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Legal Risk & Insurance Strategies for Nonprofits and Faith-Based Organizations

Insurance essentials and legal risk management strategies for nonprofit and faith-based organizations, covering liability, governance, and abuse prevention.

2025-07-25 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-07-25 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-07-25 13:00:00

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2025-07-25 13:00:00

Course Overview

Managing Legal Risk in Faith-Based Organizations

2025-07-25 13:00:00

Participants will learn essential insurance coverage strategies and legal compliance requirements for nonprofit and faith-based organizations. These practical frameworks help protect organizations and their leaders from liability exposure.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Fiduciary Duties
Board members must act in good faith with ordinary care.
02
Conflicts of Interest
Personal interests cannot prevail over the nonprofit organization’s interest.
03
Child Protection
Implement screening, training, and supervision protocols with permanent record retention.
04
Ministerial Exception
Religious employees performing ministerial functions are exempt from Title VII claims.
05
D&O Insurance
Every nonprofit should purchase coverage protecting directors from personal financial losses.
06
Contractual Liability
Formalize vendor relationships and require subcontractor insurance documentation.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Understanding Insurance Risk in the Nonprofit Sector

This session explores the fundamental insurance products every nonprofit needs, including general liability, property, D&O, and EPLI coverage. Attendees will learn about board member fiduciary responsibilities, conflict of interest management, and critical indemnification provisions that protect both organizations and their leaders.

James R. ForrestJames R. Forrest
Dustin GainesDustin Gaines
James DickJames Dick
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Top Legal and Insurance Issues for Faith-Based Clients

This session examines substantive coverages like facility use agreements and emerging insurance trends affecting faith-based organizations since COVID. Participants will explore key legal issues including nonprofit M&A, bylaws compliance, abuse allegation response protocols, and practical best practices for managing contractual and cyber-related exposures.

James R. ForrestJames R. Forrest
Dustin GainesDustin Gaines
James DickJames Dick
James R. Forrest

James R. Forrest

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Dustin Gaines

Dustin Gaines

My Church Law Firm

James Dick

James Dick

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

James R. Forrest

James R. Forrest

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

James is a trusted M&A advisor and corporate counsel to companies, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, faith-based organizations, and non-profits around the country. He routinely works with executives to manage annual legal budgets, develop risk management strategies, and proactively implement legal initiatives.

Recognition & Leadership

Named North Carolina's Legal Elite by Business North Carolina Magazine, as well as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Professional Involvement

He has been involved with numerous organizations including First Tee of the Triangle, the Duke DREAM Campaign, the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Kidznotes, Inc., the Durham Symphony Orchestra, Durham CrimeStoppers, Leadership Triangle, Leadership Durham, Mission Triangle, Corporate Chaplains of America, the Association for Corporate Growth, NC Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Durham Rescue Mission, Duke Children's Hospital and the Raleigh Rescue Mission.

Experience

Prior to joining Michael Best in 2022, James worked for two leading corporate firms before founding Forrest Firm in 2011. Under his leadership, Forrest Firm grew to seven offices across North Carolina, 50+ team members, and served thousands of clients over its 11-year history. In 2022, Forrest Firm combined with Michael Best to meet the needs of the firm's growing client base. He represents numerous faith-based organizations with corporate governance matters, bylaws, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy issues, financings, intellectual property matters, employment matters, abuse allegations, children's policies, facility use policies, property tax exemptions, waivers, counseling issues, insurance matters, document retention policies, real estate matters and security policies.
Dustin Gaines

Dustin Gaines

My Church Law Firm

Dustin focuses his practice on litigation matters related to churches, schools, and non-profit organizations, with a robust history of defending religious nonprofit organizations during government investigations brought by state attorneys general and other government oversight bodies.

Experience

He has a diverse practice focusing on general civil litigation matters and constitutional/religious liberties matters. He is an experienced litigation attorney who handles cases from intake to evaluation and discovery, including expert and fact witness depositions, motion and briefing practice, and through resolution whether by trial, arbitration, settlement, dismissal, or appeals.
James Dick

James Dick

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

A commercial insurance advisor who has spent his entire career working with religious ‘life transformation’ organizations and housing on their corporate insurance and risk management programs.

Education & Credentials

Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI). Graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University.

Recognition & Leadership

In 2025, he was recognized by Risk and Insurance Magazine as a Power Broker in the Nonprofit sector.

Experience

He has taught risk management best practices on a variety of safety and insurance topics to audiences across the United States. He helps manage several regional and national programs where Gallagher is the association insurance partner and advises these associations and member organizations on their corporate insurance, claim, and insurance market trends.
James R. Forrest

James R. Forrest

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

James is a trusted M&A advisor and corporate counsel to companies, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, faith-based organizations, and non-profits around the country. He routinely works with executives to manage annual legal budgets, develop risk management strategies, and proactively implement legal initiatives.

Recognition & Leadership

Named North Carolina's Legal Elite by Business North Carolina Magazine, as well as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Professional Involvement

He has been involved with numerous organizations including First Tee of the Triangle, the Duke DREAM Campaign, the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Kidznotes, Inc., the Durham Symphony Orchestra, Durham CrimeStoppers, Leadership Triangle, Leadership Durham, Mission Triangle, Corporate Chaplains of America, the Association for Corporate Growth, NC Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Durham Rescue Mission, Duke Children's Hospital and the Raleigh Rescue Mission.

Experience

Prior to joining Michael Best in 2022, James worked for two leading corporate firms before founding Forrest Firm in 2011. Under his leadership, Forrest Firm grew to seven offices across North Carolina, 50+ team members, and served thousands of clients over its 11-year history. In 2022, Forrest Firm combined with Michael Best to meet the needs of the firm's growing client base. He represents numerous faith-based organizations with corporate governance matters, bylaws, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy issues, financings, intellectual property matters, employment matters, abuse allegations, children's policies, facility use policies, property tax exemptions, waivers, counseling issues, insurance matters, document retention policies, real estate matters and security policies.
Dustin Gaines

Dustin Gaines

My Church Law Firm

Dustin focuses his practice on litigation matters related to churches, schools, and non-profit organizations, with a robust history of defending religious nonprofit organizations during government investigations brought by state attorneys general and other government oversight bodies.

Experience

He has a diverse practice focusing on general civil litigation matters and constitutional/religious liberties matters. He is an experienced litigation attorney who handles cases from intake to evaluation and discovery, including expert and fact witness depositions, motion and briefing practice, and through resolution whether by trial, arbitration, settlement, dismissal, or appeals.
James Dick

James Dick

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

A commercial insurance advisor who has spent his entire career working with religious ‘life transformation’ organizations and housing on their corporate insurance and risk management programs.

Education & Credentials

Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI). Graduated magna cum laude from Washington and Lee University.

Recognition & Leadership

In 2025, he was recognized by Risk and Insurance Magazine as a Power Broker in the Nonprofit sector.

Experience

He has taught risk management best practices on a variety of safety and insurance topics to audiences across the United States. He helps manage several regional and national programs where Gallagher is the association insurance partner and advises these associations and member organizations on their corporate insurance, claim, and insurance market trends.

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VT2.0
WA2.0
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