Whether you are just getting your business started or a seasoned business owner, Francine’s 34 years of experience in business and intellectual property law will provide the expertise necessary to give you peace of mind by protecting your content, your brand, your business structure, and your estate.
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Appointments are virtual. Initial consultation is complimentary.
Trademarks
Legal protection for distinctive signs (such as logos or names) used in commerce to identify and distinguish goods or services.
Estate Planning
The process of arranging and organizing one’s assets, properties, and affairs to ensure efficient management upon death or incapacity.
PUBLISHING
The legal rights, responsibilities, and regulations surrounding the creation, distribution, and protection of published content.
CONTRACT REVIEW
Thoroughly examining a contract to ensure clarity, compliance, and alignment with the parties’ interests before finalizing the agreement.
Copyrights
Legal protection granting exclusive rights to creators for their original works, preventing unauthorized use by others.
Meet Francine
A 1989 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Francine Ward has been practicing law since January 1991. She is an experienced attorney focusing on intellectual property and estate planning, and is admitted to practice in California, New York, and the District of Columbia.
Based in Palm Desert, California, Francine’s intellectual property practice centers on trademark and copyright law. She helps clients protect:
- Their creative content through copyright registration and enforcement
- Their distinctive logos, designs, words, and phrases through trademark protection
- Their books and other creative works through publishing and licensing agreements carefully negotiated to safeguard their rights
Her estate planning practice is dedicated to helping clients protect what matters most—their assets and loved ones. Francine provides customized, comprehensive, and thoughtful estate plans, ensuring clients have ample time to review and discuss their documents before signing.
All appointments are virtual, and initial consultations are complimentary by appointment only.
Francine D. Ward
Attorney-At-Law
