OUR ATTORNEYS
MICHELLE MURRAY TUFFIN
mtuffin@tuffinreilly.com
Michelle Murray Tuffin is a seasoned Washington, D.C. attorney and Capitol Hill veteran with nearly two decades of experience providing thoughtful and effective legal counsel to nonprofit, corporate and political clients. Ms. Tuffin concentrates her current practice exclusively on trade associations, having extensive experience with all aspects of association legal needs, including: corporate governance, political law compliance, executive transition, employment law, tax-exemption, member activity and transactions, antitrust, intellectual property, reputational risk, and management of outside counsel. Ms. Tuffin serves independently as outside general counsel and special counsel to leading Washington, D.C. trade associations.
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Ms. Tuffin is a former associate of Nixon Peabody LLP, a Global 100 Law Firm. She also served on the legislative staff of Congressman Bob Inglis (SC-4) during the 103rd though 105th Congresses.
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Ms. Tuffin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian language and political science from Duke University, where she was a Benjamin N. Duke Leadership Scholar. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern University School of Law. Ms. Tuffin is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
SUSAN REILLY
sreilly@tuffinreilly.com
Susan Reilly is an accomplished attorney with over a decade of experience advising both corporate and nonprofit clients. Ms. Reilly’s current practice focuses exclusively on counseling trade associations on a wide variety of legal issues involving corporate governance and compliance, including: board and committee responsibilities and procedures, employment law, antitrust compliance, tax exemption, and business combinations and corporate transactions.
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​Ms. Reilly is a former associate of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a Global 100 Law Firm, where she spent eight years as a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice group. She also served as Associate Editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net, an educational service that provides practical guidance on legal issues impacting corporate practitioners.
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​Ms. Reilly received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the College of Charleston. She received her Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School, where she was named to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Reilly is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.
