Representative Matters

• Representation of nonprofit employers in court and agency litigation in defense of claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, unpaid overtime and denial of family/medical leaveDefense of seminaries sued for wrongful termination of student status
• Litigation of First Amendment separation of church and state issues on behalf of churches and seminaries
• Representation of church congregations in litigated cases relating to pastoral non-performance and misconduct
• Obtaining temporary restraining orders on behalf of nonprofits that are being threatend by former employees, students or clientsFormation of nonprofit organizations, including corporations and trusts
• Advice to board members regarding their fiduciary obligations
• Formation of and advice regarding 403(b) plans
• Specialized employment advice regarding the management of a nonprofit workforce that concurrently receives social services from the organization by which it is employed, i.e., "client/employees"
• Advice to private educational institutions, including seminaries, colleges and secondary schools, regarding professorial chair endowments and tenure issues, as well as fundraising/development matters
• Advice and negotiation regarding land acquisitions and related zoning and environmental issues
• Advice to job training agencies that assist disabled persons regarding reasonable accommodation obligations under federal and state disability discrimination laws, as well as advice on placement of trained applicants in the for-profit sector
• Negotiating conservation easements and land acquisitions, secuirng water rights and addressing habitat conservation and endangered species issues for private land trusts
  Advice to faith-based organizations regarding operational and governance issues, including those that derive from their unique hierarchical structure
• Counsel to healthcare foundations that require familiarity with the healthcare industry and professional practice regulations
• Representation of cemeteries in endowment management, land use, environmental compliance, boundary and other real estate-related needs, as well as in employment and labor relations and customer relations
• Advice to nonprofit housing groups regarding zoning and environmental regulations in connection with the acquisition of real property and the project approval process
• Operations advice to non-governmental transportation management institutions
• Preparation of executive benefit plans for performing arts organizations