DISCLAIMER: The resources listed below are provided to website visitors for information-only purposes and the selection of these resources should not be construed as an endorsement or legal advice. Reference to these resources does not establish an attorney-client relationship with PVLA.

PVLA offers the following workshops to the creative community of the Greater Philadelphia region:

The Legal Basics of Starting a Company
Copyright + Trademark 101
Contracts for Creatives

Please click HERE for additional information.

Contact Grace Schaub, Coordinator of Legal Services to arrange a workshop for your organization.

Additional resources available from PVLA:

AI Demystified: Artificial Intelligence Considerations for Artists. Watch the full webinar HERE.

How to File A Proof of Claim. Watch the full webinar HERE.

Legal Workshop for Artists - Presented by PVLA in partnership with Drexel University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z45QeIz7V0

All About Intellectual Property: A Presentation by Cynthia Dahl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xqw5OhSAZw

AI for Artists - An Update from the Copyright Office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHSRdfOx94w&t=4s

Additional resources:

Intellectual Property Toolkit courtesy of the U.S. Copyright Office.

Greater Philadelphia Region

Bankruptcy Law

Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project

718 Arch Street, Suite 200N

Philadelphia, PA 19106

P: (215) 523-9511 | F: (215) 981-3866

*Also CLS & PLA (see below)

Civil Legal Issues

Community Legal Services (Main)

1424 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 981-3700 | F: (215) 981-0434

http://www.clsphila.org/

Community Legal Services (N. Philly)

1410 W. Erie Avenue,

Philadelphia, PA 19140

P: (215) 227-2400 | F: (215) 227-2435

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project

718 Arch Street, Suite 304

Philadelphia, PA 19106

P: (215) 925-2966 | F: (215) 925-5337

https://pilp.org/

Philadelphia Legal Assistance

718 Arch Street, Suite 300N

Philadelphia, PA 19106

P: (215) 981-3800 | F: (215) 981-3870

http://www.philalegal.org/

*Philadelphia VIP

1500 JFK Blvd, Suite 1850

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 523-9550 | F: (215) 564-0845

https://www.phillyvip.org/

*Individuals must be referred by another org.

Child Legal Issues

Support Center for Child Advocates

1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 1200

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (267) 546-9200 | F: (267) 546-9201

http://www.sccalaw.org/

Juvenile Law Center

1800 JFK Blvd, Suite 1900B

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (215) 625-0551 | F: (215) 625-2808

http://www.jlc.org/

Civil Rights Issues

American Civil Liberties Union (PA)

P.O. Box 60173

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 592-1513 | F: (215) 592-1343

http://www.aclupa.org/

Criminal Law Matters

Defender Association of Philadelphia

1441 Sansom Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 568-3190

https://phillydefenders.org/

Pennsylvania Innocence Project

1515 Market Street, Suite 300

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 204-4255 | F: (215) 204-0199

https://painnocence.org/

Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity

230 S. Broad St., Suite 1102

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (267) 519-5323 | F: (215) 839-3431

http://www.plsephilly.org/

Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

1528 Walnut Street, Suite 515

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (267) 703-8046 | F: (267) 543-7939

http://www.ysrp.org/

Disability Law Issues

Disability Rights Pennsylvania

1800 JFK Boulevard, Suite 900

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (215) 238-8070 | F: (215) 772-3126

http://www.disabilityrightspa.org/

Legal Clinic for the Disabled

1513 Race Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 587-3158 | F: (215) 521-7013

[email protected]

Domestic Abuse

Women Against Abuse Center

100 South Broad Street, Suite 1341

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: 215-386-1280

http://www.womenagainstabuse.org/

Women’s Law Project
125 S. 9th Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
P: (215) 928-9801 | F: (215) 928-9848
https://www.womenslawproject.org/

Education Law Issues

Education Law Center

1800 JFK Blvd., Suite 1900-A

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (215) 238-6970 | F: (215) 772-3125

http://www.elc-pa.org/

Elderly Legal Issues

Elder Justice & Civil Resource Center

Room 278, City Hall

Philadelphia, PA 19107

P: (215) 686-7027 | F: (215) 686-7055

http://www.courts.phila.gov/ejc/

SeniorLAW Center

1650 Arch Street, Suite 1820

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (215) 988-1244 | F: (215) 988-1243

http://seniorlawcenter.org/

Family Law Issues

Family Court Help Center

1501 Arch Street, 11th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102

[email protected]

*Also CLS (see above)

Germantown Residents

Face to Face Legal Center

123 East Price Street

Philadelphia, PA 19144

P: (215) 438-7939 ext 230

http://www.facetofacegermantown.org/

Healthcare Law Issues

AIDS Law Project

1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 600

Philadelphia, PA 19107

P: (215) 587-9377 | F: (215) 587-9902

http://www.aidslawpa.org/

Pennsylvania Health Law Project

123 Chestnut Street, Suite 404

Philadelphia, PA 19106

P: (215) 625-3990 | F: (717) 236-6311

http://www.phlp.org/

Homelessness Issues

Homeless Advocacy Project

1429 Walnut Street, 15th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102

P: (215) 523-9595 | F: (215) 523-9599

https://www.haplegal.org/

Immigration Law Issues

HIAS Pennsylvania

600 Chestnut St., Suite 500B

Philadelphia, PA 19106

P: (215) 832-0900

http://hiaspa.org/

Nationalities Service Center

1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

P: (215) 893-8400 | F: (215) 735-9718

http://www.nationalitiesservice.org/

Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center

P.O. Box 20339

112 Pleasant Acres Road, Suite 1

York, PA 17402

P: (717) 600-8099 | F: (717) 600-8044

http://www.pirclaw.org/

Judicial Reform/Discipline

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts

1845 Walnut Street, 25th Fl. 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

P: (215) 486-6685

http://www.pmconline.org/

Landlord/Tenant & Housing

Philadelphia Landlord/Tenant Legal Help Center

Municipal Court Building

1339 Chestnut Street, 10th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19107

P: (215) 686-2910

Regional Housing Legal Services

123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1330

Philadelphia, PA 19109

P: (215) 572-7300 | F: (215) 572-0262

http://rhls.org/

Tenant Union Representative Network

100 South Broad Street, Suite 800

Philadelphia, PA 19110

P: (215) 940-3900

http://www.rturn.net/

*Also Philly VIP (See Above)

LGBTQ Issues

Mazzoni Center Legal Services

1348 Bainbridge Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

P: (215) 563-0657

http://www.mazzonicenter.org/

Social Justice

Public Interest Law Center

1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 802

Philadelphia PA 19102

P: (215) 627-7100

http://www.pubintlaw.org/

The Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic (“DIPTC”) at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

(https://www.law.upenn.edu/clinic/intellectualproperty/)

Federal Resources

US Copyright Office

202-707-3000

(https://www.copyright.gov/)

(Including Commercial Lease Assistance Program)

[email protected]

(https://ccb.gov/ / https://ccb.gov/handbook/)

US Patent and Trademark Office

800-786-9199

(https://www.uspto.gov/)

US Small Business Administration

800-827-5722

(https://www.sba.gov/)

IRS: Small to Mid-Size Tax Exempt Organization Workshop

Other Resources

Center for Art Law (Visual Arts)

(https://itsartlaw.org/)

Greater Philadelphia Region

Bankruptcy Law

Civil Legal Issues

Child Legal Issues

Civil Rights Issues

Criminal Law Matters

Disability Law Issues

Domestic Abuse

Education Law Issues

Elderly Legal Issues

Family Law Issues

Germantown Residents

Healthcare Law Issues

Homelessness Issues

Immigration Law Issues

Judicial Reform/Discipline

Landlord/Tenant & Housing

LGBTQ Issues

Social Justice

Federal Resources

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