Organizations Filed Purposes:
VLA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO DEDICATED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS (ACOS). FOCUSING ON NEW YORK STATE AND THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA, VLA STRIVES TO PROTECT THE LIVELIHOODS, BUSINESSES, AND CREATIVE WORKS OF THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, VLA PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ACOS. VLA ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND A RANGE OF OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS LEGAL COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND TRAINING OF LAWYERS IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW.
VLA PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, MEDIATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCACY TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK AND BEYOND. LAST YEAR, VLA SERVED MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND FACILITATED THE CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $20 MILLION OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ARTISTS IN NEED AND ARTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS (ACOS) IN NEED FROM ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES.
LEGAL SERVICES:VLA'S DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDES THE ARTS COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGH LEGAL CLINICS AND IN-HOUSE CONSULTATIONS, WHERE ARTISTS AND ACOS CAN SEEK ADVICE ON ARTS-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES FROM VLA STAFF AND VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS; AND PRO BONO PLACEMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME ARTISTS AND ACOS WITH ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,418 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS.IN FY20, VLA PROVIDED NEARLY 40,000 HOURS OF PRO BONO LEGAL WORK TO THE NEW YORK ARTS COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 1,418 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS, 4 STAFF ATTORNEYS, AND 70 LAW STUDENT INTERNS AND LEGAL FELLOWS PROVIDED VITAL INFORMATION AND LEGAL COUNSELING TO THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS AND ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR ART.FOR EXAMPLE, VLA ATTORNEYS REVIEW A WIDE RANGE OF CONTRACTS INCLUDING GALLERY CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENTS, TALENT RELEASE AGREEMENTS, LICENSING AGREEMENTS FOR MUSICIANS AND FASHION DESIGNERS, AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS. VLA ALSO ASSISTS ARTS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS DANCE AND THEATRE COMPANIES WITH INCORPORATING AS NONPROFITS AND RECEIVING 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AND, VLA ATTORNEYS REPRESENT ITS ARTISTS AND ACOS IN COPYRIGHT AND CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES BEFORE COURTS AND MEDIATORS.
EDUCATION:VLA EDUCATES INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, ARTS PROFESSIONALS WITHIN ACOS, ATTORNEYS, STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LEGAL AND BUSINESS ISSUES THAT AFFECT ARTISTS AND THEIR CREATIVE ENDEAVORS. CLASSES ARE OFTEN AN ARTIST'S FIRST EXPOSURE TO VLA, AND PLAY A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN HELPING ARTISTS AND ACOS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT LEGAL AND BUSINESS ISSUES THEY FACE, AND IN TEACHING THEM HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS.VLA'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND THE LAWYERS WHO SERVE IT. IN FY20, VLA SERVED MORE THAN 3,591 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ATTORNEYS, AND LAW STUDENTS THROUGH CLASSES, SEMINARS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE ARTS AND LEGAL COMMUNITIES. VLA'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES INTERNSHIPS FOR LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARTICIPATION IN PREPARING MATERIALS FOR LEGAL PUBLICATIONS, VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND A PUBLIC ART LAW RESOURCE LIBRARY.VLA'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CORE CLASSES INCLUDE COPYRIGHT FOR ARTISTS, CONTRACT ESSENTIALS FOR ARTISTS, FOR PROFIT INCORPORATION, AND NONPROFIT INCORPORATION AND TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. VLA ALSO OFFERS CLASSES THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC LEGAL ISSUES FACED BY DIFFERENT CREATIVE DISCIPLINES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHY, CONTEMPORARY ART, CHOREOGRAPHY, DANCE, FILMMAKING, MUSIC, AND THEATER. VLA'S CLASS OFFERINGS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS NEW LEGAL ISSUES EMERGE, AND IN RESPONSE TO DEMAND FROM THE ARTS COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kathryn E Wagner Esq | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $222,137 |
| Amy A Lehman Esq | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES | 40 | $141,250 |
| Damian Woetzel | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jedd H Wider Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph C Tedeschi Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chelley E Talbert Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter R Stern Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alison I Stein Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Barry I Slotnick Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andres Serrano | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Schaper Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter R Rienecker Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Noble Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas R Nemec Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Mcmullan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Deirdre M Mcdonald Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Leichtman Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael C Lasky Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor M Lackman Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Ilan Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James E Hough Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael T Heyrich Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark P Hannafey Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Justin G Hamill Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin W Goering Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary H Glaser Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Goldbard George Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Eric J Friedman Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John F Delaney Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy J Debaets Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan D Davis Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret A Dale Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Daignault | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Copeland Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adam I Cohen Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| June M Besek Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew H Bart Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Ballan Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Alsop Esq | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael E Salzman Esq | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Ross Daniels Esq | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia S Arato Esq | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Cohen Esq | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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