“MJ has been a key collaborator and instructor in the GW MPS in Publishing program for more than a decade, co-teaching or serving as instructional assistant for our Copyright Law in Publishing course. This course is always a favorite of students; alumni frequently mention that the course has an impact throughout their career. MJ has provided valuable input and advise about the strategic direction of the program, our comprehensive curriculum, and our focus on career management”

"MJ is one of the most competent, responsible, and trustworthy people i know. She knows her craft inside and out and is consistent and valuable with all of her projects and partners. And, she's a great person!!"

It was a pleasure working with Mary Jo. At Benchmark Education, Mary Jo worked effectively across departments, collaborating with colleagues to assess and secure necessary rights and permissions. She established effective workflows that streamlined processes. Additionally, Mary Jo is tech-savvy. She applied her skills to develop solutions to tracking and managing rights. She also assisted in setting up our first contract lifecycle management system.

MJ is amazing to work with! She is beyond professional while maintaining a personal touch. For anyone thinking of working with her, she is a must.

Working with Mary Jo was an absolute gift. She provided excellent explanations of the permissions process, making it easy for me to understand what could have been overwhelming as a first-time author. She helped me identify which references actually required permission and offered creative, thoughtful suggestions for revisions that reduced the number of formal permissions needed.

Mary Jo’s research was thorough and tenacious—she followed up multiple times with some very hard-to-reach publishers until she got the answers we needed. Throughout it all, her communication was clear and transparent, so I always knew exactly where things stood.

She took what could have been a complicated, time-consuming process and made it simple and manageable, saving me hours of headache and toil. I can’t imagine having navigated permissions without her guidance, and I’m so grateful for her partnership.

"MaryJo Courchesne is incredibly responsive, focused on any request, and a problem- solver with great ideas. She's someone I fully trust with my business. "

"Mary Jo was great to work with. She was very detailed and thorough and accomplished what we requested to get the job done! Also, fast response times to our questions and regular status reports were greatly appreciated. I would definitely recommend Gryphon Publishing Consulting services to others!"

“I have the pleasure of working with independent authors writing on a broad variety of topics. Sometimes they need the advice of a legal professional who truly knows and understands the publishing industry. MJ is my go-to pro to share with clients. I trust her with my clients and their writing. I am honored to have a professional of her caliber in my network”

“Mary Jo works tirelessly to serve her customers. Passionate about books, she digs deep to search out non-traditional market. She is a real advocate for authors”

"Mary Jo at Gryphon Publishing Consulting, LLC is my absolute first choice for permissions and other publishing copyright projects. She makes long, complex processes seem easy, and gets results above what I'd even hoped for. She is also very responsive and excels at communication. She was an integral part of the success of my most recent project, and I look forward to working with her again. "

"I wholeheartedly recommend Mary Jo of Gryphon Publishing Consulting, LLC for copyright questions and counseling. You don’t have to be a publisher to make use of her valuable advice; I had some important questions regarding rights to imagery used by rubber stampers in creating hand made crafts. Mary Jo gave me the lowdown and even let me in on some industry scoop - talks underway to allow rights violation cases to be heard in small claims court, which could make the process more approachable for individuals. The average person is blissfully, and potentially irresponsibly, unaware of even the most basic rights regulations. When in doubt, ask. Mary Jo is there to answer."

“Mary Jo [Courchesne] taught me everything I know about Subsidiary Rights for publications. She's is an expert in her field, and shared her extensive knowledge with the class. Her depth of experience in publishing was astonishing, and her passion for the subject made the classes interesting”

"A consummate professional, MJ is among the best in her field."