Attorney & Lawyer Portraits
From the Barristers of London to the Law Firms of New York — and the Courts of Downtown Los Angeles
The portrait of an attorney is a quiet kind of advocacy. Long before a client reads your CV or sees the inside of your office, they have looked at your photograph — and decided, in some measure, whether to trust you with their case. The work I do for lawyers is built around that single, stubborn fact.
For twenty-three years I have made portraits of professionals whose careers depend on being believed: heads of state, military officers, knights of the realm, and a growing roll-call of partners, counsel, and barristers on both sides of the Atlantic. My principal Los Angeles studio sits a short walk from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on South Main Street in Downtown LA, with a second room in Hollywood for clients on the Westside and in entertainment law. Beyond Los Angeles, I keep studios in Midtown Manhattan and in Farringdon, London — the latter a few streets from the Inns of Court.
Why a Considered Portrait Matters
A headshot for an attorney is not a snapshot. It is the first impression on which retainers, referrals, and reputations turn. Equity partners commission portraits to be hung in firm lobbies and printed in Chambers, The AmLaw 100, and Super Lawyers. Junior associates need images that sit comfortably beside those of the senior bar. Solo practitioners and boutique firms need pictures that carry the same gravitas as a magic-circle firm — without the price tag, and without the corporate sameness.
What I bring to that work is the discipline of a portrait tradition. My approach is closer to the formal painting of George Dawe RA or John Singer Sargent than to the flat lighting of a corporate ID photograph. Considered light. Careful posture. A frame that flatters without flattening. The goal is your face on a confident day — not someone else's face altogether.
The Studios
LOS ANGELES — DOWNTOWN
411 S Main Street, Studio 222
Walking distance from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, and the Ronald Reagan State Building.
LOS ANGELES — HOLLYWOOD
For clients on the Westside, in the Hills, and in entertainment law.
NEW YORK — MIDTOWN MANHATTAN
For partners, counsel, and in-house lawyers across the Five Boroughs.
LONDON — FARRINGDON
2 Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N 8SJ
A short walk from Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, and Inner Temple.