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April 1, 2023
March 20, 2023
Structuring Contracts: UBIT, Royalties, Sponsorships, Trade Shows, Advertising, and Events (Presentation), Air Force Association, Arlington, VA
March 8, 2023
Staying Out of Hot Water: The Rules of the Road for Lobbying and Political Activity by 501(c)(3) Blood Centers (Presentation), 2023 America’s Blood Centers’ Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA
September 29, 2022
When the Institution Speaks: Considerations for Public and Private Universities Related to Institutionally Sponsored Speech (Article), National Association of College and University Attorneys Webinar
August 21, 2022
Avoiding Association Bylaw and Governance Pitfalls (Presentation), 2022 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Nashville, TN
July 20, 2022
Whisk in Risk: Top Legal Risks Facing Nonprofits, (Presentation), Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s Virtual Risk Summit (Risk Management Fundamentals)
April 22, 2022
Business Development Tips and Strategies from an Attorney and What It Can Mean for Coaches (Article), International Coaching Federation
January 25, 2022
Case Law Update (Article), Association of Student Conduct Administrators Annual Conference, Portland, OR
November 15, 2021
Navigating Vaccine Mandates in the Association Workplace (Article), American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now
October 26, 2021
Beyond Force Majeure: Navigating Hotel and Venue Contracts in a (Post?)-COVID World (Presentation), Wisconsin Society of Association Executives’ 2021 Annual Summit
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.
