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Legal advice you can understand I am a New York attorney with more than 15 years of experience, offering a modern, limited-scope approach to legal services. You don’t always need an attorney to take over an entire matter. Sometimes you need a contract reviewed, a difficult legal question answered, a document drafted, a strategy developed, or an experienced lawyer to serve as a sounding board before you make an important decision. That’s where I come in. Since moving my practice exclusively online in 2018, I have focused increasingly on limited-scope (or “unbundled”) legal services. We define exactly where you need my help, and you remain informed and involved in the rest. Business Law & Contracts: I work with entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, and established companies on a variety of legal matters including contract drafting, review, and negotiation; operating and partnership agreements; employment matters; and ongoing legal questions and strategic legal guidance. Family Law & Pro Se Support: My family law practice is now focused on helping litigants who are representing themselves. I do not appear in court on my clients’ behalf. Instead, I work behind the scenes to help pro se litigants understand the law and procedure, develop case strategy, prepare and review court documents, conduct legal research, evaluate settlement proposals, and prepare for court appearances. Representing yourself doesn’t mean doing it alone. With the right knowledge and preparation, you can remain in control of your case while getting experienced legal guidance where you need it. AI + Human Legal Judgment: AI has made legal information and drafting tools more accessible than ever, and I welcome clients who use them. But AI output isn’t legal judgment. It can miss context, misunderstand applicable law, overlook procedural requirements, or produce an answer that sounds convincing but is simply wrong. If you’ve researched an issue or prepared a legal document using AI, I can review the work, identify potential problems, and help you determine whether the approach makes sense from a legal and strategic perspective. How I Work My goal is simple: help you understand your legal situation so you can make informed decisions with confidence. I believe in straightforward communication, practical solutions, and being transparent about the work a matter actually requires. Sometimes you need extensive legal assistance. Sometimes you need an hour of an experienced attorney’s time. Part of my job is helping you determine the difference. I have been licensed to practice law in New York since 2009 and am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Have a legal question or project in mind? Tell me what’s happening and what you need help with. We can determine the appropriate scope from there.

With 18+ years of experience spanning immigration, healthcare regulation, labor law, privacy compliance, and estate planning, I help individuals, businesses, and organizations navigate complex legal and regulatory landscapes — without the overhead of a traditional law firm. My career has taken me from the courtroom to the boardroom. As a Senior Attorney at the New York State Department of Health, I spent a decade advising state bureaus on regulatory compliance, statutory interpretation, and public health law — including serving on the legal team for New York's COVID-19 pandemic response. As a Hearing Officer with the New York State Department of Labor, I have presided over 100+ mediation and compliance conferences, recovering over $4 million in wages for workers across New York State. And as a Judge Advocate General with both the U.S. Army Reserves and the New York Air National Guard — a role I have held for over 15 years — I have guided service members and their families through estate planning, wills, trusts, and the unique legal complexities that come with military life. **Here's what I can help you with:** **Immigration Advisory** Guidance on visa pathways (H-1B, O-1, EB-5, TN), adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, and removal defense strategy. I have successfully advised on 20+ asylum cases and secured cancellation of removal for multiple clients. **Healthcare Regulatory & MSO/MSA Compliance** Compliance reviews, regulatory gap analysis, and policy interpretation for healthcare organizations, startups, and providers navigating state and federal regulations — including HIPAA, Certificate of Need (CON) requirements, and public health law. I regularly structure and review **Management Services Organization (MSO) arrangements, Management Services Agreements (MSAs), and Professional LLC (PLLC) / friendly-PC structures**, advising on the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, fee-splitting restrictions, telehealth compliance, and the contractual framework that keeps physician-owned entities and their management partners on the right side of state law. **Business & Entity Structuring for Healthcare Ventures** Formation and governance guidance for PLLCs, professional corporations, and MSO/PC combinations — including operating agreements, management agreements, and the allocation of clinical versus administrative control needed to satisfy corporate-practice-of-medicine and licensure requirements. **Labor & Employment Compliance** Advisory on wage and hour compliance, employer obligations under state and federal labor law, workplace policy review, and regulatory risk assessment. Backed by hands-on experience presiding over labor disputes at the New York State Department of Labor. **Estate Planning Document Review & Advisory** Review and advisory on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, and beneficiary designations. Particular expertise serving military families, international clients, and blended family situations requiring nuanced planning. **Contract, Privacy Policy & Terms of Service Review** Plain-language review and advisory on contracts, ToS agreements, privacy policies, and business documents — ensuring your paperwork says what you think it says and protects you the way you need it to. Whether you're a healthcare startup structuring an MSO, a provider group forming a PLLC, a small business navigating employment compliance, an individual with immigration questions, or a family planning for the future — I bring institutional knowledge, real-world experience, and a practical, client-first approach to every engagement. *Licensed in New York. Available for advisory and consulting engagements worldwide.*

I bring more than 30 years' experience as a professional writer and editor to your project. A best-selling author and award-winning editor, I have produced copy long and short for diverse uses, including many memoirs and texts concerning entertainment, education, business, and scientific/engineering. I have written and/or edited web copy, online help systems, brochure copy, video scripts, white papers, articles for the popular and trade press, proposals for business development, and books. I have a particular strength in conveying complex issues in clear and compelling prose. Clients seeking to communicate scientific and technical information will find this strength particularly to their benefit.

As an attorney, founder and investor of technology companies, I bring a unique set of skills and knowledge to my law practice. I have held leadership positions in technology companies, where I have founded companies, engaged in capital raising, developed hardware and software products and licensed these technologies. In the process, I have been involved in every facet of these activities, from corporate formation, developing ESOPs, negotiating and drafting investment instruments (including SAFE Agreements, Convertible Notes and Stock Purchase Agreements), negotiating and drafting software license agreements, consulting agreements, master services agreements, employment agreements, and filed and received four approved patents. As a founder, investor and advisor of technology companies, I keenly understand the business concerns that underpin the legal issues, and I couple practical business advice with my legal counsel. I am a member of the Bar of the State of New York.

Social justice and human rights advocate and non-profit director. Expert in international and domestic human rights law and advocacy, with proven program management, outreach, education, movement building, network and membership engagement, programmatic work, visioning, strategic planning, communications, and learning monitoring and evaluation skills.