PROVIDENCE, RI, September 11, 2025 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) partners Elizabeth O. Manchester and Russell J. Stein will present the MCLE seminar, “Liability Considerations, Landmines & Protections for Lawyers Serving on Nonprofit Boards,” on September 18. The program will provide insight into the issues attorneys should consider before joining a nonprofit board of directors and guidance to follow while on a board. Program topics include:
- Questions to Ask Before Joining a Nonprofit Board of Directors
- Role of the Nonprofit Board of Directors
- Fiduciary Responsibilities of Directors
- Considerations for Lawyers Joining Nonprofit Board of Directors
- Recent Litigation for Bad Actors
A Q&A session will follow. A recorded webcast of the program will be available on October 3 and October 14. Registration is available here.
As Chair of PSH’s Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Practice Group, Manchester represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, formation, charitable gift planning issues, and best practices. She has extensive experience assisting institutions with the inception of planned giving programs, as well as corporate governance matters and maintenance of tax-exempt status. Manchester advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors, to assist in discussions with donors to appropriately advance the organization’s mission. Serving as external general counsel for public charities and private foundations, Manchester advises nonprofits regarding board education and training, fiduciary obligation advice, compliance, donor representation, endowment fund management, finance, Form 990, reporting issues, governance, joint ventures, affiliations and litigation prevention. In addition, she advises nonprofits regarding managing bequests and complex gifts for organizations, mergers and acquisitions, obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions, policies, political and lobbying restrictions and tax.
Stein advises businesses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, and the intricacies of the U.S. Federal and State tax regulations. He has extensive experience counseling nonprofit organizations, charities, and private foundations on a variety of issues ranging from start-up organizational matters through mergers and dissolutions. He provides guidance on joint ventures and partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit entities, including advice regarding state regulations and registration requirements involving commercial co-venture agreements.
MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community’s premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. Their mission is to keep raising the caliber of lawyers’ professional and ethical service by providing comprehensive and practical continuing legal education of the highest quality to the broadest possible audience.
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About Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Partridge Snow & Hahn is a full-service business law and litigation firm committed to working collaboratively with clients to develop a deep understanding of their various industries, objectives, and unique ways of working to help advance business goals and solve legal challenges. With offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm focuses on key areas of law: corporate & business, including M&A, employment, tax, and nonprofit; real estate, including commercial financing, energy, environmental, and land use; and complex commercial litigation & disputes.
