Member Donn Herring (Healthcare - Clayton) was a featured guest author in the July 2008 issue of St. Louis CEO magazine. The piece discusses pointers and pitfalls for those who elect to serve on the board of nonprofit organizations.

"(R)arely do people cite as a reason for choosing to serving on the Board of a nonprofit organization the desire to assume responsibility, authority and, in some cases, liability for directing the operations of an often complex and unfamiliar organization focused on issues very different from the issue on which that person focuses in his/her day-to-day life," he writes. "Whether people understand it or not, however, this is exactly what they are agreeing to do when they choose to serve on the Board of a nonprofit organization."

Mr. Herring advises health care clients including hospitals, physicians, home health providers, durable medical equipment companies and nursing homes, on the full range of regulatory and business issues. He has also advised charitable organizations regarding the full range of legal issues including organizational issues, tax issues and regulatory issues.

To read the article in full, please click here.

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