Serving on a nonprofit board is more than a résumé line or a chance to lend one’s name to a worthy cause. It is a legal and moral responsibility to safeguard the mission, protect the organization’s assets, and ensure the community it serves is not abandoned. Donors, clients, and the broader public place enormous...Read More

For many small business owners, being served with a lawsuit feels like a gut punch. You’ve poured time, money, and energy into building something of your own, and now you’re staring at legal papers that seem to threaten all of it. The first reaction is often panic — and that’s normal. But lawsuits are not...Read More

  A Crisis Is Not the Time to Start Looking for a Lawyer Every organization hopes it won’t happen — the financial collapse, the internal investigation, the founder scandal, the whistleblower complaint, the lawsuit. But hope isn’t a strategy. In my work with both businesses and nonprofits, I’ve been brought in during moments when everything...Read More

Mission Alone Won’t Protect You If you’re running a nonprofit, chances are you’re doing it for the right reasons. You’re focused on impact, community, and purpose — not profit. But good intentions don’t insulate organizations from serious legal risk. In fact, some of the most mission-driven nonprofits I’ve encountered have found themselves in legal trouble...Read More