Artist Legacy & Estate Planning Clinic (Feb. 12, 2025)

On February 12, the Center for Art Law’s Artist Legacy and Estate Planning Clinic hosted an evening of low-cost consultations with attorneys, tax experts, and accountants with experience in estate and legacy planning.

After a keynote presentation on artist-endowed foundations, delivered by Justin Zaremby, each participating artist was paired with one of the Center’s volunteer professionals for a confidential 20-minute consultation.

Date & Time:

The Clinic took place on February 12, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST.

Schedule:

• 5:30 – 6:00 PM EST: Introductory Remarks
• 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST: Individual Consultations

Speaker:

Justin Zaremby is a Partner in Patterson Belknap’s Tax-Exempt Organizations department where he represents a wide range of public charities and private foundations. His clients include universities, museums and other cultural institutions; artist endowed and family foundations; donor-advised funds; human rights organizations; business leagues; social clubs and other tax-exempt entities. Mr. Zaremby acts as counsel to his clients on all aspects of their operations and management, providing strategic support at each critical stage of operation, with a special focus on the intersection of corporate transactions and tax-exempt organizations, helping clients with program and mission-related investments; structuring joint ventures with for-profit companies; and advising on mergers, financing, and restructuring.
Mr. Zaremby regularly speaks about non-profit organizations on a variety of topics. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School, Ph.D. from Yale University, and B.A. from Yale College.

Volunteer Professionals:

• Dave Bright | Adjunct Professor | University of Iowa College of Law
• Peter J. Caruso II | Attorney | Caruso & Caruso
• Leah Hokenson | Attorney | Baldwin LLC
• Caryn Keppler | Attorney | Offit Kurman
• Galina Portnoy | Certified Public Accountant | TAG Associates
• Amie Potsic | Appraiser | Amie Potsic Art Advisory, LLC
• Charles Rosoff, ASA, MRICS | Appraiser | Appraisal Services Associates

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

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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