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Christopher Logue, Principal Attorney at Appletree Legal

Achieve your mission.
Support your people.

Helping nonprofits and small businesses build powerful programs and thriving workplaces.

Christopher Logue
Principal Attorney

Appletree Legal, LLC

Services

Nonprofit Law

Legal, Financial, and Management Counsel for Nonprofit Organizations

The Circle of Life

Guiding you through the life cycle of a nonprofit, such as starting a new nonprofit, reinstating tax-exempt status, merging or restructuring, or closing down (dissolving).

The Day-to-Day

Support with routine nonprofit issues, like drafting and negotiating contracts, advice to boards, bylaws and policies, employment law, tax filing and reporting, nonprofit IP, and on-call general counsel.

Everything Else

Nonprofit advocacy, lobbying, and political activity; trainings for board, staff, and volunteers; fiscal sponsorship; social enterprise; state and federal grants; crisis management and risk assessment.

Employment Law

Employment and Workplace Counsel for Nonprofits and Small Businesses

Startups and Small Employers

Helping you hire your first employees, manage HR and payroll issues, update workplace polices, create and update an employee handbook, address wage and hour issues, and conduct workplace trainings.

Hiring and Firing

Legal support through the beginning and end of employment relationships with offer letters and employment contracts, separation and severance agreements, independent contractor agreements, and help managing interns and volunteers.

Disputes and Complaints

Counsel through sensitive employment situations, like allegations of discrimination or harassment, responding to employee complaints, and addressing disability accommodation requests.

Pricing
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How Our Pricing Works

The cost of legal services doesn't need to be mysterious. 
Appletree Legal values honesty and transparency in pricing and offers several different models to tailor pricing to your unique needs.

About
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About Principal Attorney
Christopher Logue

I am a lawyer with a passion for problem solving. My expertise is built from years of legal training and from working at every level of staff–from the front lines to executive leadership. For nearly 15 years, I’ve worked with all types of organizations–from small, volunteer-run operations to global nonprofits. With all my clients, my approach is the same: listen carefully, work collaboratively, and keep things simple. My goal is to provide practical and effective legal support so that you can focus on what really matters: your mission and your people.

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Read more about my experience, education, and credentials.

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