To support nonprofits and small businesses that are mission-driven and community-centered by offering comprehensive and accessible expertise to help our clients carry out their missions and expand their community impact. Leveraging our legal foundation and nonprofit backgrounds, our goal is to handle the legal challenges our clients face so they can focus on what matters most.
Our Mission
Decades of Experience at the Intersection of Law and Mission-Driven Work
Together, Rose and Scout bring over 20 years of experience as attorneys, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders. Having been business-owners, nonprofit lawyers, and coalition partners, they deeply understand the pressures nonprofits and small businesses face. Beyond their litigation, policy, and advocacy experience, Rose and Scout offer a broad range of experience across nonprofit operations, including compliance, development, communications, community organizing, and more.
Rose Godinez
Managing Partner
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Rose Godinez (she/her/ella) is a seasoned nonprofit leader and bilingual (English and Spanish) civil rights and business law attorney, licensed in Nebraska and Missouri, with over a decade of experience supporting mission-driven organizations. She began her legal career as an immigration attorney at Justice for Our Neighbors–Nebraska (now known as the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA)), where she represented hundreds of individuals and families in humanitarian and family-based immigration matters. She joined the ACLU of Nebraska in 2017, and rose to become its Legal Director in 2023, overseeing litigation strategy across constitutional issues including immigrant and Indigenous rights, police practices, First Amendment protections, LGBTQ+ rights, and educational equity. Her policy work has shaped Nebraska law, including securing annual anti‑bias training for law enforcement in 2020 and advancing legislation safeguarding students’ rights to wear natural hair, protective styles, headdresses, and tribal regalia.
Over the years, Rose has led numerous high-impact litigation and advocacy initiatives. She also launched successful campaigns to restore voting rights in Nebraska for individuals with criminal records and to guarantee protections against natural hairstyle discrimination in schools. Her deeply personal advocacy emerged from being the daughter of immigrants and former meatpacking plant workers in Lexington, Nebraska. In October 2021, Rose testified before the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, drawing on her family’s experience and calling for stronger workplace safety protections, enactment of the Safe Line Speeds in COVID‑19 Act, and important immigration reforms.
Rose’s leadership and community-centered approach have earned widespread recognition: she was named a finalist for an Advocate Inspire Award (2023), recipient of the Diversity Award from the Nebraska State Bar Association in 2023 and the State of Nebraska Latino American Commission Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Hispanic Community in 2021, and was recently honored in 2025 with the Inclusive Communities Humanitarian of the Year Award. She also serves on the board of the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands and Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim.
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Creighton University, Bachelor of Marketing and Business Intelligence and Analytics, 2012
Saint Louis University School of Law, Business and Intellectual Property Law, Juris Doctor, 2015
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Nebraska
Missouri
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402.431.2128
Scout Richters
Managing Partner
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Scout Richters (she/her/ella) is a civil rights attorney, policy strategist, and nonprofit leader with more than a decade of experience advancing justice through litigation, legislation, and public advocacy. Licensed in Nebraska, Scout brings deep experience in complex legal research and writing, communications strategy, and compliance. She began her legal career at Legal Aid of Nebraska, where she provided direct representation to low-income Nebraskans in juvenile court matters. In 2017, she joined the ACLU of Nebraska, where she served for seven years in key legal and policy roles.
At the ACLU, Scout played a leading role in several successful legislative campaigns, including the nationally recognized effort to end juvenile solitary confinement in Nebraska—culminating in the passage of 2020 legislation considered one of the most comprehensive bans in the country. Her advocacy also contributed to reforms in school discipline and law enforcement practices. Scout’s legislative and litigation experience is rooted in a strategic, systems-level approach that combines legal precision with coalition building and community-informed policy change.
Scout earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Torts and Perspectives in Legal Analysis. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism, with High Distinction, from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and has a a minor in Women’s & Gender Studies. A published author in The Nebraska Lawyer and the Brooklyn Journal of Law & Policy, Scout has also written and co-authored numerous policy reports and is a frequent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presenter. With professional roots in journalism and a recent certification in digital marketing, she supports clients not only with legal counsel but also with thoughtful, effective communications strategies.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bachelor of Journalism, 2011
Brooklyn Law School, Juris Doctor, 2014
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Nebraska
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402.327.1452
Services
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Nonprofit Law
We’re here to help you create your nonprofit. And if you have a nonprofit, we’re here to help your nonprofit stay legally compliant while strengthening your organization’s foundation. Whether it’s business formation, board governance, bylaws, contracts, or other legal essentials, we provide thoughtful, tailored guidance to support your unique mission and goals.
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Small Business Law
We specialize in helping small businesses succeed by providing practical support on everything from business formation, employee handbooks to HR matters. Our goal is to make legal guidance straightforward and accessible, so you can focus on growing your business.
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Policy & Advocacy
We help nonprofits engage confidently and effectively in policy and advocacy efforts—while ensuring full compliance with all relevant 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) laws and regulations. We bring experience across a variety of issue areas, including Immigrants’ Rights, Indigenous Justice, Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Free Speech, and Educational Equity.
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Grant Applications & Reports
We help you communicate your impact clearly and compellingly to funders, making grant applications and reports straightforward and effective.
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Policy Reports
From data collection and research to drafting, editing, design, publication, and press releases, we manage every step to ensure your reports not only inform but inspire action and drive meaningful change.
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Trainings, Workshops, & Speaking Engagements
As experienced speakers, panelists, and facilitators, we deliver customized law and policy trainings and workshops designed specifically for small businesses, nonprofits, and coalitions.
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Web & Social Content
We help you craft stories that truly connect with your audiences—while making sure your messaging stays aligned with legal requirements and your organization’s mission and values.
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Flexible Support
We tailor our services to meet each client’s unique needs and are always happy to discuss additional projects or ways we can support your work.
Interested in working together or learning more?
Whether you have general questions or a unique project in mind, we’re here to help. Reach out to start the conversation about how we can support your mission and make a meaningful impact together.