Each year, through its network of over 500 volunteer attorneys, GLA will provide more than $1,000,000 of free legal services to artists and arts organizations in Georgia. GLA volunteers are an amazing group drawn from diverse backgrounds - from solo practitioners to lawyers at large firms and covering almost every conceivable practice area. GLA provides legal services to the arts community through our lawyer referral program, monthly free legal clinics, resource library, educational programs and mediation / arbitration program.
Our lawyer referral service operates statewide and refers artists and arts organizations to attorneys for consultation on a wide-variety of arts-related issues, including copyright, contract review, labor / employment, immigration, general corporate matters, nonprofit formation, tax and First Amendment issues, among others.
GLA's monthly legal clinics provide an opportunity for artists and arts organizations to seek advice on arts-related legal issues in a half-hour appointment with one of our volunteer attorneys. In order to attend one of our free legal clinics, you must register in advance. Clinic sessions are by appointment only and are subject to scheduling availability. To schedule an appointment for the next walk-in clinic, please call (404) 873-3911.
Our mediation and arbitration services provide an efficient and economical alternative to litigation. GLA volunteer mediators and other resolution specialists help artists and arts organizations to resolve their arts-related controversies through conciliation, mediation, arbitration, meeting facilitation or early neutral evaluation.
In an ongoing effort to help protect artists' futures Georgia Lawyers for the Arts is now helping artists to develop their will. If you are interested in the GLA Wills Project call (404) 873-3911 or download the Wills Project documents on the membership page.
GLA is happy to provide a speaker on art, entertainment and IP related legal topics for your class, program or organization. With over 30 years experience working with Georgia artists, GLA offers a broad range of presentation topics. Please click here for more information and to fill out a speaker request form.