Overview

The Church Law Group is a practice area of Anthony | Kennedy, PLLC that focuses on the specific legal needs of churches, ministries, faith-based organizations, and clergy throughout the United States. The work of the Church Law Group includes both the creation of new nonprofit organizations and consulting with existing ones. We advise our clients on legal questions relating to general corporate and business matters, as well as a broad range of other issues that often have unique application in the religious nonprofit environment. The Church Law Group conducts legal compliance reviews, designs, and implements children's safety procedures and employment practices and termination procedures, the correct application of Copyright and Trademark conventions, and various other federal and state statutes. From the boardroom to the courtroom, the Church Law Group provides both transactional services related to drafting and reviewing corporate documents and litigation services. Our work also involves navigating complex business transactions, including the acquisition, construction, financing, and disposition of real property in addition to the merger and dissolution of churches. Our attorneys have considerable experience in litigating a diverse array of matters in federal and state courts, involving tax proceedings, probate, construction, commercial transactions, employment disputes, and general civil litigation. If and when our clients become involved in a lawsuit, we are well positioned to assist them with their litigation needs. We also assist clients in responding to law enforcement agencies. We have successfully guided clients through white collar criminal investigations related to the operation of tax-exempt entities.