Attorneys

Rosemary E. Fei

PRINCIPAL

Education

• B.S., summa cum laude, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1980
• J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1986

Areas of Practice

Ms. Fei's practice spans the full range of nonprofit and tax-exempt legal issues, with emphasis on political advocacy issues and nonprofit corporate governance.

Prior Experience

Before joining Adler & Colvin, Ms. Fei was a general business lawyer at Shartsis, Friese & Ginsberg, San Francisco; a Federal election law compliance officer and budget director for the Dukakis Presidential campaign; and an attorney in the U.S. Department of State.

Professional Affiliations

Ms. Fei serves on the Board of Directors of The Conservation Campaign and Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest; she is the former Chair of the Board of Redefining Progress; and a former director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and The Marine Mammal Center. She also serves on the Public Policy Steering Committee of Northern California Grantmakers. She is a member of the Exempt Organizations Committee, Tax Law Section, American Bar Association; and the Bar Association of San Francisco.

Publications

• Contributing author, CEB's text Advising California Nonprofit Corporations
• California's Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004, co-author, Spring 2006
• How to Set Up and Maintain an Action Fund Affiliated with a Charity, co-author, Taxation of Exempts, 2004
• Lobbying Clauses in Grant Agreements with Organizational Grantees, co-author, Taxation of Exempts, Volume 17/Number 5, March/April 2006

Speaking and Teaching

Ms. Fei has guest lectured or taught courses at both the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management and the Law School of the University of San Francisco, Stanford Law School, and Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

Bar Admissions

Ms. Fei is admitted to the bar in the state of California and the District of Columbia (inactive).

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