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
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.
Prepared at your specific direction. Please call for an appointment.
Preparation of the documents to form and maintain a business entity.
Document preparation for uncontested dissolutions.
Estate-planning document packages, including trusts and wills.
Preparation and recording of deeds and court filings.
Assistance completing and filing copyright registration applications.
A variety of other legal documents for the self-represented individual.
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.
I am not an attorney. I may only provide self-help services at your specific direction.
Independent business-affairs and licensing services for labels and artists have come from a broad base of experience since 1997.
Recording, publishing and producer agreements, session and mechanical licenses, releases, and letters of direction — drafted and negotiated.
Reaching artists and labels, negotiating rates, securing clearances, and finalizing contracts across genres.
Researching fees and analyzing or generating agreements for synchronization or lease-out.
Hands-on assistance completing and filing copyright registration applications.