Non-Profit Organizations & Associations



California Non-Profit Organization and Association Lawyer
Phone: (925) 478-7003


The Mugg and Tang, LLP focus on the special legal needs of California non-profit organizations and associations. Experience in representing a variety of non-profits has given us a thorough understanding of the unique legal opportunities and problems faced by these organizations and of the practical solutions that are available to them.


We regularly counsel and represent non-profits in regards to the following issues:

Organization, including the selection of type of legal entity, and structuring of holding companies, for-profit subsidiaries, tax-exempt foundations, public-private partnerships, and other types of collaborative relationships


Governance, including strategic planning issues, organizational changes and management, as well as director and officer roles, responsibilities and liabilities


Tax planning, including obtaining, maintaining, and changing of tax status, compensation of directors and officers, joint ventures with for-profit organizations, and state and local tax issues


Fund raising and development, including bonding, deferred giving, estate planning, and trust administration


Labor and human relations, including executive compensation, staff and employee contracts, workplace safety and accommodation requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and employment issues such as harassment, discrimination, discipline and termination


Governmental relations, including business with regulatory agencies in connection with compliance, grants and funding, informal participation in public policy development, public-private partnerships and privatization


Real estate and environmental issues, including site selection, acquisition, zoning, development, environmental and tax assessment, construction, financing, leasing, and sale of commercial property


Intellectual property, including the protection of patents, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights


Condo association issues, including representing associations in compliance with the David-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, which governs most of the actions and practices of condo associations



To discuss forming a non-profit organization or association, or to discuss your non-profit issues with an experienced attorney, please schedule a consultation by calling us at (925) 478-7003, e-mailing us, or filling out intake form on our Contact Us page. There will be no fee for the first hour of the initial consultation if you decide to hire our law firm. Half our normal rate will be charged for the remainder of the initial consultation. We designed our firm with your non-profit business in mind.


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Mugg and Tang, LLP
Dublin Business Law Attorneys
Phone: (925) 478-7003
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