Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Believe it or not, there are dozens of legal organizations which have as
their sole goal to provide free legal services to nonprofit arts organizations,
as well as to artists who can't afford legal services. These organizations
are great resources.
Issues often handled include contract negotiations, mediation services,
nonprofit incorporation, copyright information and infringement lawsuits, tax
information, estate planning, and lease review. VLA organizations also
provide education programs, including seminars, publications, and the
maintenance of art law libraries. See the NEA page for a description
of VLA assistance.
California
Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee for the Arts
300 S. Beverly Dr., #201
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-553-6644
mmeadow@ix.netcom.com
California Lawyers for the Arts
(Oakland)
1212 Broadway, Suite 834
Oakland, CA
(510) 444-6351
(510) 444-6352 Fax
e-mail: oakcla@there.net
California Lawyers for the Arts
(Sacramento)
926 J St., Suite 811
Sacremento, CA 95814
(916) 442-6210
(916) 442-6281 Fax
e-mail: clasacto@aol.com
California Lawyers for the Arts
(San Francisco)
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Rm 255
San Francisco, CA 94123
415/775-7200
415-775-1143 Fax
cla@calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts
(Santa Monica)
1641 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310/998-5590
310/998-5594 Fax
UserCLA@aol.com
San Diego Lawyers for the Arts
1205 Prospect St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
619/454-9696
Colorado
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
P.O. Box 48148
Denver, Colorado 80204
303/722-7994
cola@artstozoo.org
Connecticut
Connecticut Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts
Connecticut Commission on the Arts
755 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860/566-4770
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
918 Sixteenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
202/429-0229
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
815 15th St. NW Ste.900
Washington, DC 20005
202/393-2826
ptotaro@thewala.org
Florida
ArtServe, Inc./ Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1350 East Sunrise, Suite 100
Ft. Lauderdale FL 33304
954/462-9191
Volunteer Lawyers for
the Arts/Western Florida
(A division of Business Volunteers for the Arts)
14700 Terminal Blvd., Suite 229
Clearwater, Florida 33762
phone: (727) 507-4114
bkotchey@co.pinellas.fl.us
Georgia
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
BCA
675 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30308
404/873-3911
gla@glarts.org
Illinois
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
213 West Institute Place, Suite 401
Chicago, IL 60610
312/944-2787
Kansas
Mid-America Arts Resources
c/o Susan J. Whitfield-Lungren, Esq.
PO Box 363
Lindsborg, KS 67456
913/227-2321
Louisiana
Louisiana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
225 Baronne Street, Suite 1712
New Orleans, LA 70112
504/523-1465
Maine
Maine Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
43 Pleasant St.
South Portland, ME 04106
207/799-9646
or
4 Dane Street
Kenneybunk, ME 04043
phone: (207) 985-1199
Massachusetts
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of
Massachusetts, Inc.
249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 350-7600
(617) 350-7610 fax
mail@vlama.org
Minnesota
Resources and Counseling for the Arts
308 Prince St., Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55101
612/292-4381 or
Chris@RC4Arts.org
Missouri
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and
Accountants for the Arts
3540 Washington
St. Louis, MO 63103
314/652-2410
vlaa@stlrac.org
Montana
Montana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 8687
Missoula, MT 59807
406/721-1835
New Hampshire
Lawyers for the Arts/New Hampshire
New Hampshire Business Committee for the Art (NHBCA)
One Granite Pl.
Concord, NH 03301
603/224-8300
arts@nhbca.com
New York
Albany/Schenectady League of Arts Inc.
19 Clinton Ave.
Albany NY 12207
518/449-5380
artsleague@aol.com
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 E. 53rd St.,
6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
212/319-2787;
vlany@busy.net
vlany@vlany.org
North Carolina
North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 26513
Raleigh, NC 27611
919/990-2575
or
P.O. Box 25005
Durham, North Carolina 27702
Ohio
Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts-Cleveland
113 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/696-3525
Toledo Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
608 Madison, Ste. 1523
Toledo, OH 43604
419/255-3344
Oregon
Northwest Lawyers and Artists
Oregon Lawyers for the Arts
Kohel Haver, President
621 SW Morrison Street Suite 1417
Portland, OR 97205
503-295-2787
Artcop@aol.com
Pennslyvania
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
251 South 18th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/545-3385
pvla@libertynet.org
Western Pennsylvania Professionals
PO Box 19388
Pittsburgh,PA 15213
412/268-8437
Rhode Island
Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 19
Saunderstown, RI 02874
401/789-5686
South Dakota
South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC)
800 Governers Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
605/773-3131
Texas
Artists' Legal and Accounting Assistance
PO Box 2577
Austin, TX 78751
512/476-4458
mpolar@bga.com
Lawyers and Accountants of North Texas for the Arts (LANTA)
P.O. Box 2019
Cedar Hill, TX 75106
phone: 972/ 291-9010
Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
713/526-4876
info@talarts.org
San Antonio and El Paso offices:
Contact TALA at Houston office.
Utah
Utah Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 652
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
801/482-5373
or
P.O. Box 4530
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145
Washington
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206-328-7053
director@wa-artlaw.org International
Canadian Artists' Representation Ontario (CARO)
* Artist's Legal Advice Services (ALAS)
183 Bathurst Street, 1st floor
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2R7
CANADA
phone: 416/340-7791
fax: 416/360-0781 T,Th 5-7:30 pm
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