Sync Legal, PLLC

Legal Counsel in Sync With Your Goals

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Trademarks, Copyrights, Entertainment, Complex transactions, and Business Law, Texas/Nationwide

Practice Areas

At Sync Legal, PLLC, we provide the following legal services.

Intellectual Property

Your ideas deserve more than recognition. They deserve protection. Sync Legal helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and creators secure and enforce their trademark and copyright rights, from registration and portfolio management to infringement disputes and brand protection strategies. Whether you're building a new brand or safeguarding original creative works, Sync will help you protect the assets that set you apart.

Business Law

Build your business on a foundation designed for long-term success. Whether you're launching a new venture, restructuring an existing company, or establishing a business trust as part of your asset protection and succession planning strategy, Sync Legal helps you create the right legal framework from the start. Sync provides practical guidance to help business owners protect their interests, reduce risk, and position their organizations for sustainable growth.

Complex Transactions

Complex transactions require more than just contract drafting. Whether you're negotiating a key partnership, acquiring assets, licensing intellectual property, or closing a high-value deal, Sync Legal provides practical guidance to help you minimize risk, maximize value, and move forward with confidence.

Outside General Counsel

Growing businesses need more than occasional legal advice. They need a trusted partner who understands their goals. Sync Legal serves as outside general counsel for entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses, providing ongoing legal support for contracts, employment matters, risk management, compliance, and day-to-day business operations. With proactive, business-minded guidance, Sync helps clients address challenges before they become obstacles and make confident decisions at every stage of growth.

Entertainment Law

Creativity thrives when legal issues don't stand in the way. Sync Legal advises creators, content producers, developers, talent, and entertainment businesses on the legal matters that shape the creative industry, including contracts, licensing, content ownership, and rights management. Whether you're launching a project, negotiating a deal, or protecting your work, Sync provides practical counsel to help you create, collaborate, and grow with confidence.

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About Sync Legal, PLLC

Sync Legal, PLLC is a boutique law firm providing strategic legal counsel to entrepreneurs, businesses, creatives, and entertainment industry professionals at every stage of growth. The firm represents startups, small and mid-sized companies, indie game and animation studios, content creators, artists, musicians, producers, authors, influencers, software developers, and established brands navigating complex business and intellectual property matters.  As a solo practice, Sync Legal delivers personalized attention, practical solutions, and direct attorney engagement tailored to each client's unique goals and industry. Based in the Houston area, the firm serves clients nationwide and internationally, helping businesses, creators, and game studios protect, grow, and monetize their intellectual property and commercial interests with confidence.
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As the founder of Sync Legal, I serve as the legal team, strategic advisor, and trusted outside general counsel for businesses, entrepreneurs, creators, and indie game and animation studios. I partner closely with clients to protect their brands and intellectual property, navigate complex transactions, manage legal risk, and position their ventures for sustainable growth and success. - Daphne Benford-Smith, Esq.
Daphne Benford-Smith

Daphne Benford-Smith

Founding Attorney and Principal

Daphne Benford-Smith, Esq., is an award-winning Houston-based attorney, founder of Sync Legal, PLLC, and recognized thought leader in intellectual property law, corporate transactions, and emerging technology. She advises businesses, entrepreneurs, and clients in the gaming, animation, and creative industries on trademark, copyright, AI, employment, and business matters, serving as trusted outside general counsel to help protect, grow, and scale their brands and ventures. A sought-after speaker and industry contributor, Daphne has presented at leading conferences including INTA, Alt Legal Connect, and Indie Game Business, where she shares insights on the evolving intersection of law, technology, and innovation. She is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. where she serves as parliamentarian of her chapter.

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15500 Voss Rd. Suite 200 PMB 1009
Sugar Land, TX 77498

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