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Judith L. Andrews, Apex Law Group
Judy’s practice focuses on nonprofit corporation law and tax-exempt organizations. For more than 30 years, she has represented nonprofit organizations on corporate and tax exemption issues including incorporation and determination of tax-exempt status, legal obligations of directors, organizational structure and roles of board and staff, restricted gifts and endowments, merger and affiliation issues, and federal tax-exemption issues.

She served as chair of the Nonprofit Corporation Committee of the Washington State Bar Association from 2008 to 2021, during which the Committee revised the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act, which was approved in the 2021 Washington State Legislative Session and became effective January 1, 2022. In 1992, she spearheaded the writing, editing and publishing of the handbook “How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in Washington State,” and has served on the editorial committees of the subsequent editions of the handbook. Before becoming a lawyer, Judy worked in nonprofit organizations, most recently as Executive Director of Legal Voice in Seattle, Washington.

Nathaniel Taylor, Ellis, Li & McKinstry

Nathaniel Taylor serves as outside general counsel to a number of nonprofit organizations, advising them on corporate, tax, employment, risk management, and other issues.  He has particular expertise in the unique legal issues of religious entities, including churches, private schools and universities, and para-church ministries. While he seeks to keep his clients out of court, he defends their rights in litigation through trial and appeal when necessary. He has served on a number of nonprofit boards and on the Washington State Bar Association’s Nonprofit Corporation Committee since 2011. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been voted a “Rising Star” six times by the readers of SuperLawyers.