Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture resident organization California Lawyers For The Arts (CLA) offers online Zoom seminars and phone consultations and has compiled an extensive digital resource guide for the arts community. Recently, CLA added a comprehensive directory of trusted resources for 2025 Southern California wildfire relief, including ways to access assistance, support recovery efforts, and contribute to those in need (access the link on the CLA home page).

The “Phone-In Entertainment Legal Clinic” is available on Thursday, November 5, 2025, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Register before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025 to receive a 20- to 30-minute phone call appointment with an attorney. ($20) (Register in advance)

“Bridging Creative Conflicts – Mediation In Arts Disputes” takes place on Zoom, Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aaron Kemp and Alexandra Bloedorn, Program Coordinator for Arts Arbitration and Mediation Services in the Los Angeles office of CLA, explain how mediation works and how it can help. ($20 to $40, Register in advance)

“The Legal Lifecycle Of A Production” happens on Zoom, Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. April M. Paredes of Ascent Legal APLC and Dani B. Darling of Netflix Business & Legal Affairs lead the webinar. ($20 to $40, Register in advance)

CLA also has an active YouTube channel with digital archives of some seminars that can be viewed for free 24 hours per day on a daily basis. Access a selection of seminars from the “Relax With Tax For Artists & Creatives” series, as well as educational resources about bookkeeping, merchandising, intellectual property law, music production, publishing, and many more topics.