City Bar Justice Center - Neighborhood Entrepeneur Law Project

A volunteer attorney will give a presentation on the topic of Intellectual Property at the Pace University Small Business Development Center, located at One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038. By subway this location is accessible via the A/C/2/3 to Fulton St; or the 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. Registration is required as seating is limited. To RSVP, please contact Pace SBDC at 212-618-6655.

About NELP:

The Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) of the City Bar Justice Center provides low- to moderate-income micro-entrepreneurs with the legal services necessary to start their businesses on sound legal footing.

NELP’s volunteer attorneys guide clients through such matters as incorporation and tax issues, contracts and agreements, commercial lease negotiations, copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Volunteer attorneys also offer presentations and legal clinics at community-based organizations on issues of concern to micro-entrepreneurs.

To date, NELP has partnered with more than 100 law firms, 25 corporate legal departments, and 30 community-based organizations to assist more than 14,000 clients through the provision of brief services, direct representation, legal clinics, and community presentations.

Akira Arroyo directs NELP and Cheryl Lopez is the project coordinator.