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5 reasons to join an arts board (343 KB)
Arts Board Miami 2011 Overview (357 KB)
January 31 2012 MAMP Supplement Handouts (2593 KB)
Prof. Weinstock Jan MAMP Presentation PDF (1185 KB)
Prof. Weinstock Jan MAMP Presentation PPT (1698 KB)
Prof. Weinstock Jan MAMP Presentation WVM (6670 KB)
What is Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts?
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is a joint program of the Dade County Bar Association Put Something Back program and the Arts & Business Council. The program provides pro bono legal assistance through volunteer attorneys on specific client requests for the Miami-Dade region only. VLA does not guarantee that all legal matters of the organization or individual artist will be settled. We also provide legal clinics, seminars for attorneys and a legal series for the arts.
Do You Qualify for a Pro-Bono Attorney?
In order to be eligible for pro bono legal service applicants should meet the following requirements; however, each case will be considered on its individual merits:
Cultural Organizations
- 1. Organization must be a charitable nonprofit arts organization as designated by the IRS.
- 2. Organization's legal problem must be closely related to its function as a nonprofit arts organization.
- 3. Organization operates with an annual budget under $250,000. Waivers may be sought for this eligibility guideline depending on the specific situation.
Individual Artists
- 1. The applicant's legal problem must be closely related to his or her status as an artist, author, performer, etc.
- 2. An applicant's income must not exceed federal poverty guidelines. Click here to see the current guidelines.
*As an individual artist based in Miami, FL if you do not meet the above requirements, you may be eligible for a Low-fee referral to an attorney that will assist you at an affordable fee.
VLA reserves the right to reject a client's application for assistance for a variety of reasons.
