About Me

Hi, I’m Nina Yablok. I’m a WYSIWYG attorney. I’m not a law firm – I’m just me.

When you hire me, I do the work. I do use AI tools and I have a lot of contacts in the legal profession to jump in if needed, but you will know about them if they are needed. Mostly it’s just me working for you.

When I went to law school I spent about 20 seconds considering other fields of law and rejected them all in favor of business law. Oh, and, interesting but irrelevant fact, I drove a cab in NYC while in law school, When I graduated, I moved to California – Silicon Valley to be exact. I was admitted to practice law in California in 1977.

A room with tables and chairs in front of the ocean.
Office in Exile - cruisin’ and workin’
A laptop sitting on top of a table.
Office in Exile - my husband’s hospital room

In 2016, my husband and I left California and bought our house in North Texas, and I was admitted to the Texas bar. I still represent my many clients who are in California. I also have clients in Texas, 8 or 9 other states and several countries around the world.

I love business law. I love technology and intellectual property contracts a lot. I love helping people start and grow businesses. That’s why I do this.

If you think most business attorneys are all stuffed suits or aggressive Gordon Gekko wannabes, you may be right — but I’m not like that. I’m approachable, irreverent, funny, casual and really, really good at what I do. I also know what I don’t do well, and can refer my clients to someone who can handle those things.

Although most of my work is done virtually, and has been for about 20 years, I do have satellite offices in Bryan/College Station and Fort Worth in Texas because Google, being an Internet oriented company, requires a physical address for a listing, but I rarely use them.

You’ll notice some pictures on this site of my laptop in different locations. Because I know that availability is something important to my clients, I work wherever I am. I worked when my husband was in the hospital, and I work on vacation.  And I go on cruises only on ships with excellent Wi-Fi.

About Joe Kraft, Of Counsel

College Station, Texas based attorney Joseph Kraft and I have an “of counsel” relationship. Of counsel refers to a close, regular, continuing relationship between attorneys who refer back and forth between each other as appropriate. Our arrangement allows Joe to provide his clients with the benefit of my experience, where needed; and allows me to provide my clients the benefit of Joe’s lower rates where appropriate.

As a practical matter, this now means I no longer need to refer out work that previously might not have been cost effective for the client. I’m thrilled to have found someone I can trust with my clients. Joe is only admitted to practice in Texas while I continue to maintain my bar memberships in both California and Texas. I will never bring Joe in to handle any of my clients’ work without their permission.

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