Case List

Employment: NFP: Music. 19-031 NFP classical music group needs legal advice regarding structuring payments to its performers. They also have questions about board governance.

Content Clearance: Literature. 19-113 Graphic novelist needs counsel to help evaluate the risk posed by five items in his graphic novel. Issues include possible infringement of intellectual property rights and violation of privacy rights. LCA Video Law Library: Representing the LCA Writer, Content Concerns (1.0 CLE Hours)

Dispute: Pending Age Discrimination Litigation. 19-255 Clients filed an age discirmination suit pro-se. They made a settlement proposal that was rejected and have discovery pending. Clients need counsel to assist with the litigation.

Dispute: Consignment of Art: MADRID
19-197 Visual artist needs help recovering sculptural works that are in Madrid, Spain. The pieces were consigned to a gallery in Buenos Aires and the gallery owner transported them to Madrid for an art festival. All the communications between Client and the gallery are in Spanish.

Start-up: Visual Art.
19-217 Visual artist needs start-up advice and help with business structure. She also needs advice regarding protecting her intellectual property.

Dispute: Breach of Settlement Agreement: Music
19-234 Client wrote and recorded music that was used without authorization in several episodes of a television show. With the assistance of counsel, Client entered into a Settlement Agreement with the show's producers. Producer violated the settlement. Client needs help evaluating his claim.

Dispute: Defamation.
19-249 Jewelry designer (Client) collaborated with a photographer for a number of years. They ended the relationship, and the photographer has been posting negative comments about the Client on social media. Client needs help addressing this situation.

Dispute: Employment: Music.
19-283 Composer (Client) was an artist in residence for a local choral group. The conductor of the group promised to apply for grant money to pay Client, but never did. Client produced compositions that were used by the choral group. Client needs help evaluating his rights and pursuing recovery.

Start-up: Design. 19-285 Branding company that does photo shoots and design work needs start-up advice, help with business structure and a customer contract.  Sample Artist Agreements available.

NFP: Bylaws.
19-341 Performance art NFP needs help drafting bylaws.

Start-up: Fundraising Questions.
19-357 Filmmaker needs legal advice regarding whether he should work with a Fiscal Sponsor or accept an unconditional gift as seed money for his film.

Contract: Dance.
19-390 NFP needs help memorializing the terms of an agreement underwhich the NFP will raise money through donations to bring a music and dance group to underserved communities.

NFP: Music.
19-411 For profit music school would like to set up a NFP to provide instruments, education and performance opportunities to underserved members of the community.

Content Clearance: Film.
19-420 Documentary film-maker, in a master's degree program, is producing a film about the challenges faced by three friends who left a cult like environment in which they had been raised. Client is concerned about a possible defamation claim and needs an attorney opinion letter to submit with his application for errors and omissions insurance.

Contract Review: Music
19-448 Two sixteen year old rap artists have been offered an Exclusive Artist Recording Agreement and need help evaluating the terms of the agreement.