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Case List
To learn more about any of the matters on our current Case List, contact our Staff Attorney, Stacy Baygood Streur.
You can also view the matters listed below as a PDF document.
And, thank you very much for your interest in helping LCA clients!
The following is a current list LCA matters within the identified Categories.
To learn more about any of the matters on our Case List, please contact our Legal Director, Stacy Baygood Streur, at 312.837.3520, or sstreur@law-arts.org.
Thank you very much for your interest in helping LCA clients!
| Case # | Legal Category | Arts Category | Client Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-585 | Other | Visual Art | Pro Bono |
Contract: Scholarship. 18-585 NFP educational group needs help setting up a scholarship program for art students. |
| 18-625 | Commercial Litigation/ADR/Other Claims | Film/TV, Performance Art, Theater | Pro Bono |
Dispute: Property Damage. 18-625 Actor was involved in an automobile collision with a taxi driver. The client's vehicle was totaled. Neither client nor the taxi driver had insurance and client needs help evaluating his options. |
| 18-640 | Contracts | Visual Art | Pro Bono |
Contracts: Visual Art. 18-640 Client needs help setting up an online auction for works of visual art. |
| 18-657 | Commercial Litigation/ADR/Other Claims | Film/TV | Pro Bono |
Dispute: Film. 18-657 Freelance camera-man was notified by his ISP that they planned to disclose his name in connection with an alleged illegal download of a movie. According to the client, he has not illegally downloaded any movies. Client needs legal advice regarding the best course of action. |
| 18-689 | Employment | Music | Pro Bono |
Contract Review: Music. Music Director, an independent contractor for a church choir, needs counsel to help him evaluate changes, the church proposed, to the terms of his agreement. |
| 18-719 | Business Startup/Corporate, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Protection/Licensing, Trademark Protection | Dance, Film/TV, Music, Performance Art, Theater | Pro Bono |
Trademark and Copyright: Arts Education. NFP that teaches drama and dance in underserved communities needs help resolving a dispute with another NFP. Without a formal merger the two organizations collaborated on several projects that resulted in jointly developed intellectual property. They no longer wish to work together and client needs help understanding what rights belong to her organization and what rights belong to other organization. |
| 18-720 | Contracts | Visual Art | Pro Bono |
Contract: Visual Artist. 18-720 Local visual artist agreed to give an agent exclusive representation of her work in Florida. Since then Client paid the agent a fee and sent a painting to her. The agent lost track of the painting and now is asking for the balance of the fees. Client needs help terminating the contract. |
