[NEohioPAL] FREE presentation on legal issues for artists Oct. 24

[Jessica Paine]

"VLA Bootcamp: Legal Matters Commonly Handled by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts"

Artists and arts organizations encouraged to attend for FREE!



Oct. 24, 2017

The Orthodox Church at the Cleveland Public Theatre

6201 Detroit Ave., Cleveland



Agenda

4:00 p.m.         Registration & Refreshments

4:30 p.m.         VLA Bootcamp - Legal Matters Commonly Handled by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

6:00 p.m.         Adjourn



The CMBA's Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts<http://www.clemetrobar.org/VLA> (VLA) provides pro bono legal services and educational outreach to local artists and arts organizations. A panel of VLA attorneys will discuss legal topics that are often encountered when representing artists and arts organizations.  Topics will include:

*         Work-for-Hire Arrangements - Understanding and Protecting an Artist's Rights

*         Business Entity Selection and Formation Issues

*         Forming and Operating Tax-Exempt Arts Organizations

*         Intellectual Property Law and the Arts Update



Faculty

*         Steven W. Day, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

*         George H. Carr, Sikora Law

*         Christopher J. Klasa, McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA

*         Michael S. Russell, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland



Artists are welcome to attend this FREE seminar designed to offer advice on a range of relevant legal issues.



RSVP by emailing Jessica Paine at jpaine at clemetrobar.org<mailto:jpaine at clemetrobar.org> by Oct. 23.
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