Our attorneys provide legal support, assistance, advice, counsel and representation to churches, their members and their agents, servants, and/or employees. The Church occupies a position of primacy in our community and its work touches many aspects of our lives beyond the spiritual element. Church law encompasses a multitude of legal issues that are significant and vital to a variety of churches and denominations, and/or their pastors, clergy, ministers, deacons, trustees and employees.

Over the years, our law firm has represented Churches both big and small around our state, to include: we have handled numerous church law matters, to include: providing seminars to Church leadership on the “Legal Environment of Church Operations”, construction contract review, architect design/build disputes, criminal conduct by church employees, internal liability review and investigation, fiduciary responsibility, preparation of event releases/liability waivers, copyright release disputes, security company negligence, fiduciary responsibility disputes, negligent hiring/retention/supervision, defamation, automobile accidents, sexual misconduct, conducted sexual harassment liability investigations and guidelines, employment issues, contracts, property and premises liability matters, development and/or review of church organization / administration, bylaws and constitutions, church buy-sell and/or renovation disputes and/or transactions, first amendment issues, and other associated legal matters.

For further information about our practice, please contact Gabriel J. Christian, Managing Attorney.