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Robert Erven Brown, Esquire

Schmitt Schneck


Over his 40+ years career, Robert Erven Brown has focused his law practice in real estate, commercial transactions, faith based and charitable organizations.  He also represents clients regarding ongoing business transactions, with particular expertise in ministries and medical real estate transactions.  Over the last 15 years, he has represented community impact and faith-based nonprofit entities, including churches, synagogues, temples, denominations, Christian schools, rescue missions, a seminary, an adoption agency, prison transition ministries, human services organizations, and health-related charities.
Bob is a popular nonprofit seminar speaker and a trusted advisor to executive leaders, board members, committees, CPA’s and other professionals serving tax exempt organizations. He helps leaders identify risks and implement appropriate protections including separate entity creation and establishment of sound policies and procedures. He counsels boards and leadership teams on multi-site development, church mergers, protecting religious liberties, mandatory abuse reporting, record retention, media response, board governance, campus development, construction and security, real estate asset protection, insurance coverage, board and staff training. He also helps tax exempt organizations determine the most effective entity structure(s) for their mission success.
After years of extensive involvement in the nonprofit sector, Bob founded The Campus Preservation Planning™ program which protects critical assets against uninsurable, under-insured, and uninsured unjust claims, while simultaneously improving overall risk management and stewardship performance.  His program has been adopted by nonprofit organizations across the country.