This course seeks to take the “mystery” out of legal terms by showing the audience how they can harness the skills they’ve already developed as writers to identify and weigh business risks. With the goal of giving participants a more general understanding of the contracts they encounter, Violet will break down common legal terms. 

Violet will next discuss typical industry agreements, including: agency contracts, publishing contracts, contracts with vendors (i.e. cover art, stock photos, author photos), and contracts with virtual assistants.  She will review how they should work, what pitfalls may lurk within them, and when and how these documents may terminate. 

This course will not constitute legal advice or form an attorney-client relationship.  Participants should still seek legal counsel for review of contracts.

About Violet

Violet Marsh has been practicing law for over ten years. As former in-house counsel for a NYSE-traded manufacturing company, Violet has given workshops and presentations on contracts and legal concepts to audiences with diverse backgrounds. Through her years of working closely with non-attorneys, she has learned how to “demystify” legal terms by using clear examples. Violet graduated first in her class from Washington and Lee School of Law. During her final year, she taught legal research and citations to first-year students. Violet is a two-time Golden Heart® finalist. Her first women's historical fiction novel, The Aviatrix, will be available June 15th, 2021. Under the pen name Laurel Kerr, she is the author of contemporary romances: Wild on My Mind and Sweet Wild of Mine. She has also written a contemporary cowboy romance, Wild Cowboy Country, under Erin Marsh.

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