Jessica Y. Harrison is an attorney with the Madison law firm of Scholz Nonprofit Law, which she joined in 2010. She focuses her practice on serving nonprofits, from initial planning through dissolution.
Before joining the firm, Jessica clerked for the Honorable Judge Barbara Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin and worked for the East Asian Legal Studies Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. She received an undergraduate degree from Duke University, a master’s degree in French literature, and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Melissa Auchard Scholz is the founder of Scholz Nonprofit Law, a firm she started in 2010 to provide practical legal and strategic advice to nonprofits. She and her colleagues serve nonprofits of all sizes and types, ranging from small community-based social service organizations to large national associations.
Prior to starting her firm, Melissa worked in the corporate, tax, health care, and political law practices at a large Wisconsin-based law firm. Throughout her career, Melissa has been an active community volunteer, which brings a valuable pragmatic perspective to her work. Melissa received her B.A. from Stanford University in 1985 and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995, cum laude, and a member of the Order of the Coif.
This program originally presented December 2, 2024
- Understand the basics of advising community nonprofits
- Identify key considerations before starting a new nonprofit
- Recognize which activities you’re permitted to perform on a nonprofit’s behalf
- Learn how to determine if a group qualifies for tax-exempt status
- Receive a checklist of annual legal tasks for nonprofit organizations
- Business lawyers
- Public interest lawyers
- Insurance lawyers
- Education lawyers
- General practitioners
- Solo and small firm practitioners
- Attorneys serving on a nonprofit board