Law Blogs
All blogs focus on business, entertainment and real estate legal tips.
They're co-written by Johnetta Paye, Esq. and Shamontiel.
Scroll over each picture (below) to see the headlines. Click each image to go to that individual blog or click any of the text links at the bottom. Or, visit JPayeinBrief.com to see live links.
They're co-written by Johnetta Paye, Esq. and Shamontiel.
Scroll over each picture (below) to see the headlines. Click each image to go to that individual blog or click any of the text links at the bottom. Or, visit JPayeinBrief.com to see live links.
Black History Month series
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Women's History Month series
2017 posts
2016 posts
Women's History Month legal blog posts
WHM 1. Women’s History Month tribute: Alice Walker
WHM 2. Women’s History Month tribute: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WHM 3. Women’s History Month tribute: Shirley Chisholm
WHM 2. Women’s History Month tribute: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WHM 3. Women’s History Month tribute: Shirley Chisholm
Black History Month legal blog posts
BHM 1. Black History Month legal tribute: Loretta Lynch
BHM 2. Black History Month legal tribute: Charlotte E. Ray
BHM 3. Black History Month legal tribute: Kamala Harris
BHM 4. Black History Month legal tribute: former FLOTUS Michelle Obama
BHM 2. Black History Month legal tribute: Charlotte E. Ray
BHM 3. Black History Month legal tribute: Kamala Harris
BHM 4. Black History Month legal tribute: former FLOTUS Michelle Obama
Business Law blog posts
1. Tech wars: From tech savvy to legal savvy
2. Contracts for kids: The legal side of reality music TV contracts
3. Picture this: Learning the rights to sharing photos
4. The ‘case’ for contracts: 2 professionals talk business and freelance agreements
5. Lights, camera, no action: Napster founder slights movie theaters
6. Raising the stakes for job seekers: Company investment pros and cons
7. Celebrity faces: How a morality clause can protect the artist and business
8. Veggie plenty, legal friendly: Learning the ins and outs of vegan, vegetarian products
9. Building a business empire and then comes bae
10. Reevaluating the job relocation package: Make sure it’s legal
11. Illinois beauticians trained in domestic violence support: How clients will be affected
12. What’s a name worth?: Snapchat, Kardashians, Tina Turner trademark woes
13. How 2 solopreneurs learned to mesh as a team
14. Imitated but not flattering: Online stores, social media hurting artists’ bank accounts
15. Bumps, bruises and marketing snoozes: Learning the art of the entrepreneurial sell
16. Entertainment vs. business: Working with celebrities to promote a product
17. Nice to meet you, my name is trademarked
18. There’s no place like home: Chicago businesses get a little more leeway
2. Contracts for kids: The legal side of reality music TV contracts
3. Picture this: Learning the rights to sharing photos
4. The ‘case’ for contracts: 2 professionals talk business and freelance agreements
5. Lights, camera, no action: Napster founder slights movie theaters
6. Raising the stakes for job seekers: Company investment pros and cons
7. Celebrity faces: How a morality clause can protect the artist and business
8. Veggie plenty, legal friendly: Learning the ins and outs of vegan, vegetarian products
9. Building a business empire and then comes bae
10. Reevaluating the job relocation package: Make sure it’s legal
11. Illinois beauticians trained in domestic violence support: How clients will be affected
12. What’s a name worth?: Snapchat, Kardashians, Tina Turner trademark woes
13. How 2 solopreneurs learned to mesh as a team
14. Imitated but not flattering: Online stores, social media hurting artists’ bank accounts
15. Bumps, bruises and marketing snoozes: Learning the art of the entrepreneurial sell
16. Entertainment vs. business: Working with celebrities to promote a product
17. Nice to meet you, my name is trademarked
18. There’s no place like home: Chicago businesses get a little more leeway
MADE magazine: "New Year. New You. New Business: Three legal things to do when launching a business this year"
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Entertainment Law blog posts
1. Gimme sugar, gimme land: Tackling real estate property for a fallen loved one
2. ‘Unbreak My Heart’: Mend my bank account
3. Frank Ocean will ‘swim good,’ but is his new independent record legally all good?
4. Creative clash: Is the ‘Blackish’ legal case worth a fight in court?
5. Taking hold of your 'Empire': Why collaboration agreements are a big deal (Blavity) (or PDF here)
6. The business of love and hip-hop: Couple collaborations (Blavity) (or PDF here)
7. Celeb social media promotions: When to add more ‘ad’ information
8. Defamation of character or the straight truth: The legal implications for the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ biopic
9. Drake, Snoop learned the hard way: Why releasing private conversations is not OK (Blavity) (or PDF here)
10. Dame Dash sparks questions about job relocation dos and don’ts (Blavity) (or PDF here)
11. It’s fighting season on upcoming seasons of ‘Being Mary Jane’ … in the courtroom
12. Syndication earnings from entertainment biz: How Tommy Ford’s family can get his
13. MJB wants ‘no more drama’ in divorce: Alimony rates may cause drama anyway
14. Money matters to Lil Wayne, even when ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement doesn’t
15. Is the ‘inconvenience fee’ the answer to no prenup? Mariah Carey may make it that way
16. All eyes on the Tupac biopic: How to legally portray celebrities
17. Was Doc McStuffins contract ‘doctored’ against her?
18. Dissecting a music contract: Will ‘commercially acceptable’ songs trap the artist?
19. Key man provision requirement may help artists keep contractual freedom
20. Social media incrimination and arrests: Chris Brown, Desiigner and you
21. Picking pockets, picking films: How classic films like ‘Oliver Twist’ can legally be remade
22. Fallen legends from 2016: What happens with their music estates?
23. Sofia Vergara, Sherri Shepherd may make women rethink surrogate, IVF procedures
24. More fake news, more problems: Legal ramifications of posting without fact-checking
25. Fighting for their tunes: Artists take firm stance on political affiliations
26. Lights, camera, action: Keke Palmer challenges Trey Songz in legal recording
27. Financial freedom: The legal highs and lows of independent artists vs. majors
28. Bounce artist Messy Mya’s family is sending Beyonce bouncing into court
2. ‘Unbreak My Heart’: Mend my bank account
3. Frank Ocean will ‘swim good,’ but is his new independent record legally all good?
4. Creative clash: Is the ‘Blackish’ legal case worth a fight in court?
5. Taking hold of your 'Empire': Why collaboration agreements are a big deal (Blavity) (or PDF here)
6. The business of love and hip-hop: Couple collaborations (Blavity) (or PDF here)
7. Celeb social media promotions: When to add more ‘ad’ information
8. Defamation of character or the straight truth: The legal implications for the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ biopic
9. Drake, Snoop learned the hard way: Why releasing private conversations is not OK (Blavity) (or PDF here)
10. Dame Dash sparks questions about job relocation dos and don’ts (Blavity) (or PDF here)
11. It’s fighting season on upcoming seasons of ‘Being Mary Jane’ … in the courtroom
12. Syndication earnings from entertainment biz: How Tommy Ford’s family can get his
13. MJB wants ‘no more drama’ in divorce: Alimony rates may cause drama anyway
14. Money matters to Lil Wayne, even when ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement doesn’t
15. Is the ‘inconvenience fee’ the answer to no prenup? Mariah Carey may make it that way
16. All eyes on the Tupac biopic: How to legally portray celebrities
17. Was Doc McStuffins contract ‘doctored’ against her?
18. Dissecting a music contract: Will ‘commercially acceptable’ songs trap the artist?
19. Key man provision requirement may help artists keep contractual freedom
20. Social media incrimination and arrests: Chris Brown, Desiigner and you
21. Picking pockets, picking films: How classic films like ‘Oliver Twist’ can legally be remade
22. Fallen legends from 2016: What happens with their music estates?
23. Sofia Vergara, Sherri Shepherd may make women rethink surrogate, IVF procedures
24. More fake news, more problems: Legal ramifications of posting without fact-checking
25. Fighting for their tunes: Artists take firm stance on political affiliations
26. Lights, camera, action: Keke Palmer challenges Trey Songz in legal recording
27. Financial freedom: The legal highs and lows of independent artists vs. majors
28. Bounce artist Messy Mya’s family is sending Beyonce bouncing into court
Live Blog The Business Side of Blogging: Legal and Freelancing Considerations
Real Estate Law blog posts
1. Mi casa, tu casa, but legally maybe not with Airbnb
2. From Europe to NYC: The art of international real estate investments
3. Common interests: Real estate property in common law marriage
4. Helping landlords: How to legally get a tenant out of a rental property after late payments
5. Investing in real estate: Is it better to buy a flipped house or directly from last owner?
6. Investment condo or real-life ‘Money Pit’: Why real estate investors should beware of condo restrictions
7. The big payback: The legal ups and downs of reverse mortgages
8. Higher appraisal rating, higher debt: When renovating goes wrong
9. How the Trump Tower became the lion’s den for homeowner privacy rights
10. Even with technology in legal industry, real estate lawyers are still in demand
11. ‘LHHNY,’ locksmiths and landlords: Clarifying what a power of attorney can really do
12. The first 4 tips all new landlords need to know
13. From foreclosure to gentrification concerns: How tenants can protect themselves
14. Waiver of subrogation clause: Does it favor condo owners, tenants or association?
15. What filmmakers need to know about legally filming on real estate property
2. From Europe to NYC: The art of international real estate investments
3. Common interests: Real estate property in common law marriage
4. Helping landlords: How to legally get a tenant out of a rental property after late payments
5. Investing in real estate: Is it better to buy a flipped house or directly from last owner?
6. Investment condo or real-life ‘Money Pit’: Why real estate investors should beware of condo restrictions
7. The big payback: The legal ups and downs of reverse mortgages
8. Higher appraisal rating, higher debt: When renovating goes wrong
9. How the Trump Tower became the lion’s den for homeowner privacy rights
10. Even with technology in legal industry, real estate lawyers are still in demand
11. ‘LHHNY,’ locksmiths and landlords: Clarifying what a power of attorney can really do
12. The first 4 tips all new landlords need to know
13. From foreclosure to gentrification concerns: How tenants can protect themselves
14. Waiver of subrogation clause: Does it favor condo owners, tenants or association?
15. What filmmakers need to know about legally filming on real estate property
News Law/Miscellaneous Law blog posts
1. ‘Judging’ the George Zimmerman court cases: Is his father a factor in trials?
2. How the Trump Tower became the lion’s den for homeowner privacy rights
3. New Year. New You. New Business: Three legal things to do when launching a business this year (or PDF here)
2. How the Trump Tower became the lion’s den for homeowner privacy rights
3. New Year. New You. New Business: Three legal things to do when launching a business this year (or PDF here)