contracts reviewed
audience reach
platforms
turnaround
ONLYFANS
SNAPCHAT
X
FACEBOOK
SPOTIFY
APPLE PODCASTS
FANFIX
FANVUE
YOUTUBE
INSTAGRAM
TIKTOK
PATREON
Content creators grow fast. Your legal strategy should grow with you.
Replicated posts, misused likeness, unauthorized reposts — we move fast on DMCA, cease-and-desist, and enforcement so your work stays yours.
Retainer clients get contracts reviewed and returned within 48 hours.
Usage windows, exclusivity, NIL, FTC, platform policy — fluent in the language your business runs on.
“The only lawyer who’s actually recovered our delinquent payments.”
Every deal you sign, structured to protect your upside.
Own your name, your work, your face — everywhere.
Set up the business behind the brand — the right way.
Unpaid deals. Stolen content. We get it handled.
Stay on the right side of FTC, platform, and ad law.
A legal partner embedded in your business — on retainer.
Every clause read twice. Every deal returned in 48 hours. Every creator treated like the business they are.
“Quick, professional, and so grateful to have Schmidt Law in our corner.”
Madeline Schmidt trained as a traditional entertainment attorney before
turning her focus to the creator economy. She spent years representing
artists, producers, and talent inside major entertainment law and digital
agency work before founding Schmidt Law. That background shapes how she
sees today’s creators: not just content producers, but brands, businesses,
and entertainment properties — and she builds legal strategy around that
reality.
A creator-forward practice, trained in the traditions of entertainment law.
Engagements are structured as ongoing retainers or percentage-based partnerships, built for long-term relationships rather than one-off transactions.
Creator-forward practice
48-hour contract turnaround
Landmark IP case experience
Long-term partnership model
Direct partner access
Creators aren’t just building audiences, they’re building businesses. Our mission is to provide the strategic legal counsel that protects what they’re building and positions them for what’s next.
Practical steps for creators chasing unpaid invoices — from the first follow-up to formal enforcement.
Schmidt Law provides legal counsel for content creators, reality TVpersonalities, and talent agencies across contracts, intellectual property,corporate governance, dispute resolution, and compliance. The firm handleseverything from brand deal negotiations to protecting your name, image, andlikeness, so your income and brand stay secure as you scale.
Schmidt Law works with established content creators, influencers, reality TVpersonalities, and the talent agencies representing them, typically thosealready signing brand deals and building a business around their platform.Engagements are structured as ongoing retainers or percentage-basedpartnerships rather than one-off legal help.
Schmidt Law represents creators across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, OnlyFans,Snapchat, X, Facebook, podcast platforms, and paywall platforms like Patreonand Fanfix. Wherever your audience lives, the firm’s contracts andprotections are built to cover it.
Retainer clients receive priority turnaround, with most contracts reviewedand returned within 48 hours, compared to the weeks-long timelines common attraditional law firms.
Yes. Schmidt Law represents talent agencies and management teams as well asindividual creators, including agency and brand deal coordination, rostercontract review, and ongoing legal strategy for teams managing multipleclients.
Protect what you’re building
Book a consultation with Schmidt Law and put a creator-forward entertainment attorney in your corner.
