By NEO Law Group
Nonprofit risk management is an investment, not an expense. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich on how and when nonprofits should use a lawyer. The podcast is available here. Topics Lawyers’ Disclaimers Why do lawyers usually want to profess that they are not giving legal advice during interviews […]
On February 22, 2018, Erin and I recorded a webinar for Continuing Education of the Bar – Representing Charitable Nonprofits: Formation and Exemption. It’s a basic to intermediate-level 90 minute CLE program available here. Ensure you can advise clients on the special issues affecting nonprofits. This program covers how to get a nonprofit 501(c)(3) up and […]
While 2017 was a year many wish to forget, there were several special moments for us at NEO Law Group we wanted to share in our annual “Best of the Nonprofit Law Blog” post. We were one of the featured firms in the cover story for the February 2017 edition of the ABA Journal, our senior counsel […]
Section 5233 of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law defines and prohibits self-dealing transactions. A self-dealing transaction is defined as “a transaction to which the corporation is a party and in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest and which does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of […]
The past week was marked by the extraordinarily powerful Women’s March in Washington DC and throughout the world and the question of what happens next from the new administration and those who are passionately opposed to many of its policies. Have a listen to the flashmob’s I Can’t Keep Quiet while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of […]
We are presenting two Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs for Lawline on Friday, January 13, 2016 that we hope California attorneys will find helpful in their representation of nonprofits: Forming a California Nonprofit (Erin) This program will discuss the process of forming a California nonprofit entity, going through the legal considerations involved in each step in […]
Erin is presenting a live webinar titled, Complexities of Starting a Nonprofit in California, for Lorman on October 13 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PST. Here is the description of the program: This topic will cover the process of forming a California nonprofit entity, going through the legal considerations involved in each step in detail. We will also cover […]
The American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section is holding its 2016 Annual Meeting in Boston on September 8-10. I’m looking forward to meeting with my colleagues in the Nonprofit Organizations Committee, attending the various programs, and expressing my appreciation as one of the recipients of the Committee’s Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards. Accelerators and Incubators The first […]
I’ll be on Nonprofit Radio this Friday at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET discussing the new overtime rules and their impact on nonprofits with host Tony Martignetti. Catch us live on Talking Alternative or a few days later on iTunes. The Department of Labor’s final overtime rule updates the salary level required for the executive, administrative, […]
I’ll be speaking at the Continuing Education of the Bar – California (CEB) at the Renewal Retreat in North Lake Tahoe taking place May 18-20. If you’re a lawyer who works for a charity or foundation, I have a couple of free tickets (worth $495 each) to give away. Send me an email if […]