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August 13, 2024
From Lawsuits to Lessons: Risk Management Survival Stories and Strategies (Presentation), 2024 American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting & Expo, Cleveland, OH
August 11, 2024
Avoiding Legal Landmines When Sourcing Educational Content (Presentation), 2024 American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting & Expo, Cleveland, OH
July 29, 2024
May 8, 2024
Navigating the Legal Landscape Following the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling (Presentation), California Society of Association Executives
April 29, 2024
Codes of Ethics: Avoiding Traps and Maximizing Opportunities (Presentation), California Society of Association Executives’ ELEVATE 2024, Burbank, CA
January 25, 2024
Antitrust Law Training (Presentation), American Institute of Architects New York State
November 14, 2023
Best Practices for Governance in a Digital Age (Presentation), Association of Environmental Authorities, Atlantic City, NJ
August 16, 2023
Mitigating the Legal Risks of Nonprofits’ ESG and DEIA Programs (Article), American Bar Association’s Business Law Today
August 7, 2023
Navigating the Pitfalls of a Code of Ethics (Presentation), 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, GA
August 3, 2023
Mitigating Legal Risks of ESG, DEIA Programs of Supreme Court Decision (Article), The NonProfit Times
Meet Our Team
Jeff is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit attorneys, and a highly regarded and frequent author, lecturer, media commentator, and expert witness on nonprofit legal matters. Formerly the longtime chair of one of the country’s largest nonprofit law practices, he is the recipient of numerous distinguished national awards and honors.
Nisha is an experienced in-house nonprofit attorney and senior-level business partner. Formerly the associate general counsel of a large REALTOR® association in Northern Virginia, she has a broad understanding of nonprofit legal matters as well as business operations, governance, and development.
Holly Peterson is an attorney with significant experience in the association and nonprofit, employment, and education sectors. She excels at translating complex regulatory and legal issues into practical and digestible client solutions. Prior to joining TLG, Holly served in a senior role on the Legal Resources Team and Leadership Team at the National Association of College and University Attorneys for eight years, where she was immersed in legal and operational issues impacting the nonprofit education sector, acquiring significant experience with association and nonprofit operations and management.
Counsel Ashley Wisneski has been practicing law for 20 years and brings extensive in-house experience to TLG. Most recently, she served as the University Counsel at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Associate General Counsel at Johnson & Wales University.
Kevin Serafino is an attorney with experience advising a wide range of nonprofit organizations at various stages of their development, leveraging his decade of experience working in-house at two national trade associations to provide practical and actionable legal advice to mission-driven organizations. He also counsels politically active organizations on federal and state lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance laws. Prior to joining TLG, Kevin served as an associate in the nonprofit organizations practice of a leading mid-Atlantic law firm, while also practicing in the firm’s Chambers-ranked political law group.
Kyler Mejia is an attorney (DC Bar admission pending) with experience advising nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and socially responsible businesses operating both domestically and internationally. Kyler counsels a broad range of nonprofits on a wide array of legal matters. He also acts as outside general counsel to many clients, assisting with issues related to federal tax exemption, corporate governance, contract reviews and drafting, mergers and acquisitions, subsidiaries and affiliates, hybrid corporate structures, partnerships and joint ventures, lobbying and political activity compliance, intellectual property, and more. Prior to joining TLG, Kyler worked at a boutique law firm in Tempe, AZ, focused exclusively on servicing the legal needs of nonprofits.
