Jeffrey Tenenbaum chairs Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group, as well as its Credit Counseling and Debt Settlement Industry Practice Group. He is one of the nation's leading nonprofit attorneys, and also is an accomplished and respected author, lecturer and commentator on nonprofit legal matters. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, Mr. Tenenbaum counsels his clients on the broad array of legal issues affecting trade and professional associations, charities, foundations, advocacy groups, and other nonprofit organizations, and regularly represents clients before Congress, federal and state regulatory agencies, and in connection with governmental investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, and arbitration.

Mr. Tenenbaum devotes his full time and attention to the legal issues facing trade and professional associations and other nonprofit organizations, as well as credit counseling agencies and debt settlement companies. His exclusive concentration and his broad-based experience in this unique legal discipline enable Mr. Tenenbaum to provide his clients with pragmatic solutions to their legal challenges on a responsive and cost-efficient basis.

Mr. Tenenbaum is an active participant in the nonprofit community who currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Society of Association Executives' Association Law & Policy legal journal and the ASAE Public Policy Committee. He previously served as Chairman of the AL&P Editorial Advisory Board and has served on the ASAE Legal Section Council, the ASAE Association Management Company Accreditation Commission, the GWSAE Foundation Board of Trustees, the GWSAE Government and Public Affairs Advisory Council, the Federal City Club Foundation Board of Directors, and the Editorial Advisory Board of Aspen's Nonprofit Tax & Financial Strategies newsletter.

Mr. Tenenbaum is the author of the popular book, Association Tax Compliance Guide, published by the American Society of Association Executives, and is a contributor to numerous ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership books, including Professional Practices in Association Management, Association Law Compendium, The Power of Partnership, Essentials of the Profession Learning System, Generating and Managing Nondues Revenue in Associations, and several Information Background Kits. In addition, he is a frequent author for ASAE & The Center and many of the major nonprofit industry organizations and publications, having written more than 250 articles on nonprofit legal topics. For a listing of and links to Mr. Tenenbaum's published articles, click here.

Mr. Tenenbaum is a frequent lecturer for ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership and many of the major nonprofit industry organizations, conducting over 30 speaking presentations each year, including many with top Internal Revenue Service, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and other governmental officials. He served on the faculty of the ASAE Virtual Law School, and is a regular commentator on nonprofit legal issues for The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Baltimore Sun, Washington Business Journal, Legal Times, The New York Sun, Association Trends, CEO Update, and other periodicals. For a listing of Mr. Tenenbaum's past and upcoming speaking engagements, click here.

Fellow, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2008-09

Recipient, American Bar Association Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award, 2006

Recipient, Washington Business Journal Top Washington Lawyers Award, 2004

Recipient, The Center for Association Leadership Chairman's Award, 2004

Recipient, Greater Washington Society of Association Executives Chairman's Award, 1997

Legal Section Manager / Government Affairs Issues Analyst, American Society of Association Executives, 1993-95

Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives, 1990-93

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American Society of Association Executives

California Society of Association Executives

New York Society of Association Executives