Non Profit Law Practice Group
The purpose of our Nonprofit Group is to provide comprehensive, cost effective legal representation and counsel to our nonprofit organizations by partnering with management to meet the demands and ever increasing responsibilities that management encounters, using law as a positive tool.
The members of Berry Moorman’s Nonprofit Group began and continue their association with nonprofit organizations by volunteering their time to the organizations of their choice. The practical experiences each gathered by volunteering and the recognition of the need for lawyers sensitive to the special needs of nonprofits lead to the formation of our nonprofit practice group. Related to this fact, several of our attorneys are contributing authors to the Michigan Nonprofit Management Manual, 5th Edition.
The goal of our nonprofit lawyers is to help our clients focus on their missions by protecting them from legal complications, by helping them use the law effectively as they deliver their valuable services to their clients, and by helping them network with government, private funding sources, other nonprofit organizations, and the business community.
Team Approach - Our legal team has the experience and strength to meet the diverse needs of nonprofit organizations
- Board governance and compliance
- Charitable solicitation
- Contracts – Drafting, Review and Negotiation of Contracts with Government, Agencies and Vendors
- Creating subsidiaries
- Employment and personnel issues
- Fundraising
- Grant proposal review
- Labor and union issues
- Licensing and Certification
- Litigation
- Planning giving alternatives
- Real estate
- Strategic planning
- Tax exemption issues
Experienced - Our attorneys have many years of experience representing and serving as volunteers in nonprofit organizations
- Adult foster care
- Charitable trusts
- Child day care
- Child welfare
- Condominium associations
- Family services
- Foundations
- Private clubs
- Private schools
- Residential care
Representative Nonprofit Clients
Association of Interventional Pulmonology Program Directors, Central Care Management Organization, Ennis Center for Children, Inc., Friends of Richmond Lenox EMS, Grosse Pointe Theatre Inc., Insight Youth and Family Connections, Inc., Juvenile Assessment Center, Michigan Council of Deliberation Scholarship Foundation, Michigan Disabled American Veterans, Pewabic Pottery, Quest, Inc., Robert H. Tannahill Foundation, Richmond Lenox EMS Ambulance Authority, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Search for Common Ground, Spectrum Community Services, Spectrum Human Services, Spectrum Juvenile Justice, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, and VVA Chapter 9 Trust.
In addition to its legal services, Berry Moorman attorneys have served on the Boards of numerous Detroit-based non-profits and charitable organizations, including: Boys Hope Girls Hope Detroit, Detroit Athletic Club, Girlstown, Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club, Spectrum Human Services and affiliated companies, and many others. This provides our attorneys with a breadth of experience and supports our emphasis on community service.
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Not every nonprofit challenge is straightforward, but when legal guidance is essential to your organization’s success, our Nonprofit Law attorneys provide strategic, proactive, and cost-effective solutions. From formation and governance to compliance, fundraising, and employment matters, we help nonprofits navigate complex regulations and protect their missions. No matter the challenge, our team is dedicated to delivering the legal support your organization needs to thrive.
