Mistakes NOT to Make in Your Next Contract
Once a contract is signed you will live with its terms for years. Please come hear attorney Michael Gan, an expert in clergy contract negotiations, as he will present some of the major pitfalls to avoid in your contract and in your negotiations. He will also address the
impending challenges to the parsonage declaration and the tax-exempt status of religious institutions. Gail Hirschenfang, our ACC Director of Member Support, will also be on hand to highlight issues specific to the cantorate. Please don’t miss this opportunity to obtain this expert legal advice – there will also be time for questions.

Michael J. Gan is a labor and employment law attorney and managing partner at Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP in Washington, DC, and has been representing labor unions and professionals in collective bargaining, litigation, and contract negotiations for 25 years. He also maintains a significant practice working with Reform rabbis, cantors, and other Jewish professionals in a wide variety of employment matters. Michael’s essay, “Women Rabbis and the Gender Pay Gap: Lessons from the CCAR’s 2012 Landmark Study and a Call to Action” appears in the recently published book, The Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women in the Rabbinate (CCAR Press). Michael is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Boston University School of Law.