Judith Andrews
Attorney (Of Counsel)
About Me
My practice focuses on nonprofit corporation law, tax-exempt organizations, and public finance. For more than 25 years, I have represented nonprofit organizations on corporate and tax exemption issues including incorporation and determination of tax-exempt status, legal obligations of directors, organizational structure and roles of board and staff, conversion, merger and affiliation issues, and federal tax-exemption issues.
I am a frequent speaker on nonprofit corporations and federal tax-exemption topics. In addition to serving as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law, I lead workshops on the formation and maintenance of 501(c)(3) organizations for Communities Rise (formerly Nonprofit Assistance Center and Wayfind).
Awards & Honors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington’s Super Lawyers”
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbel
- American Bar Association Outstanding Nonprofit Attorney for 2016
- 2016 Andy Guy Pro Bono Leadership Award
- 2016 Outstanding Nonprofit Attorney by the American Bar Association
- Friend of MEDC Award, Minority Executive Directors Coalition of King County, September 2004
Bar Admission
- Washington State Bar, 1988
Speaking Engagements/Publications
- How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in Washington State, 1992
Education
- D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1988
- A., Beloit College, 1975, with academic honors
Volunteering & Community Groups
- Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law, Nonprofit Law Clinic
- Member of the Secretary of State’s Charities Advisory Council
- Chair, Nonprofit Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section
- King County Bar Association Trustee, 1996-99 Trustee, Young Lawyers Division, 1993-96 Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1995-96 Vice Chair, 1994-95 Treasurer, 1993-94
Outside Activities/Accomplishments
- Gardening
- Hiking
- Traveling