Outreach
Our team participates in a number of organizations and pro-bono activities. We thoroughly enjoys educating and providing guidance to creatives on the topics of entertainment, intellectual property, privacy and small business law. Contact us for more information on how you can have her participate in your next event. Below is a list of some of the presentations, organizations, publications and mentor engagements that Alyce Zawacki has engaged in.
presentations
- 2022: “Legal Guidance for Public Art”, Chroma Collective Speaker Series w/ TALA
- 2022: “Keeping it Legal: Tips for Artists When Performing“, Texas Commission on the Arts
- 2021: “Legal Essentials for Creatives,” #The100DayProject
- 2021: “Copyright for Artists,“ w/ David Jenkins for Big Medium
- 2021: “Copyright 101 For Visual Artists,” Loomier
- 2021: “I Made I! I Own It! Copyright Basics,” University of Texas Fine Arts Career Services
- 2021: “Get Your GRAM On: Navigating the New Music Album Copyright Registration,” Austin Bar Association (Entertainment & Sports Section) & TALA
- 2021: “Service Agreement Terms for Wedding Vendors,” Mornings Are For Mimosas
- 2020: “How Attorneys Can Help Drive Diversity & Inclusion in the Entertainment Industry,” Austin Bar Association (Entertainment & Sports Section)
- 2020: “Keeping It Legal: Tips for Artists When Performing”, Texas Commission for the Arts
- 2020: “Setting the Legal Straight in Creative Businesses”, Loomier
- 2020: “The Show Can’t Go On: Entertainment Industry Disputes During COVID-19”, Austin Bar Association
- 2020: “Legal & Accounting COVID-19 Q&A”, TALA, Fresh Arts & Houston Arts Alliance
- 2020: “Legal Issues Amid COVID-19”, Creatives Meet Business
- 2019: “Copyright Basics Every Attorney Should Know”, Austin Bar Association (Entertainment & Sports Section)
- 2019: “Creativity Meets Copyright: Owning Your Art”, Austin Music Foundation & TALA
- 2019: “Art & Business: Artist Legal Rights”, TALA with the George Carver Museum
- 2018: “Big Data & the GDPR”, Capital Factory – Music Tech Group
- 2018: “Copyright Law: Owning Your Work”, Dougherty Arts Centre, Professional Development Workshop Series
ORGANIZATIONS
- Texas Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA)
- The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM): 2020 Corporate Battle of the Bands Committee, Co-Chair, 2019 Corporate Battle of the Bands Committee, 2019 HAAM Day Committee
- Austin Music Foundation: 2019 Leaders in Austin Music Development Program
- Austin Entertainment & Sports Law Section: 2021/2022 Past-Chair, 2020/2021 Chair, 2019/2020 Chair-Elect
- Austin Classical Guitar: 2020 – current President of Board of Directors, 2020 – current Board of Directors, 2020 – 2021 Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee, 2019 – 2020 Young Professionals Council
- Austin Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA)
- Austin Young Lawyers Association (AYLA)
PUBLICATIONS
- 2022: The Savory Shot (interviewee)
“Episode 014: Protect Your Creativity, Your Work and Yourself“ - 2020: Splice (interviewee), “Why Songwriting Agreements Are Essential to your Music Career“
- 2020: IDCO Studio (interviewee), “The Legal Checklist Every Interior Designer Needs”
- 2020: Shame Watch (interviewee), “Episode 87: Media Law w/ Alyce Zawacki”
- 2018: Alternative Law Journal 43(2), 120–125, “Social media use in the legal profession”
- 2014: Upstart Magazine, “Explainer: A journalist’s guide to (avoiding) defamation on twitter”
MENTOR ENGAGEMENTs
- 2020: SXSW, Session Mentor
- 2019: CD Baby’s DIY Music Conference, Session Mentor
- 2019: TuneCore, Artist Consultation Mentor
- 2019: SXSW, Session Mentor