ARTLAWYERS
The following is a list of organizations in the U.S. that can provide artists with free referrals to lawyers. The lawyer you get referred to may not be free, but in most cases should at least be willing to work at a significantly reduced rate in order to help you, The Artist.
Negativland can't vouch for any of these groups except California Lawyers for the Arts, who helped us find free representation in our disputes with SST Records, and who helped prepare this list.
CALIFORNIA
Alameda County Bar Association
405 14th Street, Room 208
Oakland CA 94612
510-893-8683Bar Association of San Francisco
685 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco CA 94105
415-764-1616California Lawyers for the Arts
315 West 4th Street, Suite 1101
Los Angeles CA 90015
213-623-8311California Lawyers for the Arts
405 14th Street, Suite 1702
Oakland CA 94612
510-444-6351
San Diego Lawyers for the Arts
1205 Prospect Street, Suite 400
La Jolla CA 92037
612-454-9696
COLORADO
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
P. O. Box 300428
Denver CO 80203
303-892-7122
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Connecticut Commission on the Arts
227 Lawrence Street
Hartford CT 06106
203-566-4770
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D. C. Lawyers Committee for the Arts
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts D. C.
418 16th Street NW, Suite 503
Washington DC 20006
202-429-0229
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
815 15th Street NW Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005-2201
phone: (202) 393-2826
fax: (202) 393-4444
e-mail: wala@juno.com
FLORIDA
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
5900 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 907
Fort Lauderdale FL 33309
305-771-4131Business Volunteers for the Arts- Miami
150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2500
Miami FL 33130
305-789-3590
GEORGIA
Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
34 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 2330
Atlanta GA 30303
404-525-6046
ILLINOIS
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
213 West Institute Place
Suite 411, Chicago IL 60610
312-649-4111
KANSAS
Kansas Register of Volunteers for the Arts
c/o Susan J. Whitfield-Lungren, Esq.
202 S. Second Street
P.O. Box 48
Lindsborg KS 67450
316-686-1133
KENTUCKY
Fund for the Arts
623 West Main Street
Louisville KY 40202
502-582-0100
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
c/o Arts Council of New Orleans
821 Gravier Street, Suite 600
New Orleans LA 70112
504-523-1465
MAINE
Maine Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Maine Arts Commission
55 Capitol Street
State House Station 25
Augusta ME 04333
207-289-2724
MARYLAND
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts
Belvedere Hotel
1 East Chase Street, Suite 1118
Baltimore MD 21202-2526
301-752-1633
MASSACHUSETTS
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.
1 City Hall Plaza, Room 716
Boston MA 02201
617-523-1764
MINNESOTA
Resources and Counselling for the Arts
429 Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street
St. Paul MN 55102
612-292-3206
MISSOURI
St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
3540 Washington
St. Louis MO 63103
314-652-2410
MONTANA
Montana Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
c/o Joan Jonteel, Esq.
P. O. Box 8687
Missoula MT 59807
406-721-1835
NEW YORK
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Program
Albany League of Arts
19 Clinton Avenue
Albany NY 12207
518-449-5380Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
213 Main Street
Huntington NY 11743
516-271-8423Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY 10019
212-977-9270Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
1 East 53rd Street, 6th Floor
New York NY 10019
212-319-ARTS
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
P. O. Box 831
Raliegh NC 27601
919-755-2100
OHIO
Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
c/o Cleveland Bar Association
113 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland OH 44114
216-696-3525Toledo Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
421-A North Michigan Street
Toldeo OH 43624
419-255-3344
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
3000 Pershing Blvd.
Oklahoma City OK 73107
405-948-6400
OREGON
Northwest Lawyers and Artists
330 Pacific Building
520 Yamhill
Portland OR 97204
503-224-1901
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
251 South 18th Street
Philadelphia PA 19103
215-545-3385
RHODE ISLAND
Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
P. O. Box 19
Sanderstown RI 02874
401-789-5686
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Arts Council
108 West Eleventh Street
Sioux Falls SD 57102
605-339-6646
TEXAS
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
5151 Beltline Road #1005
Dallas TX 75240
214-701-8275Austin Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
P. O. Box 2577
Austin TX 78768
512-476-7573
UTAH
Utah Lawyers for the Arts
50 South Main #1600
Salt Lake City UT 84144
801-482-5373