Eileen Johnson has over 25 years of experience advising nonprofit organizations and associations on a wide variety of legal issues. Her experience includes:

Nonprofit, Corporate & Board Issues

• Corporate governance issues applicable to nonprofits, including governance policies requested by the Internal Revenue Service, amendments to articles and bylaws, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, watchdog compliance, restructuring, and best practices
• Board issues, such as board size, committee structure, recruitment, orientation, elections, self-evaluations and credentialing

Tax Advice

• Federal and state tax laws applicable to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) organizations and their affiliates, including for profit subsidiaries and joint ventures
• Unrelated business income tax issues
• Applications for federal and state tax exemption
• Charitable solicitation and other fundraising activities
• Tax consequences of employee compensation and fringe benefits

Employment advice - All aspects of employment law including:

• Employment agreements, Executive compensation arrangements, Executive and staff evaluations, Compensation plans, Employment policies and handbooks, Noncompete agreements, Confidentiality agreements, Personnel files, Employee terminations and severance agreements
• Working with management and boards to develop succession planning programs for management level staff, Interviewing prospective, current and former employees, Job descriptions, Leased employees and Outsourced HR services

Other

• Real estate including office leases, the purchase and sale of unimproved and improved property, life tenancy agreements, mortgages and other financing
• Intellectual property, copyright and trademark licensing
• Contracts such as independent contractors, hotel and convention services, licenses, and grant agreements

• AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
• Director: Association Foundation Group, 2008-2010
• Chair: Nonprofit Committee, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, 2008-2009
• Member: Legal Section Council, Consultants Section Council, American Society of Association Executives (2007-2010)
• Board Member: Corporate Counsel Section Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar (1999-2006); Immediate Past Chair (2005-2006); Chair (2004-2005); Vice Chair (2003-2004); Secretary (2002-2003)
• Program Chair: Association of Corporate Counsel, Nonprofit Organizations Committee 2006
• Member: American Society of Association Executives, Association Foundation Group, BoardSource, Finance and Administration Roundtable
• Author of numerous articles and frequent speaker on nonprofit topics

• Brigham Young University (J.D. 1982)
  
• College of William and Mary (B.A. 1979)
  

• Corral Your Contracts
  August 5, 2010
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Social Media in the Workplace
  Part 1
  July 22, 2010
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Can Your Association Benefit From Energy Tax Credits?
  January 15, 2010
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Consider Residential Energy Tax Credits
  January 6, 2010
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Corral Your Contracts
  June 2009
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• IRS Compliance Questionnaires
  October 30, 2008
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Spotlight on University Endowments
  October 30, 2008
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Board Committee Structure
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Look Before You Leap: What You Need to Know About Nonprofit Board Service
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Regulating Charitable Fundraising in the 21st Century
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Executive Compensation for Exempt Organizations
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Volunteer Management
  Improving the volunteer experience and reducing risk
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• The Pension Protection Act of 2006 and Nonprofit Reforms
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Nonprofit Board Member's Job Description
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Board Responsibilities Checklist
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Board Recruitment Needs Analysis
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Board Evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Director
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson
• Compensation Committees: Does Your Organization Need a Compensation Committee?
  January 22, 2007
  by Eileen Morgan Johnson