Substack subscribers.
Legacy Work Protection
For founders whose business has outgrown templates.
I look at what you’ve built and what you own, then protect what matters with contracts, copyright and practical guidance, all for one flat fee.
A business that feels good to run doesn't happen by accident.
It happens when you make decisions about how it works (before circumstances make them for you).
Praise
“Working with Maria is like working with your brilliant, badass best friend. She has this super power of making legal conversations feel comfortable. Finding Maria felt as if I was adding a dream team member to my business. My business (my baby) is more protected than ever and I have Maria to thank for that.”
Lauryn, somatic business coachIt’s worth every penny to have THIS peace of mind!
Cait, systems coach“OH MY GOD Maria you thought of things that I never would’ve thought to cover. This is SO VALUABLE. !!! Literally 15/10 experience”
Sam, digital shop owner
I’m not your fixer. I’m your legal oracle.
Here to help you see what's coming, understand your options, and make the decisions that feel right for you and your business.
…your friend, Maria, who just happens to be an attorney for coaches, and experts, and authentic companies.
Like a mamabird/cheerleader wrapping her wings around you, teaching you about having good (business) boundaries, and letting you fly free and make good choices so that you can go and be and create the things that only you can create.
You deserve someone on your side who understands that sharing your expertise — whether you’re teaching someone how to grow an herb garden or building the darn garden for them — isn’t for the faint of heart.
Time is literally money and even when all of your containers are full, you need to spend your precious energy on the work that lights you up and attracts those dollars.
