Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Listed: June 20, 2020 7:51 am
- Expires: 998526 days, 21 hours
Description
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Services Offered for Following Legal Issues:
- Housing > Repairs
- Housing > Foreclosure
- Family and safety > Wills and estates
- Public Benefits > Unemployment
- Public Benefits > HIV/AIDS
- Public Benefits > Public benefits for immigrants
- Health and wills > Living will, health care proxy and Power of Attorney
- Health and wills > Mental health
- Immigration > Visas
- Immigration > Working in the U.S.
- Workers’ rights > Disability and employment
- Workers’ rights > Discrimination and harassment
- Workers’ rights > Immigrants working in the U.S.
- Workers’ rights > Others rights and protections
- Workers’ rights > Getting fired, laid off or quitting
- Workers’ rights > Pensions and retirement
- Workers’ rights > Unions
- Workers’ rights > Workers comp and temporary disability
- Money and taxes > Taxes
Who We Are
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is the leading provider of legal aid and legal education to the New York-area arts community. VLA enables low-income artists and non-profit arts and cultural organizations to obtain low-cost legal information and pro bono legal representation from qualified New York attorneys on a range of issues — such as intellectual property, contract, and corporate formation and governance — that commonly affect them.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): Bronx County, Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York (Manhattan) County, Queens County, Richmond (Staten Island) County
- Language(s) Spoken
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- French / Français
- Spanish / Español
- Income Guidelines
- Not-for-profit organizations or individuals earning less than $30,000 or married couples earning less than $50,000 annually may be eligible for reduced fees or fee waivers.
Individuals or married couples earning more than the income guidelines above may contact VLA to inquire about eligibility for a one-time meeting with a VLA Staff Attorney.
Annual membership fees, which may vary depending on income.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Pro Se Legal Clinic
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
Phone–
- Phone Number 212·319·ARTS (2787), ext. 1.
Legal Clinic–
- Address
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The location of the clinics rotate. Please call 212·319·ARTS (2787), ext. 1 for dates and locations. Clinics are offered one to two times per month. (map)
, NY
General Contact Information
- Address Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
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1 East 53rd Street, 6th floor (map)
New York, NY 10022
- Phone (212) 319-2787 x1
- Fax (212) 752-6575
- Website http://www.vlany.org
- Email vlany@vlany.org
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- Member Since: March 11, 2018
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