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March 20, 2022
Student Affairs Legal Issues, 2022 Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD
March 17, 2022
Ask the Association Attorney: What You Need to Know to Advise Your Association Clients, 2022 Nonprofit Legal, Finance, & Grants Conference, Washington, DC
March 9, 2022
Association-Sponsored Research & the Antitrust Laws: Staying Out of Legal Trouble and Protecting Your Members, Joint Tenenbaum Law Group – Vault Consulting Webinar
March 9, 2022
Ask the Association Lawyer, Congress of Chiropractic State Associations’ Lunch + Learn Member Roundtable (Virtual)
February 11, 2022
Student Conduct Legal Issues, 2022 Association of Student Conduct Administrators Annual Conference, Washington, DC
January 28, 2022
Business Development Tips and Strategies from an Attorney and What It Can Mean for Hartman Advisors, Hartman Executive Advisors (Virtual)
January 20, 2022
Workplace and Workforce 2022: Your Latest Need-to-Know Covid-19 Protocols and Best Practices (Webinar), The Nonprofit Alliance
January 20, 2022
Trends in Association CEO Contracts and Compensation, Michigan Society of Association Executives (Virtual)
January 13, 2022
Business as Usual?: The Legal Challenges with In-Person Activities and Events, 39th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute Presented by the University of Texas School of Law and Philanthropy Southwest (Virtual)
December 16, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: What Every Association Executive Needs and Wants to Know (Webinar), Association TRENDS
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.
Susan Hamsher is a nonprofit attorney and business partner with experience providing legal advice in private practice and in-house at one of the world’s largest charities. She excels at incorporating complex legal requirements into effective and practical solutions to advance the strategic business objectives of her clients. Susan 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.
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.
Kyler Mejia is an attorney (DC Bar admission pending) 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.
