California Lawyers for the Arts

California Lawyers for the Arts
AbbreviationCLA
Formation1974 (1974)
TypeNon-profit
Location
  • Berkeley, California, US
    San Francisco, California, US
    Sacramento, California, US
    Los Angeles, California, US
    San Diego, California, US
Websitewww.calawyersforthearts.org

California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1974, to provide legal services to artists and members of the creative arts community. The first executive director was Hamish Sandison, who was a recent graduate of Boalt Hall at University of California, Berkeley and is now a solicitor in London, England, specializing in law and technology. In 1987, Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts (BALA) joined forces with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts-Los Angeles (VLA) to form California Lawyers for the Arts as a statewide organization. CLA is part of an informal network of “Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts” programs that serve artists through state-based organizations throughout the United States.

CLA has offices in Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, and the organization serves more than 11,000 artists annually. CLA has nearly 1,800 paid members, including artists and arts organizations of all disciplines and cultural backgrounds, attorneys, accountants, and teachers.

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