Why Attend?
- Over 90,000 new non-profit organizations are created in the U.S. each year.
- Organizations have special legal requirements, and the members of their boards of directors who perform their duties properly should be protected from liability.
- Non-profits need legal advice to file their forms properly with the IRS as well as state and local governments, and guide their activities and operations to protect their valuable nonprofit status.
- In our litigious society, more and more non-profits are being sued. Excellent legal advice for non-profits can prevent many future legal problems and avoid costly, and possibly organization-ending, litigation.
- Review current litigation involving non-profits.
- Discover how to expand and improve your legal practice through helping clients properly form non-profits and representing non-profits throughout their existence.
Taught by Herb Rubenstein, a member of the VA, MD, and DC bars since 1983, this seminar will cover a broad range of legal issues faced by non-profits today. Many types of non-profit organizations are recognized by the IRS, and while every non-profit must adhere to certain core legal requirements, each separate type of non-profit also has separate rules governing their specific operations.
Special rules apply to non-profit board members that must be diligently observed to ensure the board members serve the organization properly and that they are protected from liability. Competent legal advice is necessary at all stages of the existence of the non-profit including formation to protect the non-profit and avoid legal problems.
In addition, attendees will learn the ways legal counsel can help non-profit organizations not only assess legal risk, but also work cooperatively with for-profit and other non-profit entities to grow their organization. Non-profits often also have significant intellectual property, cybersecurity, employment, contract, and other legal issues that legal counsel will have to identify for the officers and board members in a timely manner. Non-profits that operate or raise money in more than one state also have special legal requirements to stay compliant with the law.
This course will also cover law practice management approaches so lawyers and law firms can serve non-profits efficiently and economically, and various fee arrangements that lawyers can use to be properly compensated over time from non-profit clients that often do not have large budgets for legal work.
ATTENDING IN PERSON ON MAY 4?
The Bobzien-Gaither Education Center in Richmond/Innsbrook is our new state-of-the-art facility designed with your safety in mind. It features a Centurion air filtration system, which quickly and effectively eliminates viruses and bacteria. Additionally, the facility is thoroughly cleaned before each seminar, and face masks and hand sanitizer will be available.
COVID-19 POLICY FOR LIVE-ON-SITE ATTENDANCE
By attending a live-on-site Virginia CLE® seminar, you acknowledge the health risks associated with COVID-19 and that you MUST follow all Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policies. You may NOT attend a live-on-site program if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you are under any self-quarantine orders per CDC guidelines.
Click here for details about the Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policy. Please revisit the webpage routinely for updates as we are monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation. All updates to this policy will be emailed to registrants.
(Last updated March 2, 2022)
| Registration Deadlines: |
| Webcast: |
10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
| Telephone: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar
Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
| Live on Site: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar
Walk-in registration is permitted on a space-available basis |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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