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Erika E. ColeFor over 15 years, Mrs. Cole has assisted churches and ministries in all aspects of their application for 501(c)(3) status before the IRS, with a 100% success rate! She diligently represents churches and ministries in the Baltimore/Washington metro areas with their legal matters, and is known to represent small and medium-sized churches with the same diligence she provides to her mega-church clients. Recently, Mrs. Cole defended an affiliate church of a national organization in which the judge ruled favorably for her client with the dismissal of a multi-million dollar law suit.

 

Mrs. Cole is a member of the Maryland State Association, Inc., the D.C. Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in Communications from James Madison University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Mrs. Cole has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the Loyola College of Maryland MBA program. She is also a frequent lecturer on church and business concerns.

 

Mrs. Cole is a former Clerk to Chief Judge Robert M. Bell and the founding member of a full service law firm representing church and tax-exempt clients. As the founder of The Church Compliance Conference, an annual event for pastors, trustees, church officers, and administrators, she is the go-to person for church and ministry matters. Mrs. Cole shares her expertise each month on WEAA-FM in the segment A Moment with the Church Attorney.