Venture Competition Team: Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Open gallery
Team members:
- Mark David Banner, law student
- Amber Buker, law student
- Aaron Gonzales, law student
- Ken Katzaroff, law student
- Sean Kirkpatrick Clancy, law student
Project synopsis:
Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (“OVLA”) will help Portland’s artists create fearlessly by providing legal services and education, while fostering synthesis between lawyers, students, and creatives.
OVLA’s goals are
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to ensure access to effective legal counsel for artists and arts organizations with limited resources;
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to educate Portland’s artistic and legal communities on art-related business and legal issues;
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to introduce law students and young lawyers to the practice of art-related law while instilling appreciation for pro bono work; and
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to strengthen cooperative relationships between Portland’s legal, business, education, and artistic communities.
OVLA will accomplish its goals by
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hosting clinics where artists and arts organizations can meet with an attorney to discuss legal issues;
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creating a network of volunteer attorneys to provide pro bono legal services for artists and nonprofit arts organizations with limited resources;
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developing a website with educational information that facilitates research on art-related legal issues;
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conducting seminars, workshops, and other programs on legal and business issues for artists and arts organizations; and
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immersing law students in OVLA’s activities in order to develop practical experience with art-related law.
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The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership is located in room 344 of J.R. Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 71
email entrepreneurship@lclark.edu
Chrys Hutchings
Director
chryshutchings@lclark.edu
503-768-7683
Catarina Hunter
Associate Director
chunter@lclark.edu
503-768-8683
The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 71
Portland OR 97219