COLA Request For Assistance
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts, or CoLA, serves as a liaison between artists and arts organizations who are members of CoLA and our network of volunteer attorneys who provide legal services on behalf of our members, including counseling, negotiation and litigation assistance. Members are referred to attorneys who specialize in the fields of law affecting their legal matters. Representation is provided pro bono for financially eligible members.
  
To qualify for CoLA's pro bono legal assistance services, you must:
* Be an artist or arts organization based in Colorado
* Be a member of CoLA, and
* Your adjusted gross income must not exceed the following amounts in the past calendar year:
-- If you are an individual artist your adjusted gross income cannot exceed $25,000
-- If you are an arts organization, your adjusted gross income cannot exceed $150,000
To apply for pro bono legal assistance, please do the following:
 
 
 
 
* Become a CoLA member (only $15 for individual artists);
* Complete this online Request for Legal Assistance;
* Send by mail or e-mail any documents, e-mails, correspondence, and other information relevant to your matter;
* Pay an administration fee in the amount of $50; and
* Send by mail or e-mail a copy of your most recently filed Federal Tax return. If you are a new arts business and have not yet filed a tax return, please send in your organization's projected operating budget.
  
(Your financial information is kept confidential, placed only in CoLA files, and used only to verify that you meet our qualifying financial criteria.)
  
Your information will be reviewed, and you may be contacted for clarifications and/or additional explanations and information. The more detailed your request, the better CoLA can work to place your matter with an attorney.
  
Let's get started!
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* Who are you?
Name
Company
Address 1
Address 2
City/Town
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Email Address
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* Are you applying for representation on behalf of yourself, or on behalf of an arts organization?
Myself
Arts organization