Non-Profit

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We understand the business side of non-profits, and we offer creative approaches to guide you in managing governance, financial and operational issues, enabling you to fulfill your organization’s mission.

We offer business-savvy counseling that recognizes both the unique challenges and opportunities for private foundations, public charities, trade associations, educational institutions, religious organizations, as well as professional and political organizations. Compliance with state and federal laws on annual reporting, board governance, fundraising, and the tax code are challenging, and we advise on every aspect of keeping you on the right side regulators. On the opportunity side, we have rich experience in the relatively new areas of social enterprise, and alternative financing of the missions of both member-focused and community-focused organizations. While our tax attorneys provide essential services to non-profits, our corporate lawyers offer a broader perspective on building the business side for long-term sustainability.

Experience

Experience

  • $19,000 judgement awarded to family against landlord

    Successfully defended a family against their landlord. The landlord filed proceedings seeking to recover unpaid rent while our client filed a counterclaim for failure to repair, breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. The Judge awarded the family $4,000 in compensatory damage and ordered the landlord to pay $15,000 in punitive damages.

  • National outside IP and media counsel for advocacy groups

    Serves as outside counsel for all media, merchandising, blogging, copyright, trademark, and social media inquiries for several national conservative non-profit groups, including Tea Party Patriots and Center for Self Governance. 

  • Tax litigation

    Served as Plaintiffs' co-counsel in federal lawsuit against the IRS and individual defendants for unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination against non-profit educational and advocacy groups. Agreeing to a declaratory judgement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions acknowledged that the conduct of the IRS “was wrong and should have never occurred.”

  • Amicus Curiae brief before the United States Supreme Court

    Wrote amicus curiae brief in support of challenge to Minnesota statutes limiting free speech activities near voting areas.

  • Obtained jury verdict in favor of a non-profit advocacy group in trademark and defamation jury trial

    Successfully defended non-profit advocacy group against claim that it did not own rights to its name.

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