Whether bespoke or template, I draft each contract with an eye toward risk management, the client’s desired outcome, and the client’s risk tolerance.  I am an unabashed contract geek and love to parse clauses until I get the best result for your client.

Typical client work includes much of the contracts in-house counsel encounter, such as:

• Employment Agreements
• Secondment / Leased Employee Agreements
• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Commercial Leases
• Intellectual Property Licenses
• Donation Agreements
• Grant Agreements
• Charitable Co-venture Agreements
• and much more

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Nonprofits are my sweet spot.  For over 15 years, I have counseled numerous nonprofit organizations and their general counsel.

Typical client matters include:

• Nonprofit formation
• Tax exemption applications
• Tax exemption reinstatements
• Contacting
• Charitable Solicitation compliance
• Annual registration compliance
• Governance matters
• Bylaw drafting, tweaking, and board education
• Policy drafting
• Volunteer education
• Employee and independent contractor agreements
• Trademark and copyright matters
• and general research

My experience includes 501(c)(3) public charities and private foundations, 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6), and 509(a) supporting organizations.

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Trademarks and copyrights can be an important source of revenue to nonprofit and for-profit entities.  I am particularly enthusiastic about protecting the intellectual property of nonprofit organizations.  Most ignore or underestimate the value and breadth of their intellectual property.

Some of commonly requested services include:

• Trademark Search and Evaluation
• Trademark Registration
• Trademark Renewal
• Copyright Registration
• Copyright Licensing
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices
• Cease-and-desist letters
• Reviewing & drafting intellectual property clauses in Work-for-Hire agreements

I enable you to provide solutions and strategies that develop, maintain, and protect your clients’ creative works.

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Healthcare law makes my inner geek glow.  Since 2005, I have counseled a variety of healthcare entities.  I am very familiar with federal and Pennsylvania regulations pertinent to general hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospices, drug & alcohol facilities, and telemedicine providers.

Typical matters include:

• Provider employment agreements
• Stark Law and Anti-kickback Act compliance
• HIPAA Privacy and Security compliance
• Contract drafting and review
• Regulatory compliance
• Board of Director Governance
• and general research

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