NONPROFIT LAW

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 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 goal of our Ann Arbor, Birmingham and Detroit 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 duties and liability
Charitable solicitation
Creating subsidiaries
Education and lobbying
Employment and personnel issues
Fundraising
Government contracts
Grant proposal writing
Labor and union issues
Legislative issues
Licensing and Certification
Litigation
National accreditation
Planning giving alternatives
Real estate
Securities law
Selling products and services
Strategic planning
Tax exemption issues

Experienced – Our attorneys have many years of experience representing and serving as volunteers in nonprofit organizations

Adult foster care
Advocacy and lobbying associations
Charitable trusts
Child day care
Child welfare
Condominium associations
Family services
Foundations
Government units
Lobbying associations
Medical equipment and supplies
Private clubs
Private schools
Residential care
Trade associations

Representative Nonprofit Clients

Boys Hope–Girls Hope Detroit, Calumet Center, Central Care Management Organization, Community Link Foundation, Detroit Athletic Club, Girlstown Foundation, HS-USA, Inc., International Samaritan, Juvenile Assessment Center, Michigan Association for Telecommunications in Health Care, People’s Express, Pewabic Pottery, P.O.W.E.R., Inc., Schwabischer Unterstuzungs Verien, Search for Common Ground, SEMBOIA, Spare Change Charities, Spectrum Community Services, Spectrum Human Services, StarrVista, Steppingstone School, Truth & Tidings Gospel Trust, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Vista Maria, Wayne State Dugout Club, Wings of Mercy, Americas.