Legal Counsel for the Business of Creativity.
Kai Smith Law P.C. provides strategic legal counsel for creators, entertainment professionals, productions, and creative businesses navigating today's evolving media landscape.
Built for the Business of Creativity
Legal Sophistication
Deep expertise in entertainment law, intellectual property, and the complex agreements that define creative careers and businesses.
Business-Minded Counsel
Practical, strategic guidance that serves your creative career and ventures — not just legal compliance, but real business outcomes.
Responsive & Accessible
We understand your timelines, your industry, and the pace at which creative deals move. Counsel that keeps up with you.
Creator Economy Fluent
We understand the evolving media landscape — from streaming and social platforms to independent productions and digital IP.
Practice Areas
Creators & Productions Served
Entertainment Law Focused
Years of Creative Industry Experience
Prior Experience
Walt Disney Studios
Business & Legal Affairs
Counsel Who Understands Your World.
At Kai Smith Law, we are more than legal advisors. We are strategic partners to creators, production companies, and media businesses navigating the intersection of storytelling, intellectual property, and commercial growth.
Before founding the firm, I worked at The Walt Disney Company in legal roles supporting several leading studios, including Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Disneynature, and 20th Century Studios — providing a practical understanding of how creative, business, and legal teams collaborate throughout development, production, distribution, and release.
Ready to Protect Your Creative Work?
Whether you're negotiating a deal, launching a venture, or protecting your IP, strategic legal counsel makes the difference.
Book a ConsultationPractice Areas
Comprehensive legal counsel across the full spectrum of entertainment, media, and creative business.
Entertainment Law
Comprehensive legal representation for entertainment professionals and businesses.
Learn MoreCreator & Influencer Agreements
Contracts and counsel tailored to the creator economy and digital media landscape.
Learn MoreIP & Brand Protection
Protect your creative work, brand identity, and intellectual property.
Learn MoreBusiness & Legal Affairs Counsel
Strategic legal and business affairs guidance for entertainment companies, studios, and creative enterprises.
Learn MoreBusiness Formation
Entity structuring and formation for creative ventures and entertainment businesses.
Learn MoreContract Review & Negotiation
Thorough review and strategic negotiation of agreements to protect your interests and secure favorable terms.
Learn MoreAdult Creator Services
ConfidentialConfidential legal counsel for adult creators — platform agreements, IP protection, compliance, and business formation.
Learn MoreNavigating AI in Entertainment & Media
As artificial intelligence reshapes how content is created, distributed, and monetized, Kai Smith Law provides practical legal counsel at the intersection of AI, intellectual property, and the creator economy.
AI Content & IP Counseling
Copyright, ownership, licensing, and rights clearance for AI-assisted creative work.
Learn MoreAI Agreements & Contracts
Drafting and negotiating AI provisions in production, talent, vendor, and creator agreements.
Learn MoreVoice, Likeness & Digital Replicas
Consent, compensation, approval rights, and performer protections for AI-generated likenesses.
Learn MoreContent Licensing & Rights Clearance
Licensing strategies, training-data concerns, and risk allocation for AI tools and workflows.
Learn MoreCreator & Influencer AI Policies
Platform, agency, and brand guidelines for AI disclosures, approvals, and acceptable-use rules.
Learn MoreProduction & Business Strategy
Legal support for integrating AI into development, production, and operations while protecting your IP.
Learn MoreOngoing Legal Support, Built for Your Stage
Predictable monthly counsel so you can move fast, protect your work, and never face a contract alone.
Current
1 hour of counsel included
Independent creators, artists, writers, performers, and early-stage businesses.
- Accessible recurring counsel
- Contract triage & review
- Annual legal check-up
- Email support
- Priority scheduling
Momentum
3 hours of counsel included
Full-time creators, talent, managers, small production teams, and growing brands.
- Everything in Current
- Regular contract support
- Business strategy sessions
- Deal negotiation guidance
- Licensing & rights review
- Bi-annual legal check-up
Studio
7 hours of counsel included
Production companies, agencies, mature creator businesses, and media startups.
- Everything in Momentum
- Embedded outside-counsel support
- Priority access & response
- Quarterly strategy sessions
- Entity formation & governance
- IP portfolio management
- Distribution & sync licensing
Custom Counsel
10+ hours of counsel
High-volume clients, studios, platforms, and businesses with ongoing legal needs.
- Everything in Studio
- Dedicated phone & text access
- Custom scope & billing
- Multi-entity representation
- On-call availability
- White-glove onboarding
All plans billed monthly. Unused hours do not roll over. Additional hours available at standard hourly rates. Custom Counsel pricing determined after intake.
Your work. Your brand. A clear path forward.
Targeted legal support for creators and creative businesses, with clearly defined services and upfront attorney fees. Available as standalone engagements—no subscription required.
Copyright Registration
For one straightforward, single-work application. Government filing fees are additional.
Attorney-guided assistance with preparing and filing a U.S. copyright registration application for your creative work.
Included
- An initial consultation
- Review of authorship, ownership, and publication information for registration purposes
- Preparation and filing of one application for one eligible work
- Guidance on the required deposit submission
- Filing confirmation and delivery of the registration decision
Scope: Group registrations, complex ownership or publication issues, legal-opinion reports, substantive agency responses, and enforcement matters are quoted separately.
Trademark Search & Application
For one mark in one class. Government filing fees are additional.
Legal guidance to assess a proposed brand and prepare a U.S. trademark application for a business name, creator brand, or logo.
Included
- An initial brand and filing consultation
- A preliminary federal trademark search and written assessment
- Review of filing basis and goods or services
- Preparation and filing of one application in one class
- Routine application-status monitoring and updates
Additional classes: $300 in attorney fees per class, plus government fees.
Scope: The included search is preliminary, not comprehensive. Office-action responses, intent-to-use follow-up filings, contested proceedings, international applications, and post-registration maintenance are quoted separately.
Government filing fees and third-party costs are not included in the attorney fees shown. Additional services require a separate scope and fee agreement. Registration is not guaranteed. Services are subject to conflicts clearance, attorney review, and a signed engagement agreement.
Common Questions
Do I need a subscription?
No. These services are available as standalone engagements. Existing subscription clients should consult their engagement agreement regarding any applicable benefits or credits.
Are government filing fees included?
No. Government filing fees are separate. We will identify the anticipated filing fees before submitting your application.
What if my matter requires additional work?
If your matter falls outside the standard package or requires additional services, we will discuss the scope and fee with you before undertaking that additional work.
Your Creative Work Deserves Strategic Legal Protection.
Let's discuss your project, agreement, or creative venture.
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