Our Mission: Advancing Your Mission.
About Us
Nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations, constituting approximately 10% of the American economy, are essential to the landscape of our society. They provide vital resources and innovative solutions to the unsolved needs of our communities. They have big ideas for making big impact. Some are just getting started, and are not sure where to start or what questions to ask. Others have been operating for decades, and are looking for new ways to extend their reach or maximize their impact.
For all the good nonprofits and foundations do, they also face unique legal and business challenges—and that’s where we come in. We provide specialized legal counsel, tailored to their needs. We counsel them on new and creative strategies to help them fulfill their missions and achieve their visions. And we steer them through their complex regulatory environment, so they can embrace new opportunities and avoid costly missteps.
We are committed to our clients and their causes, sharing in their mission and working together to contribute to their success. This devotion and focus defines and drives us, both personally and professionally.
We are leaders in our field, continually staying ahead of, or even shaping, what matters most to our clients, and offering innovative solutions for their legal needs. Additionally, we authored a bestselling textbook addressing both nonprofit law and finance that is taught at Harvard Law School, among other notable universities. We frequently speak at local, statewide, and national philanthropic conferences addressing key topics in the sector.
And we constantly collaborate with our clients, working as essential members of the team, listening and then applying our depth of experience in a very personalized and customized way. Our firm is focused on the impact we can help deliver to our clients.
We leverage every bit of our passion, experience, expertise, and unwavering commitment to the philanthropic sector to assist our clients in all stages of their business and all aspects of their mission. We firmly believe we accomplish our mission only when we help our clients accomplish theirs.
Our Mission
Sector Law provides specialized legal counsel to support, advance, and guide the work of nonprofit organizations and charitable foundations. We help them build and maintain the strong, stable foundation they need to carry out their programs. We guide them through new opportunities and challenges, so that they can maximize their impact and reach. We allow them to focus on their essential work.
Core Values
- Excellence
- Commitment
- Giving Back
- Integrity
- Collaboration
Our Heritage
Sector Law represents the convergence of some of the nation’s most experienced and dedicated nonprofit attorneys—an evolution 25 years in the making. Rooted in a shared commitment to the nonprofit sector and deep mutual respect, our attorneys have crossed paths as collaborators, mentors, colleagues, and even clients before formally joining forces. Together, we bring insight, expertise, and capacity to a sector that is both vital and ever evolving.
Motivated by a desire to serve the philanthropic community in the most effective way possible, our firms merged with a clear and unified focus: to support and empower nonprofit organizations. Our unique business model is tailored to the sector’s needs—offering built-in efficiencies through our specialized practice. We deliver the depth and quality of a top-ranked law firm in a streamlined, nimble structure that responds to client needs and evolving industry trends.
Our Legacy
- Authoring Understanding Nonprofit Law and Finance (Rowman & Littlefield, adopted by Harvard Law School); Amazon #1 Bestseller in the Business Law category
- Developing A Guide for Colorado Nonprofit Organizations, a comprehensive guide to the legal aspects of forming and operating nonprofit entities in Colorado, published by CLE in Colorado, Inc.
- Providing legal review for the Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado, published by the Colorado Nonprofit Association
- Authoring At the Governor’s Table: The Case for the Nonprofit Cabinet Member, University of Denver Law Review
- Developing and reviewing curriculum for the Colorado Secretary of State’s five-module eLearning course for nonprofits
- Publishing a Nonprofit Law Blog including in-depth articles and news briefs on industry trends and legal matters impacting nonprofits
- Consistently making community leadership and service a priority, serving in leadership positions with notable local organizations such as: Colorado Secretary of State’s Business Entity Advisory Committee, Colorado Center on Law & Policy Colorado State Housing Board, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado and Election Protection, Rose Community Foundation’s Professional Advisors Council, and the Tony Grampsas Foundation.