Sherri

Sherri Strand is a trial attorney with experience in a wide variety of civil litigation in state and federal courts.

She has successfully represented public companies, small businesses and not-for-profit organizations, both as plaintiffs and defendants.

Over the past decade, Sherri has developed a special focus on representing nonprofits and, in particular, religious denominations and congregations, seminaries and religiously affiliated universities. She assists in forming new nonprofit entities, handles compliance matters and required annual reports, administers state registrations and counsels entities regarding matters dealing with the U.S. Department of Education.

Sherri frequently serves as outside general counsel for religious entities. In this role, she oversees all outside litigation, fields intellectual property questions, facilitates the creation of nonprofit organizations in foreign countries and leads national legal strategies, including participation in amicus curiae briefs in cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Nonprofit and religious organizations look to Sherri for her ability to resolve thorny internal and external conflicts, many involving sensitive institution-specific matters, with confidence and tact. Sherri draws on her background in both corporate law and litigation to obtain clear, effective results for clients.