Sally Wagenmaker

Sally Wagenmaker provides legal counsel in corporate, tax, employment, and real estate matters for nonprofit, tax-exempt clients, including public charities, private foundations, and trade associations operating on local, national, and international levels. Her clients include churches and other religious organizations, social service providers, and schools.​

Sally’s corporate and tax work includes development of new tax-exempt entities, resolving IRS disputes, counseling clients on the responsibilities of board members, providing guidance for effective nonprofit governance within the current legal climate, and other operational legal issues. In addition, she represents clients in property tax exemption matters for charitable, religious, and educational purposes, shared occupancy arrangements, and property transfers. Sally also regularly advises and counsels the firm’s nonprofit clients on employment matters including contracts, termination, employment policies, tax, unemployment insurance, discrimination issues, and compliance with other employment laws, particularly as they relate to nonprofit issues such as volunteers and clergy.

Prior to practicing law with Wagenmaker & Oberly, Sally was a partner with the Chicago law firm of Mosher & Wagenmaker. She currently serves on the national and local chapter boards of Christian Legal Society, as secretary on both boards. Sally lives in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago with her husband Dan and two children. She has long been active with community development activities, and she enjoys running and playing the oboe (but not together).