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Counsel on the issues that actually cross your desk.

Your Form 990 is due. A donor is asking about a restricted gift. Your board chair just resigned, and the bylaws are ambiguous about succession. A state regulator wants a copy of your last three fiscal years' audits. You need counsel who won't need a primer first.

Commonlight Legal is a boutique law firm serving 501(c)(3) public charities and private foundations, fiscal sponsors, charter schools, and private and independent schools across Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. We advise executive directors, board chairs, and senior leadership on governance, compliance, employment, advocacy, administrative law, and transactional questions that determine whether a mission-driven organization can sustain itself and grow.