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David Middlebrook | Legal Counsel

David Middlebrook With an emphasis on representing tax-exempt organizations, David Middlebrook is licensed to practice law in Texas, Colorado, and the District of Columbia. His clients include all types of charitable, religious, and educational organizations. Many nonprofit organizations retain Mr. Middlebrook as general counsel; others use his services as special nonprofit corporate counsel. Mr. Middlebrook graduated with honors with a B.S. in Business Management in 1985 and earned his Juris Doctor in 1989 from Southern Methodist University.

Mr. Middlebrook is a registered Congressional lobbyist where he works on behalf of religious nonprofit organizations for the protection of religious liberties. Mr. Middlebrook has authored and published numerous articles on nonprofit topics. He is the author of The Guardian System, a comprehensive system for the prevention of child abuse within an organization, for which he was awarded a 2001 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion book award in recognition of excellence in evangelical Christian literature. He co-authored Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions and Answers, which is a response to the need for guidance, direction, and clarification of legal and tax laws affecting churches and other religious organizations.



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Board Members' Individual Liability

Q | Are individual board members liable for their own actions as well as other board members’ decisions?
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Church's Responsibility for the Board

Q | Is the church responsible for its board members' actions?
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Disciplining Church Employees

Q | My executive pastor is attempting to add more requirements to the employee discipline agreement I signed. What can I do?
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Meeting American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements

Q | Does our church need to meet ADA requirements?
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Posting Personal Information on the Web

Q | What concerns should our church have about posting personal information online?
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Reducing Liability for Church Board Members

Q | Can a church board be sued for mishandling a situation involving the pastor?
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Starting a 501c3 at Church

Q | Can our pastor launch a side ministry at our church?
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Starting a Free Legal Clinic

Q | What do our church and the attorneys need to know?
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When the Church Board Mishandles Situations

Q | Can the church hold the board or its individual members liable?
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