Designed Counsel is the first-ever legal education membership exclusively for interior designers.

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Template Library

  • 40+ battle-tested, attorney-drafted contract templates you can download and customize

  • New templates are added regularly based on member requests

  • Everything from client agreements to vendor contracts to project documents

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Access to Wendy ESTELA for Questions & Template Requests

  • Monthly "Designed Answers by Wendy" Q&A sessions

  • Submit your questions and get answers from an attorney who understands the design industry

  • Request new templates to be added to the library based on your needs

  • Discounted Rates for 1-on-1 consulting with Wendy

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Monthly CUSTomiZED Training

  • Professional video content on contracts, legal issues, and business topics specific to interior designers

  • Practical guidance you can implement immediately

  • Topics based on what members are actually facing in their businesses

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Exclusive membership for interior designers, bespoke contract templates, monthly videos + “Designed Answers with Wendy.” Limited Spots!

Your annual investment of $3,000 (12 monthly payments of $250) is less than what most designers spend on a single custom contract from an attorney.

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Created by Wendy Estela, an attorney with 25+ years of experience, featured in Business of Home, serving designers from AD100 professionals to emerging talent.

Meet Wendy Estela

Wendy Estela is a business attorney serving hundreds of interior designers nationwide—from AD100 and Elle Décor A-List professionals to emerging talent. With 25 years of experience, she provides contract drafting, negotiation guidance, and risk management services tailored to the design industry. Wendy is a frequent speaker at High Point Market and a Board Member of the Interior Design Community and The Design Besties. Wendy has been featured in Business of Home and is the founder of Designed Counsel, the first legal education membership exclusively for interior designers. 

A small business owner herself, Wendy was the first woman in her family to graduate from college. The daughter of a Filipino immigrant father and first-generation Polish American mother, she brings a personal understanding of entrepreneurship and building something from the ground up. She resides in West Hartford, Connecticut, with her two teenage daughters, Caroline and Victoria, and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Bella and Dash.

I’m excited to share that Designed Counsel officially launches on January 30! For a long time, I’ve been thinking about how to better serve this industry that has embraced me and that I truly feel part of. I can’t work with every

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