Nonprofit Organizations

Whether your mission is to serve your members, provide a service, or advance a cause, our goal is to assist you in achieving that mission.

Bean, Kinney & Korman works with nonprofit organizations to help them better serve their members, contributors, and benefactors. As with any business, nonprofits - including trade associations, professional societies, and charitable organizations - can benefit from our legal knowledge and skills. Bean, Kinney & Korman supports its nonprofit clients by serving as counsel for internal operations and as an advocate for the organization and its cause.

Many basic business matters and concerns are shared by all nonprofits. Bean, Kinney & Korman's attorneys have experience with operational issues faced by nonprofit organizations. We advise on corporate formation, governance and evolution, litigation, employment issues, asset and real estate management, contracts, and insurance. A nonprofit can better accomplish its goals by skillfully managing the legal issues surrounding its day-to-day operations and assets. We can reliably guide you through these issues.

Bean, Kinney & Korman offers more than basic legal advice, however. We have attorneys who know nonprofits inside and out. Our lawyers have served as leaders of nonprofits, have been employed by trade and professional associations, and have advocated for our clients before federal, state and local governments. Bean, Kinney & Korman's attorneys know the nuances of nonprofit organizations, and how their strategies may differ from approaches used in the commercial world. Unlike for-profit businesses, legal decisions must be made within an environment influenced by member relations, lobbying restrictions, contributor accountability, industry-negotiated standards, and antitrust limitations. Bean, Kinney & Korman attorneys understand these considerations and work to benefit not only the organization but all its constituents.

Bean, Kinney & Korman's attorneys assist our nonprofit clients to develop, refine and implement their advocacy agenda effectively and credibly. Bean, Kinney & Korman has worked with its clients to address a variety of needs across the spectrum of legislation, regulation and local governance for a broad range of interests, including transportation, health care, construction, housing, developers, retailers, legal services, and children and family advocacy. Our clients benefit from our years of experience in successfully directing and assisting with legislative and regulatory efforts.

Bean, Kinney & Korman can be a valued asset for any nonprofit seeking reliable, affordable and effective legal counsel to help the organization in advancing its greater objectives for its constituency.