Corporate

 

Film/TV

16244 – New Case
Client,  a small video production company, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form an LLC and potentially draft a separate film investor agreement.

16220
Client, a television screenwriter, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form an LLC for his team of writers.

 

Theater

16168
Client, a director and producer currently in the U.S. on a B-1 visa, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form an LLC for a production company, and potentially a separate LLC for a theatrical production. Client also seeks advice regarding how her immigration status may affect her business.

16153 – On Review
Client, a musical theater playwright, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form an LLC for her musical production.

 

Dispute / Litigation / Negotiation

 

Fashion

16138 – On Review
Client, a sculptural hat designer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to pursue a copyright infringement claim with a television network that features a very similar design in a new television series.

 

Film/TV

16262 –  New Case
Client, a videographer and filmmaker, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in obtaining payment that he is owed under a work-for-hire agreement.

16243 –  New Case
Client, an independent filmmaker, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to address the unauthorized exploitation of her footage.

16239 –  New Case
Client, a filmmaking non- profit, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in responding to a former collaborator who harassed a board member, filed an ethics complaint against Client and its president, and continues to speak disparagingly about Client in the filmmaking community.

16231 –  On Review
Client, a film production company, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in recovering outstanding payment.

16181 – On Review
Client, a radio documentary producer whose work is featured in a documentary film, seeks the assistance of a volunteer IP litigator to draft a cease and desist letter, and to either negotiate a new license agreement or potentially bring a breach of contract claim against involved parties.

16144 
Client, a professional actress, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to negotiate a workplace harassment and retaliation claim with a major media network.

16091 
Client, a screenwriter, director, and producer, who has filed a complaint in Federal Court, seeks the assistance of volunteer attorney to litigate a copyright infringement and contract breach action.

16056 

Client, the producer of a documentary about historical events in his hometown, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to assert his rights in the film, as his former co-producer cut him out of the project.

16053
Client, a founding member of a media company, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to navigate a dispute with his former business partner in regard to conflicting interests in their LLC.

16050
Client, a film director, seeks assistance of a volunteer attorney to negotiate a dispute over his compensation in connection with a short film project.

15969
Client, a film producer who co-created a documentary about a music summer camp, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with a business partner who has continued the project without Client’s participation or approval.

15777 
Client, a scriptwriter, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with a director who used the client’s autobiographical script and personal photographs to create a feature film.

 

Literary

16247 – New Case
Client, a visual artist and author, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney, who is knowledgeable of the publishing industry, to assess his royalty statements, draft a demand letter requesting an audit, and to terminate a contract.

16122 – On Review
Client, an author, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter for credit and compensation from a television show that distributed her books to its cast and heavily adapted the show based on her writing.

16121 – On Review
Client, the author of several well-known books, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute over the estate of her previous business partner. Client and her previous partner owned a joint copyright to the photographs in the books, which have been reproduced and licensed without her permission.

15809 
Client, the daughter-in-law of a notable actor, author, and radio celebrity (now deceased), seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to  collect past due royalty payments inherited from Client’s late father-in-law’s publication of a book on hypnosis.

16013 – On Review
Client, an author, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute regarding funds that a publisher paid her under a contract, to regain intellectual property rights in the works covered under the parties’ contract, and to enforce her privacy rights which she believes her publisher has violated.

 

Music

16164 – On Review
Client, a jazz musician, who filed a complaint in N.Y. Supreme Court alleging various causes of action, including defamation and tortious interference with economic gain, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney, as his current attorney is relocating and cannot continue to represent him in this case. The next court date is August 16, 2018.

16158
Client, a musician and singer-songwriter, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney with litigation experience to facilitate further negotiations or mediation with his former recording engineer and producer to retrieve master recordings and resolve a fee-related dispute. Client may ultimately need legal representation in litigation.

 

Photography

16238 – On Review
Client, a photographer and filmmaker, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to retrieve his works from a patron, or to pressure the patron to enter into a formal agreement clarifying their relationship.

16211
Client, a professional photographer whose licensed photographs are being used outside the scope of the original license, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to negotiate a settlement with the adverse party, or litigate, if situation cannot be resolved amicably.

16142 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a contractual dispute with a photographer with whom she collaborated on a project.

16165 – On Review
Client, a freelance digital imaging consultant, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover funds from an unpaid invoice from a company that Client believes may be nearing insolvency.

16011
Client, the recipient of a sizable photography grant, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with a former partner who received half of the grant to promote the project but failed to execute the work promised.

 

Theater

16163
Client, an actor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a demand letter in response to the removal of his actor profile on a casting website.

16150
Client, a musical theater composer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to negotiate a copyright dispute with a former writing partner.

 

Visual

16261 – New Case
Client, a sculptor of industrial works resembling natural organisms, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in resolving a dispute with her gallery concerning an accounting and return of Client’s works.

16246 – New Case
Client, a freelance graphic designer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a letter to adverse parties in a copyright dispute, as well as assistance drafting work for hire and limited use license agreements for use in her business going forward.

16108 – New Case
Client, a sculptor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to pursue a claim against a shipping company that potentially breached the parties’ contract, misrepresented the nature and quality of their shipping services, negligently damaged Client’s sculptures irreparably, and fraudulently induced Client into the agreement.

16175 – On Review
Clients, multi-media artists working in sound, image, text, installation and performance, seek the assistance of a volunteer attorney to stop the exhibition of a work that is very similar to Clients’.

 

Employment

 

Immigration

 

Dance

15479 
Client, a dancer whose current work authorization expired in June 2017, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to determine the best course of action for him to secure a green card.

 

Film/TV

15920 
Client, a film director and professor from Greece, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for an O-1 visa.

15916 – On Review
Client, a Canadian film producer working in the U.S. on an O1-B visa, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for a green card.

15713 – On Review
Client, an actor from Spain, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to determine the best course of action for her to secure a green card.

 

Mixed

16188
Client, an internationally renowned, interdisciplinary digital media and installation artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer lawyer to renew his O-1 visa and apply for a green card. Client’s current O-1 visa will expire in October 2018.

15917
Client, a Canadian architect, illustrator, game inventor and visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for an O- 1 visa.

 

Music

16191 – On Review
Client, a lead singer of an internationally acclaimed music duo and solo performer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to renew her O-1 visa or apply for a green card.

 

Theater

16215 
Client, an actress and dialect coach, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for a one-year extension of her O-1 visa by August 29, 2018 and to apply for a green card on an EB-1 visa.

15882 – On Review
Client, an actress who has been featured in Australian television series and national commercials, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for an O-1 visa.

15448 
Client, an actor from Spain, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to apply for an O-1 visa or a green card.

 

Visual

16105 
Client, a Spanish journalist and the wife of a Spanish visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to complete the process of applying for either an I or an O3 visa.

 

Mediation

 

Non-Profit

 

Dance

16189
Client, a former dancer who aims to create a scholarship find to provide artistic opportunities for underprivileged children, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity, apply for tax exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

 

Film/TV

16222
Client, an organization that aims to provide a yearly forum for student filmmakers across the state of New York, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity, apply for tax exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

 

Mixed

16221 – On Review
Client, an organization dedicated to educating people about various forms of Asian art, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity, apply for tax exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

 

Music

16223 – New Case
Client, an organization dedicated to exposing percussion chamber music to a wider audience, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft foundational documents and obtain 501(c)(3) status.

16218 – New Case
Client, a jazz pianist dedicated to providing support and resources to other musicians, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a non-profit organization, obtain tax-exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

15972 – On Review
Client, a program that provides music instruction in assisted living facilities and senior centers, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to form a not-for-profit entity, apply for tax exempt status, and draft foundational documents.

 

Theater

16079 
Client, an organization that develops site-specific theatrical productions, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to obtain tax-exempt status and to advise regarding not-for-profit compliance.

 

Visual

16003 
Client, an organization devoted to the legacy of a New York-based, abstract painter and performance artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in forming a not-for-profit corporation, drafting foundational documents, and obtaining tax-exempt status.

 

Real Estate/Landlord/Tenant

 

Dance

15932 
Client, the occupant of a dance studio, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with his landlord regarding a leaking roof and mold accumulation in his space.

 

Trademark

 

Fashion

16139 – On Review
Client, a t-shirt designer who owns a federally registered trademark, seeks assistance and advice regarding the strength of his mark and the likelihood of success in a trademark infringement lawsuit against allegedly infringing online sellers.

 

Mixed

16061 – On Review
Client, a yoga instructor who combines classical yoga techniques with the fluid, efficient motions and stances of Kung Fu, seeks advice about legally protectable branding strategies and assistance with registration of trademarks.

 

Visual

16201 – On Review
Client, a visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to register a trademark for her online artwork storefront.

 

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

 

Dance

16226 – New Case
Client, a former dancer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to create a trust and draft a living will, power of attorney, and healthcare proxy.

 

Photography

16269 – New Case
Client, a well-known photographer, seeks assistance in creating a trust to protect photographs he has taken throughout his career.

 

Theater

16070
Client, a former actor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to revise her will, update her healthcare proxy, and draft a general power of attorney.

 

Visual

16217 
Client, a visual artist, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to establish a foundation to manage her art, and to revise her will appropriately.

15779 – On Review
Client, an accomplished painter, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, and health care proxy.