Over the past decade Melissa’s clients have ranged from small community-based organizations, to statewide advocacy groups, large hospital systems, and national charitable organizations. For some she provides day-to-day guidance and for others, only occasional consultation. In all cases, she seeks to work collaboratively and identify ways that clients can do their own work to keep their expenses in check.

Testimonials from clients:

“Scholz Nonprofit Law is a great resource for non-profits, particularly when considering the legal ramifications of a collaboration or merger. Melissa Scholz served Center for Families extremely well in our merger process. She is a knowledgeable, can-do, accessible attorney with a delightful personality. She is so easy to work with that you forget she’s an attorney. It’s her outstanding non-profit legal competence that gives her away, and she is very sensitive to the tight budgets with which non-profits work. You get your money’s worth. I’d recommend her without reservation.”
Jane Nemke
Co-Director,Center for Families

“DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services) has been incredibly fortunate to work with Scholz Nonprofit Law. The experience and intellect that Melissa Scholz brings to her work coupled with her extraordinary ability to break down complex legal issues into easily understood language was of great benefit to our organization as we tackled some meaty issues. I appreciate that she really took the time to understand our organization’s culture so that she could provide information to our board of directors and leadership staff in a way that was meaningful to us as we made some difficult decisions. Not only did Melissa take the time to find out the answers to our questions and provide solid advice, she also made herself available on multiple occasions to meet with board members to answer their follow up questions face to face. I believe it was largely due to Melissa’s patience and attentiveness to our needs that enabled our board to move forward comfortably with their decisions. I would highly recommend Scholz Nonprofit Law to any organization seeking an experienced, skilled attorney with an in depth understanding of the unique issues facing non-profits.”
Shannon Barry MSSW
Executive Director, DAIS

“For more than four years, Scholz Nonprofit Law has provided Forward Community Investments (FCI) the specialized legal expertise needed in the depths of nonprofit finance, investments, advocacy, and general business operations to not only succeed, but excel. Melissa Scholz, principal, is attentive to FCI’s needs and budget. She provides quality legal services for reasonable prices – and both are important to nonprofits. Among other things, we’ve relied on Melissa to update our bylaws, draft contracts, review personnel policies, evaluate our insurance policies, and provide us with timely advice regarding major gifts, various tax-exempt issues, and nonprofit trends.”
Salli Martyniak
President Forward Community Investments

Other client references are available upon request.