Decades of service to ministries and mission-driven organizations across the Pacific Northwest.
The firm has represented churches, synagogues, parachurch ministries, religious orders, and other mission-driven organizations for decades. Our nonprofit and ecclesiastical practice covers 501(c)(3) formation, governance, charitable giving, real estate, tax-exempt compliance, employment, pastoral succession, denominational disputes, and the First Amendment protections that make religious organizations a distinct legal animal.
Ministry leaders shouldn't have to become lawyers. We translate. Whether it's a bylaws revision, a property acquisition, a board governance question, or a difficult employment matter, we work to keep the legal layer thin and the focus on the mission. The firm is well-versed in the constitutional protections that apply to religious organizations and the federal and Washington-specific statutes that shape the work, and serves both Christian and Jewish congregations across the Pacific Northwest.
When a new ministry needs formation. When a congregation is buying or selling property. When the bylaws haven't been revised since incorporation. When a senior pastor is preparing to retire. When an employment matter touches the religious-organization exception. When the denomination is contested. The legal calendar of a mission-driven organization is its own discipline, and we know it.
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