The Law Firm of Jeffrey P. Laner

So, it’s Spring, the season of renewal.[1] Winter’s chill begins to give way to the warming embrace of new beginnings, much like our New Year’s resolutions taking hold and blossoming into new ways of life. Perhaps, this “something” in the air is the reason that lately I have been receiving so many questions about nonprofits. Therefore, I am inspired to give a short talk on the way to give life to a dream to make the world a better place - how to create a nonprofit from scr

It is with a mixture of regret and relief that my term as Chairman of the New York State Bar Association Corporation Counsel came to a peaceful conclusion in late January. Service in this capacity in our humble little Section of over 1,500 members, is customarily limited to one 1-year term, and twelve months seemed both too short a time to do everything I wanted, and far too burdensome a commitment for any one person to bear! That said, I truly enjoyed working with all my co