Cynthia Cumfer
Cynthia Cumfer, J.D., PhD has specialized in representing nonprofit groups since 1978. Her clients have included charities, educational organizations, social service organizations, immigrant and ethnic groups, quasi-governmental nonprofits, and advocacy groups.
Cindy was the Adjunct Professor of Nonprofit Law at Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law from 1995-2002 and of Management Issues for Nonprofit Professionals for the Lewis & Clark School of Public Administration in the mid-1990s. Cindy is the co-author of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook. She has been the co-planner of eight Continuing Legal Education workshops on nonprofit topics for the Oregon State Bar since 1995 and has presented workshops to thousands of lawyers, accountants, and nonprofit Board members, Executive Directors and volunteers on nonprofit issues. She is the author of numerous chapters on nonprofit topics for lawyers on issues such as nonprofit boards and governance, tax exemption, lobbying and electioneering, international nonprofits, quasi-governmental organizations, and best practices for nonprofits.
Cindy is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law. She also has a PhD in history from UCLA. She taught the history of nonprofit organizations at Reed College in the fall of 2003. Her book on Tennessee history, Separate Peoples, One Land, was awarded the 2007 Tennessee History Book Award. She was the recipient of the Oregon State Bar President's Membership Service Award in 1996.
tel: (503) 471-1177
e-mail: cynthia.cumfer@lasoregon.org
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