The Legal Infrastructure Every Solopreneur Should Have On Deck
She was building before building was the thing to do; today she does it on solid ground.
My sister is thirteen years older than me. Which means when I was a little kid, she was a teenager who was already running what I now recognize as a whole creative operation.
She would make custom jeans and t-shirts. By hand. With her own original artwork. All of it reflecting the pop culture of the 80s and early 90s in a way that was completely hers. Her friends wore them. I wore them. She had a vision, a product, and a client base before she had a single legal document to her name, before anyone around her would have thought to tell her she needed one.
She was not a hobbyist. She was not playing around. She was building. The original Dream Warrior, doing what Dream Warriors do, which is create something out of nothing and make it look easy.
I think about that a lot now that I'm an attorney. Because what she had was real. The talent was real. The demand was real. The brand was real. What she didn't have, and what nobody handed her, was the legal infrastructure to protect any of it.
DML exists because of her. And because of every solopreneur and small business owner who is out here building something real without the foundation to match.
DML stands for Dream Makers Legal Counsel. It's the part of my practice built for solopreneurs and small business owners who are ready to stop winging it and start building on solid ground. Because here's the thing nobody tells you when you're in the middle of building something: the legal decisions you make at the beginning, or don't make, follow you. The structure you choose, the agreements you use, the contracts you sign, they all have consequences that show up later, usually at the worst possible time.
Building it right the first time is not about slowing down. It's about making sure the foundation holds when you start moving fast.
Here's what that actually looks like through DML.
The Launch Legal tier, at $2,800, is for the solopreneur who is ready to make the business official. It covers entity formation advisory, an operating agreement, one contract template, EIN guidance, and a 60-minute session to map it all out. The Business Builder tier, at $4,500, goes deeper with two sessions, up to three contract reviews, trademark clearance advisory, and a collaboration agreement. And the Scaling Counsel tier, at $6,500, is the full picture: formation, contracts, trademark, licensing, three startup counsel sessions, and an annual business legal audit.
A few things worth knowing before you reach out. State filing fees and New York publication costs are always separate from legal fees and are always the client's responsibility. Trademark work through DML is advisory only, meaning clearance guidance and strategy, not full prosecution. And if your business involves multiple members or a more complex structure, we'll scope that conversation separately to make sure you're getting exactly what you need.
One more thing. My sister, the original Dream Warrior, has built businesses and kept building. She didn't wait for perfect conditions. She didn't wait until she had everything figured out. But she also didn't build on a shaky foundation.
You shouldn't have to either.
If you're ready to get the legal side of your business in order, fill out the intake form here and we'll figure out where to start. Not sure what you actually need yet? Reach out through the contact form and we can start there.
