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This Directory was updated May, 2023.
For the National Directory of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, click here.
Actor’s Fund Career Center
(www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/career-center)
Actor’s Fund Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts
(http://www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/healthcare-and-health-insurance)
Artists Rights Society
(http://www.arsny.com/)
212-966-4110
Intellectual property rights for visual artists
Arts Services Initiative of Western New York
(https://www.asiwny.org/)
716-362-8389
Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
718-624-3894
Brooklyn residents only
Center for Arts Education
212-971-3300
Center for Art Law
(https://itsartlaw.com/)
917-719-6815
Entertainment Community Fund
(https://entertainmentcommunity.org/)
800-221-7303
Episcopal Actors’ Guild
(https://www.actorsguild.org/)
212-685-2927
Foundation Center
(https://foundationcenter.org/)
212-620-4230
Fractured Atlas
(www.fracturedatlas.org)
888-692-7878
Fiscal Sponsorship
Freelancers Union
(https://www.freelancersunion.org)
(718) 532-1515
Law Help
(https://www.lawhelp.org/)
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.®
Rochester, New York
(https://www.lawny.org/)
Phone: 585-295-5613
Fax: 585-325-2559
MusicCares
212-245-7840
877-303-6962
(www.grammy.com/musicares)
MusiCares.generaldelivery@musicares.org
Music Promotion Guide and Tips
(Adobe Communications Blog)
National Writers Union
(https://nwu.org/)
212-254-0279
New York City Bar Justice Center’s Legal Hotline
(www.nycbar.org/for-the-public/free-legal-services)
212-626-7383
New York City Bar Referral Service
(www.nycbar.org/get-legal-help)
212-626-7373
New York Foundation for the Arts
(www.nyfa.org)
212-366-6900
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
(https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa)
Off-Broadway League
(www.offbroadway.org)
646-588-4779
PEN America
(https://pen.org)
646-981-0688
Writers and artists advocates
SCORE NYC
(www.newyorkcity.score.org)
(212) 264-4507
Business mentorship
Van Norton Family Foundation
(https://vnff.org/)
foundation@vnff.org
Volunteers of Legal Services (VOLS)
(www.volsprobono.org/)
212-966-4400
(Including Commercial Lease Assistance Program)
Volunteers Legal Assistance for Artists Arizona
(http://www.artsadvocacy.org/about.html)
212-966-4400
vlaa.arizona@gmail.com
US Copyright Office
202-707-3000
(https://www.copyright.gov/)
(Including Commercial Lease Assistance Program)
US Patent and Trademark Office
800-786-9199
(https://www.uspto.gov/)
US Small Business Administration
800-827-5722
(https://www.sba.gov/)
NY Attorney General Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau
800-771-7755
Bankruptcy
NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project
646-442-3630
Through Legal Services NYC
Consumer Bankruptcy Project
212-626-7383
Through NY City Bar Justice Center
Civil Rights
New York Civil Liberties Union
(https://www.nyclu.org/)
212-607-3300
Civil liberty claims against the government
Criminal Defense
Legal Aid Society
212-577-3300
(www.legal-aid.org)
Re-entry Resource Center
(www.reentry.net/ny)
Prisoners Legal Services of New York
607-273-2283
Disability Benefits
Bronx Independent Living Services
(www.bils.org)
718-515-2800
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
718-998-3000
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A
(www.bka.org)
718-487-2300
Legal Aid Society
(www.legal-aid.org)
212-577-3300
Legal Services NYC
(www.legalservicesnyc.org)
646-442-3600
NY Legal Assistance Group
(www.nylag.org)
212-613-5000
The Door
(www.door.org)
212-941-9090
Elder Care
Caring.com
(www.caring.com)
800-973-1540
Senior care resource (including financial support and care options)
Elder Artists’ Legal Resource
(www.elderartistslegalresource.org)
Joan Mitchell Foundation, Creating a Living Legacy (CALL)
(www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/artist-programs/call)
RetireGuide Medicare and Senior Benefits Discounts
(retireguide.com/medicare/)
(retireguide.com/guides/senior-
Employment
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
(www.bka.org)
718-487-2300
Legal Aid Society
(www.legal-aid.org)
212-577-3300
Legal Services NYC
(www.legalservicesnyc.org)
646-442-3600
U.S. EEOC
(www.eeoc.gov)
800-669-4000
Federal Employment Agency
The Bronx Defenders
718-838-7878
Freelancers Union
(https://www.freelancersunion.org/app/)
Family Law
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
(www.bka.org)
718-487-2300
Children’s Rights
(www.childrensrights.org)
888-283-2210
Her Justice (formerly InMotion)
(www.herjustice.org)
212-695-3800
For low income women
Legal Aid Society
(www.legal-aid.org)
212-577-3300
Legal Services NYC
(www.legalservicesnyc.org)
646-442-3600
NY Legal Assistance Group
(www.nylag.org)
212-613-5000
Sanctuary for Families
https://sanctuaryforfamilies.
(212) 349–6009
The Door
(www.door.org)
212-941-9090
The New Start Project
(www.newstartproject.com)
646-619-1272
The Bronx Defenders
718-838-7878
Housing Law
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A
(www.bka.org)
718-487-2300
Legal Aid Society
(www.legal-aid.org)
212-577-3300
The Door
(www.door.org)
212-941-9090
Urban Justice Center
(www.urbanjustice.org)
646-459-3017
Housing Conservation Coordinators
(www.hcc-nyc.org)
212-541-5996
The Bronx Defenders
718-838-7878
Immigration
City Bar Justice Center
(www.nycbar.org)
212-626-7383
Her Justice (formerly InMotion)
(www.herjustice.org)
212-695-3800
For low income women
Human Rights First
(www.humanrightsfirst.org)
212-845-5200
Asylum cases only
KIND (Kids in Need of Defense)
(www.supportkind.org)
Apply online
Assists immigrant children facing deportation
Legal Aid Society
(www.legal-aid.org)
212-577-3300
Legal Services NYC
(www.legalservicesnyc.org)
646-442-3600
NY Legal Assistance Group
(www.nylag.org)
212-613-5000
The Door
(www.door.org)
212-941-9090
Center for Immigrants Rights Inc.
212-531-3011
The Bronx Defenders
718-838-7878
Tamizdat
(www.tamizdat.org)
718-254-0022
Emergency immigration assistance for artists
Incarceration
Re-entry Resource Center
(www.reentry.net/ny)
Visit website
Prisoners Legal Services of New York
607-273-2283
The Innocence Project at Cardozo School of Law
(info@innocenceproject.org)
Mediation
Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic
212-854-4291
Community Mediation Services
718-523-6868
MediateArt
(www.vlany.org/mediatart)
212-319-2787
Arts related mediation
Nonprofit
Lawyer’s Alliance for New York
(www.lawyersalliance.org)
212-219-1800
Pro Bono Partnership
(www.probonopartner.org)
914-328-0674
Nonprofit Accounting
JITASA Group
(www.jitasagroup.com)
(877) 354-4775
Real Estate
Lawyer’s Alliance for New York
(www.lawyersalliance.org)
212-219-1800
Nonprofits only
Start Small, Think Big
(www.startsmallthinkbig.org)
646-723-4053
Commercial leases only
VOLS Commercial Lease Assistance Program
Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Leasing in New York City
Tax
Brass Taxes
(brasstaxes.com)
info@brasstaxes.com
323-823-2051 / 347-878-3538
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
(www.bka.org)
718-487-2300
Nonprofits only
Lawyer’s Alliance for New York
(www.lawyersalliance.org)
212-219-1800
Nonprofits only
Legal Services NYC
(www.legalservicesnyc.org)
646-442-3600
For individuals – may be limited to certain boroughs
IRS: Federal Tax Information
800-829-1040
Start Small, Think Big
(www.startsmallthinkbig.org)
646-723-4053
Veterans Rights
City Bar Justice Center
(www.nycbar.org)
212-626-7383
National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
201-567-4288
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