Legal services for the art and creative community. Based in New York City and the Hudson Valley.

The Law Office of Jeff Kinkle is committed to providing accessible and affordable legal services to artists and creatives at all stages of their careers. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, photographer, digital artist, writer, or designer, we understand that legal issues can be daunting and expensive, often preventing artists from protecting their rights.

We are a full-service firm for the art and creative community. Our services include contract review and drafting, general litigation, intellectual property protection, consignment agreements, licensing and work-for-hire guidance, public art and commission agreements, and dispute resolution. We also offer counsel on sales, international art law, and for artists looking to safeguard their legacy.

Jeff’s past experience includes:

• Representing a music producer in a contract dispute.

• Negotiating a blue-chip artist’s exit from a museum show.

• Representing artists in instances of copyright infringement.

• Representing an artist in a dispute with a former landlord.

• Negotiating the deaccession of a land artist’s work with a museum.

• Copyright and trademark registration and protection.

• Negotiating an animator’s deal with a major studio.

• Drafting a set of agreements between a screenwriter and producer.

• Representing designers in a lawsuit against a fast-fashion company for copyright infringement.

• Representing the heir of a collector seeking the return of Nazi-looted artworks.