Artist Legacy and Estate Planning Clinic (Dec. 2023)

Schedule:

• 5:30 – 6:00 PM EST: Keynote Address.
• 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST: 6:00–8:00 PM EST: Individual Consultation (participating artists will be paired with a volunteer attorney for a confidential 15 – 20 minute consultation)

Clinic sessions are hosted on Zoom. The consultations take place in breakout rooms to ensure confidentiality.

Volunteer Professionals:

• Charles Rosoff, Appraiser, Appraisal Services Associates
• Cynthia Pearson, Attorney, Overton, Lyman & Prince, LLP
• Wendy Dickieson, Attorney, Withers Worldwide
• Trace Brooks, Attorney, Trace Brooks Law
• Amie Potsic, Appraiser, Amie Potsic Art Advisory, LLC
• Leah Hokenson, Attorney, Baldwin LLC

Are you interested in becoming a participating attorney? Please contact us at clinic@itsartlaw.org.

About the Keynote Speaker:

Clarissa Rodriguez | Harper Meyer LLP

Clarissa Rodriguez is a Board-Certified Expert in International Law. She is a member of the Harper Meyer Art and Entertainment Law Group, International Litigation and Arbitration Group, and California desk practice areas. She has an overwhelming amount of dispute resolution experience that paved a way for a cross disciplinary practice between disputes and the arts.

In 2016, Clarissa met and later partnered with Donald S. Burris, Esq. Donald “Don” Burris is a renowned attorney with experience serving as Assistant Counsel to the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee and concentrating in the restitution of Nazi-looted art, specifically winning the landmark US Supreme Court case of Altmann v. Republic of Austria, 541 U.S. 677 (2004). As a colleague and dear friend, Don inspired Clarissa to develop and dovetail her passion for arts and entertainment law with her experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Don and Clarissa work together on various art law cases as well as sophisticated business litigation matters in Miami and Los Angeles.

Clarissa assists clients on all legal issues related to the acquisition, retention and disposition of fine art, and rights to works of artistic creation. She counsels clients on all issues related to the purchase, sale, and ownership of art and advises clients on all areas of due diligence, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and transactions related to artwork, the art market, and the art world. She has experience in motion picture and television financing, production legal, distribution, talent representation and intellectual property in entertainment law.

About the Center for Art Law:

The Center for Art Law is a Brooklyn-based research and education nonprofit that offers resources and programming for the advancement of a vibrant arts and law community. Through its website and monthly Art Law Blast newsletter, the Center disseminates information and keeps readers updated on art- and law-related news, events, cases, and publications. The Center facilitates conversations by hosting and participating in programs including conferences, workshops and clinics for visual artists, film screenings, and more. Today a world-renowned asset to the art law field, the Center serves artists, attorneys, students and scholars of both disciplines, art market professionals, and members of the general public.

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