Non-Profit
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Overview
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
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.
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.
Successfully litigated claims that the IRS imposed unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination against 41 non-profit educational and advocacy groups.
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.
Newsroom
Headlines
- January 30, 2019
- BuckHaven Lifestyle , December 1, 2017
- June 17, 2016
- September 30, 2015
News Releases
- November 5, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- November 8, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- November 1, 2018
- December 14, 2017
- October 30, 2017
- January 30, 2017
- November 12, 2015
Publications
- HR Daily Advisor, June 5, 2018
- November 7, 2017
Alerts
- October 3, 2019
- January 1, 2019
- June 2018
- October 6, 2017
- August 22, 2017
- January 14, 2016
- December 8, 2015
- November 20, 2015
- October 21, 2015
- September 30, 2015
- September 23, 2015
- August 11, 2015
- October 23, 2014
Speaking Engagements
- Marriott Marquis, Marquis Salon, November 14-17
- Huntsville, AL, November 3, 2017
- Cohutta Springs Conference Center, February 7-11, 2018
- Atlanta, Ga., March 23, 2017
- Atlanta, Ga., October 28, 2016
- Atlanta, Ga., October 6, 2016
- Atlanta, Ga., March 22, 2016
Community Involvement
Videos
Bryan Jacoutot covers the basics of what blockchain is, how blockchain works, how it came to be and how bitcoin uses the blockchain.
Blogs
- Student or Employee: DOL’s Relaxed Standard for Internships Deborah A. Ausburn
- Pitfalls of Internal Investigations Deborah A. Ausburn
- Internal Investigations and #MeToo: Interviewing Witnesses Deborah A. Ausburn
- Internal Investigations: What Not To Say Deborah A. Ausburn
- Internal Investigations and #MeToo: First Steps Deborah A. Ausburn
- Mandated Reporting: Risks of Ignoring A Child Deborah A. Ausburn
- Bad Science Makes Bad Policy on Campus Rapes Deborah A. Ausburn
- When Protecting Children Prompts Lawsuits Deborah A. Ausburn
Youth Services Law
Areas Of Focus
- Non-Profit Organization and Structuring
- Tax Exempt Qualifications, Compliance and Planning
- Non-Profit Governance
- Joint Ventures, Subsidiaries, Mergers and Strategic Partnerships
- For-Profit Subsidiaries and Earned Revenue
- Grants and Gifting Requirements
- PRI/MRI Financing
- Commercial Contracts and Transactions
- Employment and Benefits
- Intellectual Property and Licensing
- Real Estate, Leases and Property Tax Exemption