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Speaking Engagements
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February 11, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Key Tips, Strategies, Pitfalls and Best Practices (with Jim Zaniello), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives CEO Meeting, Tucson, AZ
February 7, 2020
Legal Issues in Student Conduct Administration, Association of Student Conduct Administrators, Washington, DC
January 22, 2020
UBIT: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know about Sponsorships, Advertising, Royalties, and Cause Marketing (Webinar), Association TRENDS
January 13, 2020
Title IX Updates, 2020 Community College Legal Issues Conference, Orlando, FL
December 19, 2019
Liabilities & Insurances (E&O, Bonding, Etc. – If Your Society Doesn’t Have a Good Attorney, You’re Probably Going to Need One!) (Moderator) (Webinar), Council of Scientific Society Presidents
December 17, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits’ Risk with Third Parties (Panel), Greater Washington Society of CPAs 31st Annual Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium, Washington, DC
December 5, 2019
Master Your Association's Board Culture to Smash Operational Obstacles (Panel), Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Tysons Corner, VA
November 14, 2019
Presentation on the Practice of Nonprofit Law at JEL.Connect, Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, Washington, DC
October 21, 2019
Innovations in Third-Party Risk Management (Panel), Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s 2019 Risk Summit, Leesburg, VA
October 21, 2019
Legal Update on Sexual Misconduct in the Employment Setting: The Application of Title IX and Title VII for Employees, Denver, CO
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.
