Emmie is a senior associate attorney at Conley Law Group LLC. She is a lawyer with experience advising a variety of tax-exempt clients, focusing particularly on the unique corporate and tax issues that apply to nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Conley Law Group, Emmie assisted a range of tax-exempt clients at another boutique law firm in the Philadelphia area. Emmie has focused her practice on exempt organizations law since 2019; previously, she represented clients in trusts and estates legal matters as well as commercial litigation.

Emmie lives in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia with her husband, son, cats, and dog.

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Representative Matters:

• Successfully sought IRS reclassification of an organization that had been classified as a private foundation for 80+ years to a “supporting organization” public charity, allowing the organization to significantly increase its fundraising.

• Counseled client and drafted documents for a 501(c)(7) social club, whose tax-exempt status had been revoked, to “spin off” its investment fund into a charitable 501(c)(3) affiliate and subsequently obtained retroactive reinstatement of the 501(c)(7) organization’s tax-exempt status.

• Researched and drafted an Advocacy Policy for a private foundation to maximize its advocacy efforts in light of strict IRS lobbying and political activity rules for private foundations.

• Managed due diligence for multiple illiquid gifts to a large donor-advised fund.