Jennifer Shook

Attorney

Jennifer Shook is a nonprofit tax attorney specializing in issues affecting exempt organizations. Prior to joining Sector Law (formerly Schauble Law Group), she was a tax associate at one of the nation’s top law firms. Her background working with emerging companies is valuable when supporting founders and charitable organizations during their early stages, ensuring they have the tools they need to operate and grow. She applies her high energy and attention to detail on matters related to federal and state tax compliance, complex transactions, and everything in–between.

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Jennifer regularly works with clients in the following areas:

  • Nonprofit formation and governance
  • Applications for section 501(c)(3) status and reinstatements
  • Reorganization and restructuring including mergers, consolidations, spin offs, and conversions
  • Strategic alliances, joint ventures, and 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) partnerships
  • International operations compliance and “Friends of” organizations
  • Private foundation tax compliance including self-dealing, jeopardy investments, program-related investments, excess business holdings, and terminations
  • Private inurement, private benefit, and intermediate sanctions
  • Unrelated business income tax and commerciality
  • Executive compensation
  • Development and implementation of grantmaking programs and expenditure responsibility
  • Development and implementation of scholarship programs
  • Political activity, lobbying, and advocacy
  • Corporate operational issues including conflicts of interest management and policy development
  • Fiscal sponsorships, supporting organizations, and donor advised funds
  • Exit strategy planning including asset sales and dissolutions

Jennifer is the principal author of the Sector Law Nonprofit Law Blog and a contributing author to A Guide for Colorado Nonprofit Organizations. Jennifer has presented at the National Scholarship Providers Association annual conference on the topics of lobbying, advocacy, and legal issues related to scholarship providers.

Earlier in her career, Jennifer was a tax associate with Cooley Godward. Jennifer is a member of the Forum of Women Enterpreneurs and a founding member of the nonprofit Wellstone Action! that focuses on the training and development of candidates for public office.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, learning to white water raft, and traveling with her husband and three teenagers.

I am fortunate to work with visionary clients on the leading edge of change. By providing them the legal tools necessary to operate effectively and efficiently, I know that I’ve played a small part in helping them make the world a better place."

Jennifer Shook, Sector Law

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center LL.M  with distinction (1999)
  • Creighton University School of Law J.D. cum laude (1998)
  • Creighton University B.S.B.A. summa cum laude (1995)
  • State of Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy Certified Public Accountant Certificate Holder (1998)

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado
  • Washington
  • Nebraska
  • United States Tax Court

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