New Jersey Legal Services and Resources

• Legal Services of NJ: www.lsnjlaw.org
• Explanation of LSNJ Services: www.lsnj.org/represent.htm
• Community Health Law Project: www.chlp.org
• New Jersey State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service: www.njsba.com/for-the-public/lawyer-referral-service
• New Jersey State Bar Association list of Pro Bono services: www.njsba.com/resources/probono/
• Legal Services of New Jersey Pro Bono New Jersey list of Pro Bono services: www.probononj.org/participatingorgs.aspx
• Disability Rights New Jersey: www.drnj.org
• ACLU-NJ: www.aclu-nj.org
• Volunteer Lawyers for Justice: www.volunteerlawyersnj.org
• Pro Bono Partnership: www.probonopartner.org
• Nonprofit Finance Fund (providing capital and advice for nonprofit organizations): www.nonprofitfinancefund.org
• The New Jersey Judiciary maintains a wealth of important legal forms, information, and resources on its website to help people represent themselves in civil, criminal, family, municipal, and tax court in New Jersey. Click on "Legal Practice Forms" at www.judiciary.state.nj.us

Other Volunteer Legal Services

• National Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and similar organizations list, as well as other resources for the Arts, from the website of Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts in St. Louis: www.vlaa.org
• Directory of Legal Aid/Legal Services Organizations in Other States: www.ptla.org/ptlasite/links/services.htm

Services for the Arts

• NJ State Council on the Arts: www.njartscouncil.org
• Discover NJ Arts: www.jerseyarts.com
• NJ Government Services: www.lsnjlaw.org/english/governmentaid/resources/index.cfm
• The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: www.grdodge.org
• Art Pride NJ: www.artpridenj.com
• South Jersey Cultural Alliance: www.sjca.net
• Arts Council of the Morris Area: www.morrisarts.org
• Morris County Heritage Commission: www.co.morris.nj.us/mchc
• Jazz Bridge Project (providing assistance for jazz musicians in crisis): www.jazzbridge.org
• The Actors' Fund of America Health Insurance Resource Center (providing information on affordable health insurance for artists of all disciplines): www.actorsfund.org/services/Health_Care_and_Health_Insurance/Health_Insurance_Resource_Center/index_html
• The Actors' Fund of America Housing Resource Center (providing information on affordable housing for artists of all disciplines): http://www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/housing/housing-resource-center
• The American Federation of Musicians: www.afm.org
• Mana Contemporary, a 450,000 square foot space in Jersey City, NJ, that provides art collection management, storage, and transportation services: www.manafinearts.com

Services for the Arts and Others

• Health-Pact (providing low-cost medical services in New Jersey): www.health-pact.com
• New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation (providing financial assistance to people in need): www.njblf.org

Additional Sources of Legal Information

• US Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov
• US Patent and Trademark Office: www.uspto.gov
• US Patent and Trademark Office information regarding non-USPTO solicitations that may resemble official USPTO communications: www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solication_warnings.jsp
• Keep Your Copyrights (information from Columbia Law School on obtaining and protecting your copyrights, along with sample contracts and explanations): www.keepyourcopyrights.org