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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (located in New York) is not associated with any of the organizations listed here and is merely providing this list as a courtesy to the arts community in areas outside of the New York region. We recommend that you contact your local and state arts council and bar association if seeking information and access to services.
This Directory updated on May 27, 2010
Volunteer Legal Assistance for Artists
http://www.artsadvocacy.org/
California Lawyers for the Arts (Statewide)
cla@calawyersforthearts.org
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts (San Jose/South Bay)
c/o Arts Council Silicon Valley
4 North 2nd Street
San Jose, CA 95113
tel: (408) 998-2787 x216
fax: (408) 971-9458
sanjose@calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts (Sacramento)
1127 11th Street, Ste. 214
Sacramento, CA 95814
tel: (916) 442-6210
fax: (916) 442-6281
clasacto@aol.com
California Lawyers for the Arts (San Francisco)
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Rm 255
San Francisco, CA 94123
tel: (415) 775-7200
fax: (415) 775-1143
cla@calawyersforthearts.org
California Lawyers for the Arts (Santa Monica)
1641 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
tel: (310) 998-5590
fax: (310) 998-5594
UserCLA@aol.com
www.calawyersforthearts.org
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Colorado
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
c/o Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz LLP
1888 Sherman St., Suite 370
Denver, CO 80203
tel: (303) 951-4165
info@coloradolawyersforthearts.org
http://www.coloradolawyersforthearts.org/
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District of Columbia
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA)
901 New York Avenue, NW, Ste. P1
Washington, DC 20001-4413
tel: (202) 289 4440
fax: (202) 289 4985
legalservices@thewala.org
www.thewala.org
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Florida
LegalArt
1035 N. Miami Avenue, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33136
www.legalartmiami.org
legallink@legalartmiami.org
786.347.2360
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Georgia
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
887 W. Marietta Ave., Ste: J-101
Atlanta, GA 30318
tel: (404) 873-3911
fax: (404) 817-6827
gla@glarts.org
http://www.glarts.org
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Illinois
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
213 W. Institute Pl., Suite 403
Chicago, IL 60610
tel: (312) 649-4111
fax: (312) 944- 2195
http://www.law-arts.org
Creative Arts Legal League (“CALL”)
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
20 North Meridian St., Ste: 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
info@indycall.org
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Kansas
None available as of 1/31/08
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Louisiana
Louisiana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
818 Howard, Ste: 300
New Orleans, LA 70113
tel: (504) 523 1465
fax: (504) 529 2430
http://www.artscouncilofneworleans.org
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Maine
Maine Lawyer Referral & Information Service
Main State Bar Association
(800) 860-1460 (toll-free)
tel: (207) 622-7523
fax: (207) 623-0083
www.mainebar.org/
Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the ARTS
511 Congress Street, U 1-A
PO BOX 17911
Portland, ME 04112-8911
(207) 699-4600
info@mainevla.org
http://www.mainevla.org/
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Maryland
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts
113 West North Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201
tel: (410) 752-1633
fax: (410) 752-1090
info@mdartslaw.org
www.mdartslaw.org
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Massachusetts
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.
249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02110
tel: (617) 350-7600
TTY: (617) 350-7600
fax: (617) 350-7610
mail@vlama.org
www.vlama.org
*Application forms for assistance available on Web site
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Michigan
ArtServe Michigan
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts & Culture
Riley Broadcast Court
1 Clover Court
Wixom, MI 48393
tel: (248) 912-0760
fax: (248) 912-0768
neeta@artservemichigan.org
www.artservemichigan.org
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Minnesota
Springboard for the Arts
Resources and Counseling for the Arts
308 Prince St., Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55101
tel: (651) 292-4381
fax: (651) 292-4315
www.springboardforthearts.org
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Missouri
Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
PO Box 413199
Kansas City, Missouri 64141
tel: (816) 974-8522
info@kcvlaa.org
www.kcvlaa.org
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St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
6128 Delmar
St. Louis, MO 63112
tel: (314) 863-6930
fax: (314) 863-6932
vlaa@stlrac.org
www.vlaa.org
*Must submit application for assistance, which is available on Web site
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Montana
None available as of 7/7/10
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New Hampshire
Lawyers for the Arts/New Hampshire
One Granite Pl.
Concord, NH 03301
tel: (603) 224-8300
fax: (603) 226-2963
arts@nhbca.com
www.nhbca.com/lawyersforarts.php
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New Jersey
New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
P.O. Box 1520
Laurel Springs, NJ 08021
tel: (856) 963-6300
fax: (856) 963-6301
info@njvla.org
www.njvla.org
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New York
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 E. 53rd St., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10022
tel: (212)319·ARTS (2787) ext. 1
fax: (212) 752-6575
vlany@vlany.org
www.vlany.org
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North Carolina
North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (NCVLA)
PO Box 26513
Raleigh, NC 27611-6513
tel: (919)491-4625
fax: (775) 255 5286
info@ncvla.org
http://www.ncvla.org/ (website being updated)
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Ohio
Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts-Cleveland
c/o The Cleveland Bar Association
1301 East 9th St., Second Level
Cleveland, OH 44114-1253
(216) 696-3525 (Lawyer referral service)
www.clevelandbar.org
Toledo Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
c/o Arnold Gottlieb, Esq.
608 Madison, Ste. 1523
Toledo, OH 43604
tel: (419) 255-3344
fax: (419) 255-1329
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
c/o Eric King, Gable & Gotwals
One Leadership Sq., 15th Fl.
211 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
tel: (405) 235-5518
fax: (405) 235-2875
eking@gablelaw.com
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Oregon
Northwest Lawyers and Artists
c/o Swider, Medeiros & Haver
621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 1417
Portand, Oregon 97205
tel: (503) 295-2787
fax: (503) 295-2737
artcop@aol.com
Website coming soon!
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
200 S. Broad Street, Ste: 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102
tel: (215) 790-3836 ext.1
fax: (215) 790-3888
e-mail: pvlalegal@artsandbusinessphila.org
www.artsandbusinessphila.org
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council - Pittsburgh Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
707 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
tel: (412) 391-2060
fax: (412) 394-4280
info@pittsburghartscouncil.org
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
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Rhode Island
Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 19
Saunderstown, RI 02874
tel: (401) 789-5686
dspatt@artslaw.org
www.artslaw.org
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Tennessee
Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
211 Commerce Street, Suite 100,
Nashville, TN 37201
tel: (615) 743-3055
fax: (615) 743-3002
info@abcnashville.org
http://www.abcnashville.org/
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Texas
Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
(800) 526-8252 (toll-free)
tel: (713) 526-4876 x201
fax: (713) 526-1299
info@talarts.org
www.talarts.org
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Utah
Utah Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 652
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Contact: Andrew Deiss
adeiss@joneswaldo.com
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Virginia
See D.C.
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Washington
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
701 5th Ave, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98104
tel: (206) 328-7053
info@thewla.org
www.thewla.org
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
P.O. Box 1054
Madison, WI 53701
tel: (608) 255 8316
info@artswisconsin.org
www.artswisconsin.org
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INTERNATIONAL
Australia
Arts Law Centre of Australia
The Gunnery, 43-51 Cowper Wharf Road
Woolloomooloo, Sydney NSW 2011
1800 221 457 (toll-free from Australia)
(02) 9356 2566 (local)
(02) 9358 6475 (Fax)
artslaw@artslaw.com.au
www.artslaw.com.au/
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Canada
CARFAC – Canadian Artists' Representation
410 Richmond St. West, Ste: 440
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416-340-8850 carfac@carfac.ca
www.carfacontario.ca/ (list of regional CARFAC contacts & affiliates)
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