Hey, I’m Rachel.

I help creatives with their legal stuff.

I also build and ship software.

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Photo of Seattle-based lawyer, artist, and founder, Rachel Bender.

I'm a lawyer and founder building tools for creative professionals and founders — the same people I've spent a decade representing. I also make art, because some problems don't need a legal solution.

I’ve spent nearly 10 years as an attorney — in-house, fractional GC, and a lot of litigation — mostly representing small businesses and individuals, including entrepreneurs, artists, and family offices. I kept seeing the same problems and started building solutions.

Now I do both: legal work for creative professionals, and products that make running a business (or just a life) a little less chaotic.

What I do

What Clients Say

“Professional, ethical, top notch”

“Rachel Bender is a leader and incredible human”

“One of the best”

“Rachel cares a lot about her clients.”

“Her guidance has helped me tremendously”

“She's a very hard worker [and] is very thorough”

Projects

Typographic logo with the words 'Arthouse Legal', the name of Rachel Bender's law firm in Seattle.

Legal services for artists, creators, and the people who work with them. Contracts, IP, business formation, and estate planning.

→ arthouselegal.com

Owner, Managing Attorney

Arthouse Legal, PLLC

Logo with a stylized letter 'B' composed of pixel-like squares above the word 'batesly' in lowercase letters. Logo of legal tech software called Batesly founded by Rachel Bender

A matter-native legal document platform that replaces the chaos of legacy systems like iManage. Think document intelligence, not just document storage. Launching Q1 2026.

→ getbatesly.com

Batesly

Founder

Logo of the company 'Codie' with blue lowercase text and a small white circle with a blue dot inside on the letter 'I'. Logo of the ADHD productivity app called Codie founded by Rachel Bender.

A productivity app designed for ADHD brains. Gentle accountability, no guilt trips.

→ codieapp.com

Founder

Codie

Text reading 'Indigogh' with a color gradient from dark blue to light blue on a black background. Logo of the SaaS platform called Indigogh.

An artist marketplace with built-in philanthropy. Buy art, support causes, connect collectors with creators. Launching Q1 2026.

→ indigogh.art

Founder

Indigogh

Stylized typography logo with the letters 'R' and 'B', the initials of Rachel Bender.

I’m a contemporary artist creating colorful, expressive original artwork and fine art prints.

→ rachelartist.com

Visual Artist

Rachel Bender Art

About

I'm based in Seattle, where I balance client work, product-building, and keeping small humans alive. My interests include accessibility, social justice, and the fun overlap between law and technology.

I solve Rubik's cubes. I make art. I ship things.

Get in touch

Interested in working together, investing, or just connecting? I'd love to hear from you.