Law Office of Virginia E. Howard - Aptos, CA
Monterey-Carmel Business, Real Estate and Nonprofit Lawyers in Aptos, CA
1819 Cheryl Way Aptos, CA 95003
Aptos Monterey-Carmel Business, Real Estate and Nonprofit Law Firm
Updated: 02/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Monterey-Carmel Business, Real Estate and Nonprofit
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities Law
- Nonprofit Corporation Law and Governance
- Formation and Incorporation
- Conflicts of Interest
- Board/Staff relationships
- Tax Exempt Organization Law and Regulation
- Regulatory Compliance and Annual Reporting
- Mergers and Affiliations
- Corporate practices and record-keeping
- Corporate Dissolutions
- 501(c) Tax Exempt Corporations (501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(6), 501(c)(7)
- Executive Compensation
- Intermediate Sanctions
- Public Charity Support Tests
- Taxation of Unrelated Business Income
- Annual Reporting, Forms 990
- Financial Management and Compliance
- LLC
Firm Information
Overview
Virginia E. Howard has practiced law in California for over 30 years as a transactional attorney. She began her career in the Corporate Department at Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps in San Diego and spent 3 years as a start-up company attorney with Graham & James in Sacramento (now DLA Piper, LLP) where she represented technology companies in venture capital financing transactions. She served as Vice President and General Counsel of Vega Vista, Inc., a handheld device start-up during the Dot.com era.
Virginia moved to Aptos and joined Fenton & Keller in 1996. In 2007, she decided to develop a focus on nonprofit organizations and nonprofit compliance to both serve her community and because of her keen interest in this practice area. Virginia provides continuing legal education seminars and board training in the area of nonprofit law and legal compliance.
Virginia received her J.D. from New York University's School of Law in 1987, and her B.A. from Amherst College in 1981. She grew up in New York City where she attended the United Nations International School.
Ms. Howard is a former professor at the Monterey College of Law where she taught Business Organizations and Start-Up Companies. She served on board of directors of Girls, Inc. of the Central Coast for over 6 years and is on the board of directors of Give Me Hope, Inc., a nonprofit supports children's homes and schools in Kenya. She is also a former board member of Monterey County Women Lawyers, the Monterey County Bar Association and Old Monterey Foundation.
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Monterey College of Law, Business Organizations, 1995 - 1998
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