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Speaking Engagements
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December 9, 2025
Ask the Nonprofit Attorney, 2025 Greater Washington Society of CPAs Nonprofit Symposium, Washington, DC
November 18, 2025
Ask the Association Attorney, 2025 American Osteopathic Association Affiliate Leader Meeting (Webinar)
November 13, 2025
Ask the Association Attorney: Everything You Want to Know, GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda, MD
October 27, 2025
Nonprofits Under Fire: Everything You Need to Know to Mitigate Risk from Current Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Threats, Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s 2025 Risk Summit, Reston, VA
October 15, 2025
Mitigating Risk from DEI, Federal Tax Reform, and Litigation: Everything Associations Need to Know, Florida Society of Association Executives’ Education Expo, Tallahassee, FL
October 9, 2025
Ask the Nonprofit Attorney: Everything You Need to Know, Nonprofit Legal, Finance, & Grants Conference, Washington, DC
October 7, 2025
Association Mergers & Acquisitions, CEO Update Workshop, Washington, DC
September 24, 2025
Threats to Tax-Exempt Status, DEI Risks, AI Policies and Practices, and More: 2025’s Hot Topics in Nonprofit Law, Greater Washington Society of CPAs Nonprofit Membership Meeting (Webinar)
August 26, 2025
Risk Mitigation for Nonprofits in a Rapidly Evolving Regulatory and Legal Landscape, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Connect 2025, Washington, DC
August 11, 2025
The Realities of the Corner Office: Navigating Culture and Politics, American Society of Association Executives’ 2025 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
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.
