California Non-Profit Organization and Association Lawyer
Phone: 415-439-8828
The Law Offices of G. J. Mugg focus on the special legal needs of California non-profit organizations and associations. Experience in representing a variety of non-profits has given us a thorough understanding of the unique legal opportunities and problems faced by these organizations and of the practical solutions that are available to them.
We regularly counsel and represent non-profits in regards to the following issues:
- Organization, including the selection of type of legal entity, and structuring of holding companies, for-profit subsidiaries, tax-exempt foundations, public-private partnerships, and other types of collaborative relationships
- Governance, including strategic planning issues, organizational changes and management, as well as director and officer roles, responsibilities and liabilities
- Tax planning, including obtaining, maintaining, and changing of tax status, compensation of directors and officers, joint ventures with for-profit organizations, and state and local tax issues
- Fund raising and development, including bonding, deferred giving, estate planning, and trust administration
- Labor and human relations, including executive compensation, staff and employee contracts, workplace safety and accommodation requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and employment issues such as harassment, discrimination, discipline and termination
- Governmental relations, including business with regulatory agencies in connection with compliance, grants and funding, informal participation in public policy development, public-private partnerships and privatization
- Real estate and environmental issues, including site selection, acquisition, zoning, development, environmental and tax assessment, construction, financing, leasing, and sale of commercial property
- Intellectual property, including the protection of patents, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights
- Condo association issues, including representing associations in compliance with the David-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which governs most of the actions and practices of condo associations
To discuss forming a non-profit organization or association, or to discuss your non-profit issues with an experienced attorney, please schedule a consultation by calling us at 415-439-8828, e-mailing us, or filling out intake form on our Contact Us page. There will be no fee for the first hour of the initial consultation if you decide to hire our law firm. Half our normal rate will be charged for the remainder of the initial consultation. We designed our firm with your non-profit business in mind.
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Law Offices of G. J. Mugg
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Phone: 415-439-8828
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