Maureen McCready
Business Affairs & Legal Documents

MaureenMcCready

Legal documents that keep life and business moving.

A Legal Document Assistant, registered and bonded in Humboldt County, drawing on decades of business-affairs experience. By appointment in Arcata.

(707) 826‑1427 · 1160 G Street, Arcata

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About

Compliant legal document preparation.

With deep paralegal experience spanning estate planning, real estate, property transfers and uncontested divorce; and business executive experience in the music industry, Maureen has served as a registered Legal Document Assistant (LDA) in Humboldt County since 2008. Before establishing her LDA and independent paralegal business, she served as the Business Affairs Director for a nationally distributed record label, managing complex contracts, publishing, and intellectual property.

Maureen empowers individuals to navigate self-representation with total confidence. Through every project, her commitment remains unchanged: master the procedural details, execute every document flawlessly, and deliver thoughtful, authentic service.

Legal Document Preparation

Legal documents, prepared with care.

Prepared at your specific direction. Please call for an appointment.

Business entities

Formation & administration

Preparation of the documents to form and maintain a business entity.

Family

Uncontested marital dissolution

Document preparation for uncontested dissolutions.

Estate

Trusts, wills & estate packages

Estate-planning document packages, including trusts and wills.

Property & filings

Deeds, court filings & recording

Preparation and recording of deeds and court filings.

Registrations

Copyright registrations

Assistance completing and filing copyright registration applications.

And more

Self-represented document prep

A variety of other legal documents for the self-represented individual.

Registered & bonded — important notice

California Business and Professions Code §6400 defines a Legal Document Assistant as any person who provides, or assists in providing, for compensation, self-help service to a member of the public who is representing himself or herself in a legal matter. Maureen McCready is a Legal Document Assistant registered and bonded in Humboldt County, providing legal document preparation assistance to members of our community.

Humboldt County LDA Reg. No. 08-001 · exp. 12/2027 Notary Public Commission No. 1965664 · exp. 2028 Member, CALDA Member, NNA

I am not an attorney. I may only provide self-help services at your specific direction.

Also offered

Music business affairs & licensing.

Independent business-affairs and licensing services for labels and artists have come from a broad base of experience since 1997.

Agreements & licenses

Recording, publishing and producer agreements, session and mechanical licenses, releases, and letters of direction — drafted and negotiated.

Compilations & clearances

Reaching artists and labels, negotiating rates, securing clearances, and finalizing contracts across genres.

Master use & sync

Researching fees and analyzing or generating agreements for synchronization or lease-out.

Copyright registrations

Hands-on assistance completing and filing copyright registration applications.

Among the labels

  • Warner Bros. · Universal · Sony
  • EMI · BMG
  • Smithsonian Folkways · Rounder
  • Shanachie · Vanguard · Canyon
  • …and many more

Among the artists

  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock
  • Los Lobos · Taj Mahal · Donovan
  • Eric Bibb · Maria Muldaur
  • Buckwheat Zydeco & others
Office1160 G Street, Arcata, CA 95521
Office(707) 826‑1427
Cell(707) 362‑0589
Emailmobiz247@gmail.com
HoursBy appointment only