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Legal Assistance

United States

Over the past several decades, lawyers and other advocates have formed organizations across the country to support visual, literary, and performing artists. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, formed in 1969 and based in New York City, is the oldest of these. VLA and many other organizations provide legal advice, mediation, education, and other services to artists and nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis or at reduced fees. Visit the websites below for more information.

Arizona
Volunteer Legal Assistance for Artists

California
California Lawyers for the Arts

Colorado
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts

District of Columbia
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

Florida
Legal Art Miami

Georgia
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts

Illinois
Lawyers for the Creative Arts

Maine
Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Maryland
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Missouri
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts

New York
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Ohio
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Cleveland Bar Association

Pennsylvania
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Rhode Island
Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts

Texas
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

Utah
Utah Lawyers for the Arts

Washington
Washington Lawyers for the Arts