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Speaking Engagements
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April 7, 2023
Ask the Association Attorney, 2023 Nonprofit Legal, Finance and Grants Conference, Washington, DC
March 22, 2023
The Top Legal Issues Your Nonprofit Needs to Make a Priority, Philadelphia Eagles Care Summit, Philadelphia, PA
March 20, 2023
Structuring Contracts: UBIT, Royalties, Sponsorships, Trade Shows, Advertising, and Events (Presentation), Air Force Association, Arlington, VA
March 15, 2023
Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer, United Philanthropy Forum (Webinar)
March 8, 2023
Staying Out of Hot Water: The Rules of the Road for Lobbying and Political Activity by 501(c)(3) Blood Centers, 2023 America’s Blood Centers’ Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA
March 1, 2023
Ask the Association Attorney, Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (Webinar)
February 22, 2023
CEO Update LIVE: Executive Recruitment, National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC
January 18, 2023
PAR GOAT Awards: Honoring Association Revenue Impact (Virtual), Professionals for Association Revenue (PAR)
December 8, 2022
Ask the Association Lawyer (Virtual), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives’ December Conversation Circle
November 30, 2022
Avoiding Association Governance Pitfalls with Nisha Thakker, Esq., Wisconsin Society of Association Executives’ 2022 Summit, Madison, WI
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.
Greg Whitten is an attorney with significant experience advising nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations and public entities on a wide range of legal issues related to strategy, compliance, and operations. Drawing on more than four years of experience as Senior Legal Counsel at an international technology nonprofit organization, he provides practical legal guidance to mission-driven organizations navigating complex regulatory and operational environments.
Kyler Mejia is an attorney 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.
Rowan Cunningham is an attorney with experience advising nonprofit tax-exempt organizations on a broad range of legal and compliance matters. Prior to joining TLG, Rowan worked for several years as a law clerk and then an attorney at another DC-based law firm focused on nonprofit organizations.
