David O. Middlebrook

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1989
• District of Columbia, 1991
• Colorado, 1996

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court
• All Texas State Courts
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• All Colorado State Courts

Publications

• Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions and Answers, providing guidance, direction, and clarification of legal and tax laws affecting churches and other religious organizations (John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008)
• The Guardian System, a comprehensive system for the prevention of child abuse within nonprofit organizations (Strang Communications Company, 2000)

Distinctions

• Awarded the Gold Medallion Book Award in recognition of excellence in evangelical Christian literature by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, 2001
• Certified in Nonprofit Management by the University of Texas at Austin, 2013
• Certified in Risk Management for Religious Nonprofit Organizations by the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, U.K., 1996

David Middlebrook is one of the country’s leading practitioners in the area of religious nonprofit organizations. His clients include high-profile charitable and religious organizations, both domestic and international. Mr. Middlebrook has an in-depth knowledge of risk management for charities, religious organizations, private schools, and universities.

Mr. Middlebrook advises his clients on a wide range of legal issues including corporate structure and governance, employment and volunteer practices, intellectual property, and compensation practices. Mr. Middlebrook serves as outside general counsel to a number of nonprofit organizations, while many others use his services as special nonprofit corporate counsel. Mr. Middlebrook also serves his clients in the role of literary and music agent and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on legal subjects affecting religious nonprofit organizations. He is an award-winning author and has published numerous articles on nonprofit topics. Mr. Middlebrook is a founding shareholder of Middlebrook | Group, PLLC.