Helping nonprofits be more efficient and effective...
Emily began working in the nonprofit sector during college, and has not strayed far from it since. She believes that the nonprofit sector plays an indispensable role in giving a voice to underserved communities. The combined experience of working both within the nonprofit community and as an advisor to nonprofits has provided her with the ability to understand both the culture within the organization and the particular demands that nonprofits face on a daily basis. By focusing her entire practice on the nonprofit community, she is able to better advise organizations on the unique issues that affect the sector.
Emily lives in Minneapolis with her partner Rachel, their spunky 8-year old, Nokomis, and two furry beasts. When she is not advising nonprofits or volunteering for them, she enjoys yoga, cooking, visiting new local restaurants to expand her Twin Cities foodie knowledge, and settling down with a good "brain candy" book to relax her mind. In 2012, she expanded her horizons by making her acting debut in a Minnesota Fringe Festival production. Check her out in "....Kill All The Lawyers" in the 2013 Fringe this August!
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota
Education:
Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN -- May 2011
B.A. in Social Justice, B.A. in Philosophy, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN -- December 2003
Legal Experience:
Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN -- May 2011
B.A. in Social Justice, B.A. in Philosophy, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN -- December 2003
Legal Experience:
Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Planning Clinic for Tax-Exempt Organizations and Low Income Clients -- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, Fall 2012
Legal Administrator/Law Clerk -- Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, 2006-2011
Law Clerk -- Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, Washington, DC, Summer 2010
Affiliations:
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Legal Administrator/Law Clerk -- Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, 2006-2011
Law Clerk -- Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, Washington, DC, Summer 2010
Affiliations:
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Board Member, Minnesota Fringe
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Associate Member
Volunteer Attorney, LegalCorps
Board Member, Hennepin County Bar Foundation
Program Committee, Charities Review Council
Publications:
"Advising Public Charity Boards on Lobbying Activities" -- Tax Section News, Minnesota State Bar Association, Summer 2012, at 9; also printed in the ABA's Business Law Section Nonprofit Organizations Committee Newsletter, Third Quarter 2012.
Speaking Engagements and Trainings:
Instructor, 2013 Technical Assistance Workshops, presented to grantees of Headwaters Foundation for Justice, the Women's Foundation of Minnesota, and PFund Foundation; Winter/Spring 2013
Guest Lecturer, Nonprofit Governance, Finance, and Law - Hamline University, Spring 2013
