Welcome. The Law Office of Michelle A. Hanson is focused on providing legal services to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. Sometimes good intentions need assistance.  My goal is to provide clients with practical and efficient legal services, and to offer advice in a straightforward and understandable way. 

I routinely assist with day-to-day operational issues, such as:

1. Corporate Governance: initial and amended corporate filings, bylaws, volunteer policies, conflict of interest matters, mergers, and dissolutions
2. Tax Compliance: federal income tax exemption, state tax registration and exemptions, and affiliated 501(c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(6) organizations
3. State Charitable Solicitation Registration
4. Certification and Accreditation Programs:  policies and procedures, complaints, disciplinary matters, and credential misuse
5. Employment:  employment contracts, employee discipline, and employee handbooks
6. Contracts: consultants, intellectual property, fundraising, office and facility leases, testing companies, and other business transactions
7. Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements