Stephanie Iken, Esq.

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Hello,

I’m Stephanie Iken!

I’m a Florida attorney helping families plan for the people, property, and legacy they care about most.

My estate and legacy planning practice is built around making the process feel clear, personal, and manageable. Whether you are creating your first plan, protecting your children, caring for aging parents, or thinking about what happens next, my goal is to help you make thoughtful decisions before life forces you.

I believe estate planning should feel less like a stack of documents and more like an act of service. A good plan can protect your family, reduce conflict, preserve your wishes, and give the people you love a clearer path forward.

When I’m not working with clients, you’ll usually find me practicing guitar, exploring local record stores, spending time with my dog, or listening to the Beatles.

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Les Paul’s Demolished Mahwah Home

By Stephanie Iken, Florida attorney, amateur guitarist, and music lover Recently, my Facebook feed filled with photographs and arguments about the destruction of Les Paul’s longtime house in Mahwah, New Jersey. People wanted to know how a property so closely associated with one of the most influential musicians and inventors in American history could be…

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Beatles Bootlegs: early limits of copyright enforcement

The Beatles encountered unauthorized recordings long before the music industry had tools to respond effectively. Live performances, studio outtakes, and broadcast recordings circulated outside official channels with increasing frequency during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These recordings challenged existing copyright law and revealed how poorly equipped courts and rights holders were to address informal…

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Why the “Let It Be” film stayed locked away for years

The Let It Be documentary follows the Beatles during their final stretch as a working band. The film captures rehearsals, arguments, silences, and moments of that feel downright uncomfortable to watch. After its release in 1970, the film slipped out of circulation for decades. Legal red tape kept it there. For many Beatles fans, the…

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Northern Songs: How Lennon-McCartney Lost Control

John Lennon and Paul McCartney began writing songs together as teenagers. Those songs became the foundation of the Beatles and, within a few years, one of the most valuable publishing catalogs in popular music. The shift from songwriting to corporate ownership arrived early, quietly, and with consequences that followed both men for the rest of…

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How George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” changed copyright law

The lawsuit over My Sweet Lord occupies a strange place in music history. The song remains beloved, but to songwriters, the case remains unsettling. In reaching the decision in this case, the court introduced a form of liability that does not depend on intent, memory, or deliberate copying. For songwriters, the ruling altered how similarity…

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What Happens If a Venue Does Not Pay After the Show?

Most musicians do not expect to leave a show unpaid. When it happens, it is frustrating, awkward, and often confusing. People are packing up gear, the crowd is gone, and suddenly the person who was supposed to hand over the money is unavailable, making excuses, or promising to “Venmo later.” This situation is more common…

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