Jonathan represents donors and tax-exempt organizations on a national basis. His advice is often sought by charitable and other tax-exempt organizations in their creation and operation, especially with respect to contributions and other funding opportunities for charities, as well as by families who desire to integrate philanthropy into their financial and estate plan. Jonathan also represents these clients regarding legislative and regulatory tax matters at all levels of government.

For the past 19 years, Jonathan has developed considerable experience in the areas of charitable gift planning, tax-exempt organizations, charitable solicitations laws, federal corporate and partnership taxation, estate planning and probate, IRS practice and procedure, real estate and business formations and transactions. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of charitable gift planning and tax-exempt organizations and has published articles in The Journal of Gift Planning, the Planned Giving Design Center, the American Bankers Association Journal, and the Maryland State Bar Journal.

Jonathan was the 2002 President of the National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG) and was a member of the NCPG Board of Directors. He was Chair of the 2000 NCPG Conference Committee and continues to serve on NCPG's Government Relations Committee. He is a past President and Board of Director of the Chesapeake Planned Giving Council and also served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Ethics and Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. He has worked extensively on a pro bono basis with various charities and is currently involved as a volunteer with several local non-profit organizations. Jonathan is also a member of the American Bar Association and Maryland State Bar Association, Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections and attended the University of Maryland, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and then obtained his Masters of Laws in Taxation at Georgetown University Law Center.

JONATHAN D. ACKERMAN, ESQUIRE
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