About Us
The Marquette Legal Initiative for Nonprofit Corporations (M-LINC) offers free legal assistance to Wisconsin nonprofits. M-LINC is a group of legal professionals, students, and volunteers that are committed to serving local nonprofits through a legal referral service, free educational programs and an annual comprehensive strategic analysis of a chosen nonprofit.
M-LINC coordinates free legal advice for qualifying nonprofits with legal questions in the following areas: real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy, employment, corporate, tax, and federal and state registration requirements. These services are provided through the help of volunteer lawyers, law students and other legal professionals.
The Marquette Legal Initiative for Nonprofit Corporations (M-LINC) was made possible with the generous support of grants from the Helen Bader Foundation and the Pro Bono Initiative Fund of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
M-LINC Director:
Karin Holmberg Werner, JD
M-LINC Board of Advisors
Hon. Joan Kessler – Wisconsin Court of Appeals
James Temmer – Milwaukee Bar Association
Robin Maryl – Helen Bader Foundation
Sheila Reynolds – Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
M-LINC Supervisory Council
Jackie Boynton – Attorney at Law
Shelly Schnupp – UWM Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management
Peg Bernhard – Marquette University College of Business Administration
Leigh Kunde – Nonprofit Center of Greater Milwaukee
Nadelle Grossman – Marquette University Law School
Jeanette Mitchell – Cardinal Stritch Leadership Center
Jeff Brown – State Bar of Wisconsin
Tom Frenn – Petrie and Stocking LLP
Jim Hiller – Attorney at Law
Norah Jones – Quarles & Brady LLP
Melissa Scholz – Scholz Nonprofit Law, LLC
Dan Idzikowski – Marquette Law School
Sarah Smith – Marquette University, University Advancement
Teig Whaley-Smith – Community Development Advocates, LLC
Lyn Zigman – Foley & Lardner LLP
M-LINC Student Coordinators
Kristyanne Thompson
Maressa Porter