National Directory of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Organizations

Alabama

Alabama Lawyers for the Arts
www.alarts.org
141 Doug Baker Boulevard, Suite 107-122
Birmingham, AL 35242
tel: (205) 249-6561

Arizona

Volunteer Legal Assistance for Artists (VLAA)
www.artsadvocacy.org
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Tempe, AZ 85287
arts@asu.edu

California

California Lawyers for the Arts (Statewide)
cla@calawyersforthearts.org
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org
Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee for the Arts
300 S. Beverly Dr., Ste. 201
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
tel: (310) 601-2422
http://www.bhba.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)
1418 20th Street, Suite 201
Sacramento, CA 95811
tel: (916) 442-6210
fax: (916) 442-1170
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

San Diego Performing Arts League
http://www.sandiegoperforms.com/ARTSTIX/index.html
28 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
tel: (619) 238-0700
fax: (619) 238-5492
sdpal@sdpal.com

Colorado

Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
P.O. Box 48148
Denver, CO 80204
tel:(303) 722 7994
fax:(303) 778 0203
info@lawyersforthearts.org
http://www.lawyersforthearts.org

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

Florida

LegalArt
www.legalartmiami.org
1035 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
tel: (267) 250-7522
Director: Kathleen Carnigan, kathleen@legalartmiami.org

Artserve
http://artserve.org
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
tel: (954) 462-8190
information@artserve.org

Florida Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
www.artslawfl.org
P.O. Box 2091
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
tel: (727) 823-5809

Georgia

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
887 W. Marietta St. NW, Ste: J-101
Atlanta, GA 30318
tel: (404) 873-3911
fax: (404) 817-6827
gla@glarts.org
http://www.glarts.org

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

Indiana

Creative Arts Legal League (“CALL”)
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
20 North Meridian St., Ste: 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
info@indycall.org
www.indycall.org

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

Maine

Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
511 Congress St. U-1A, P.O. Box 17911
Portland, ME 04112
tel: (207) 699-4600
info@mainevla.org
http://www.mainevla.org/

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

Massachusetts

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.
A Program of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02110
tel: (617) 350-7600
TTY: (617) 350-7600
fax: (617) 350-7610
mail@artsandbusinesscouncil.org
www.vlama.org
*Application forms for assistance available on Web site

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

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
info@springboardforthearts.org
www.springboardforthearts.org

Missouri

Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (can also serve Kansas!)
P.O. Box 413199
Kansas City, MO 64141
tel: (816) 974-8522
info@kcvlaa.org
www.kcvlaa.org

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

Montana

Montana Arts Council
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 202201
Helena, MT 59620-2201
Street Address:
830 N. Warren St., 1st Floor
Helena, MT 59601
tel: (406) 444 6430
fax: (406) 444 6548
mac@mt.gov
www.art.mt.gov

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts
One Granite Pl.
Concord, NH 03301
tel: (603) 224-8300
fax: (603) 226-2963
arts@nhbca.com
www.nhbca.com/

Franklin Pierce Law Center IP Clinic
Two White Street
Concord, NH 03301
tel: (603) 225-3350

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

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

North Carolina

North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (NCVLA)
PO Box 25005
Durham, NC 27702
tel: (919) 491-4625
fax: (775) 255 5286
artandmuseumlaw@aol.com
http://www.ncvla.org/

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
tel: (216) 696-3525 (Lawyer referral service)
www.clevelandbar.or

Toledo Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
c/o Arnold Gottlieb, Esq.
405 Madison Ave., Suite 1000
Toledo, OH 43605
tel: (419) 255-3344
fax: (419) 255-1329
gottliebatty@aol.com

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

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
A Program of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
200 S. Broad Street, Ste: 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102
tel: (215) 790-3620
fax: (215) 790-3888
info@artsandbusinessphila.org
http://www.artsandbusinessphila.org/pvla/

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council - Pittsburgh Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
810 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
tel: (412) 391-2060
fax: (412) 394-4280
info@pittsburghartscouncil.org
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org

Rhode Island

Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 19
Saunderstown, RI 02874
tel: (401) 789-5686
dspatt@artslaw.org
www.artslaw.org

Tennessee

Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts
A program of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville
211 Commerce St., Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37201
tel: (615) 743-3055
fax: (615) 743-3002
vlpa@abcnashville.org
www.abcnashville.org

Texas

Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts (TALA)
1540 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
tel: (800) 526-8252 (toll-free)
tel: (713) 526-4876 x201 (local)
fax: (713) 526-1299
info@talarts.org
www.talarts.org

Utah

Utah Lawyers for the Arts
PO Box 652
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
adeiss@joneswaldo.com

Washington

Washington Lawyers for the Arts
701 5th Avenue, Ste: 4100
Seattle, WA 98104
tel: (206) 328-7053
info@thewla.org
www.thewla.org

Wisconsin

Arts Wisconsin
P.O. Box 1054
Madison, WI 53701
tel: (608) 255-8316
akatz@artswisconsin.org
www.artswisconsin.org


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)
61 (2) 9356 2566 (local)
61 (2) 9358 6475
artslaw@artslaw.com.au
www.artslaw.com.au/

Canada

CARFAC – Canadian Artists' Representation
410 Richmond St. West, Ste: 440
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
416-340-8850
carfacontario@carfacontario.ca
www.carfacontario.ca/ (list of regional CARFAC contacts & affiliates)