Representative Experience
Nonprofit formation
Application for tax exemption
Nonprofit restructuring
Maintenance of tax-exempt status
Structuring charitable contributions
Dissolution of nonprofit organizations
General federal income tax advice and planning
Prior Experience
Attorney for several nonprofits, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Center for Environmental Law & Policy and the Pacific Rim Enterprise Center
Environmental attorney, Riddell Williams, Seattle and Winthrop, and Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City
Representative Clients
Advises nonprofit organizations such as foundations, charities, arts organizations, social welfare entities, educational institutions and healthcare providers
Publications and Presentations
Speaks and writes on issues of concern to nonprofit organizations
Memberships and Activities
Washington State and New York Bar Associations
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association
Selected to "Rising Stars," Washington Law & Politics, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 editions
Education
LL.M. in taxation, University of Washington School of Law
Assistant to the Director, Graduate Tax Program
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1992
Articles Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law
B.A. in Economics and Political Science, magna cum laude, Duke University
Phi Beta Kappa
Editor, Duke Journal of Politics
