News and Highlights
WALA and Maryland VLA to host National VLAs
On May 2 – May 5, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts and Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will host their colleagues from counterpart VLAs across the country for the Annual National VLA Conference.
Meet Our New Executive Director, L. Michael Gipson
An award-winning writer, public health and youth advocate, L. Michael Gipson has worked on HIV/AIDS, youth and community development programming on the local, state and national level for 15 years. Throughout those years, Michael has conducted research and written articles, fact sheets, and issue briefs for local and national non-profits such as Advocates for Youth, [...]
The President’s Desk
Art is in the eye of the beholder. But what if the beholder is a judge making a decision in a dispute between the government and a private citizen? Should judges be the arbiters of defining not only what constitutes “art”, but “great art”? Although judges traditionally have refrained from defining “art”, the Fifth Circuit [...]
New “Link With A Lawyer” Opportunity @ WALA
FROM THE LEGAL SERVICES DESK:
WALA is proud to announce that we now offer “Link with a Lawyer,” an opportunity for our members to speak with an attorney for free, for about an hour, over the phone, about their legal issues and questions. If you have a legal issue that is non-adversarial, can be resolved or [...]
