Lawyer Request

MdVLA has provided us with the means to navigate the basic legal terminology and decision-making that we need to operate as a company. Having lawyers who care about the arts community means artists can spend less time worrying about legal issues and more time enriching the cultural experience of our city.

The lawyers that I’ve linked up with were so amazing and helpful. I think it’s so critical to have that type of support.

MDVLA has always held me down when I needed legal advice. They always handled my inquiries swiftly and with love. They’re a beautiful resource that not only is integral for an artist to have access to but they also are a part of what makes Baltimore's creative scene rich and unique!

Over the past few years, MVLA has advised and advocated for me and gotten results. Sometimes those results have been serious gains—obtaining ownership of past work for example or crucial assistance understanding a contract —and other times that gain is just piece of mind: Knowing I got a straight answer about something just helps me sleep at night and wake up to keep doing the work. MVLA's inclusive approach to who is deemed an artist is especially heartening to me, a reporter and nonfiction author because sometimes folks like me aren't viewed as 'artists.' MVLA's advocacy on my behalf has legitimately empowered me by taking the time to explain the literal and figurative worth of my work in Baltimore's creative ecosystem.