DARREN B. MOORE Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. 301 Commerce Street Fort Worth, Texas

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1 DARREN B. MOORE Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. 301 Commerce Street Fort Worth, Texas Phone: (817) Mr. Moore practices with Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., a Fort Worth, Texas law firm which represents individuals, closely held and family businesses, professional practices and charitable organizations within its areas of legal practice. Mr. Moore was born in Lubbock, Texas on December 11, He earned a B.A., cum laude, from Texas A&M University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Baylor Law School where he served as Editor in Chief of the Baylor Law Review. Mr. Moore was admitted to practice law in Texas in 2000 and before the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas and United States Tax Court in He is a member of the ; Tarrant County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Section of Taxation); College of the State Bar; and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been named a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and Mr. Moore s practice focuses on representation of nonprofit organizations. Mr. Moore advises clients on a wide range of tax and legal compliance issues including organization of various types of nonprofit entities, obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, risk management, employment issues, governance, and other business issues, as well as handling litigation matters on behalf of his exempt organization clients. Mr. Moore is an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School where he has taught Nonprofit since Additionally, he writes and speaks regularly on tax and legal compliance issues including coauthoring the third edition of Bourland, Wall & & Wenzel, P.C. s publication, Keeping Your Church Out of Court.

2 DARREN B. MOORE Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. 301 Commerce, Suite 1500 Fort Worth, Texas (817) EDUCATION: Baylor Law School - Waco, Texas Doctor of Jurisprudence 2000, Magna cum Laude Honors and Activities: Baylor Law Review, Editor in Chief National Order of the Barristers Outstanding Student of the School of Law The President s Award American Bar Association Moot Court Team Member Joseph Milton Nance Presidential Scholarship Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas B.A. English/ B.A. History 1996, Cum Laude Honors and Activities: College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Student Award; G.T.E. Distinguished Scholar Athlete (Tennis Manager); Texas A&M University Opportunity Award Scholarship; YoungLife Leader; EXPERIENCE: Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. - Forth Worth, Texas Shareholder; 2008-present Associate Attorney; August General representation of tax-exempt organizations Civil litigation with emphasis on fiduciary litigation Baylor Law School - Waco, Texas Adjunct Professor: Nonprofit ; 2001 present MEMBERSHIPS: American Bar Association (Section of Business Law; Taxation) (Nonprofit Corporation Committee Vice-Chair) Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow The College of the Tarrant County Bar Association Texas Aggie Bar Association Baylor Law Alumni Association Texas A&M Association of Former Students Texas A&M 12th Man Foundation Tarrant County A&M Club Texas Rising Star

3 SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS Paper/Presentation Title Seminar Date Corporate Governance in the Nonprofit Setting Primer on Private Foundations A Basic Framework of the Nonprofit Sector Corporate Governance in the Nonprofit Setting Critical Compliance and Ethics Issues for Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Southern Methodist University School of Law Role of the General Counsel The Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin 30 th Annual Nonprofit Institute 30 th Annual Nonprofit Institute Southern Methodist University School of Law Role of the General Counsel Tarrant County Bar Foundation Mission Possible Pro Bono Summit 03/26/13 02/01/13 01/16-17/13 01/16-17/13 11/06/12 10/23/12 The Mission: Create a Climate for Effective Governance Texas C-Bar Pro Bono Week (Dallas) 10/22/12 The Design and Implementation of Conflict of Interest and Gift Acceptance Policies Who Would Have Thought: Charitable Trusts as a Viable Entity Social Media: Legal Issues for Churches Recognizing and Avoiding Self-Dealing: Both Direct and Indirect Grantmaking: The Good, The Bad and The Proceed With Caution Recognizing and Avoiding Self-Dealing: Both Direct and Indirect Fort Worth Chapter TSCPA Nonprofit Conference Course, Dallas Society of CPAs, Annual Conference Salk Institute 40 th Annual Tax and Management Seminar for Private Foundations, La Jolla, California Salk Institute 40 th Annual Tax and Management Seminar for Private Foundations, La Jolla, California 09/25/12 08/23-24/12 06/07/12 05/04/12 03/14-16/12 03/14-16/12 SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS PAGE 3

4 Primer on Private Foundations Overview of Nonprofit : The Basic Framework Religion and Religious : Keeping Your Church Out of Court Program-Related Investing Donor Intent Lawsuits: A Ten Year Overview (Paper Author) Primer on Nonprofit and Charitable Current Compliance Issues for Your Charities: Private Foundation Primer Federal Legislation and Regulatory Update Primer on Nonprofit and Charitable Fiduciary Duties and Potential Liabilities Relating to Charitable Entities Decision Makers Governance What s Changed University of Texas 29 th Annual Nonprofit Course, University of Texas 29 th Annual Nonprofit Course, University of Texas 29 th Annual Nonprofit Course, Course, University of Texas 28 th Annual Course, University of Texas 27 th Annual 33 rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Houston, Texas Course, University of Texas 26 th Annual Fort Worth Chapter, Texas Society of CPAs Fort Worth Chapter, Texas Society of CPAs 01/18-20/12 01/18-20/12 01/18-20/12 08/18-19/11 01/12-14/11 08/19-20/10 06/10 01/13/10 06/10-12/ /14-16/09 01/13/09 01/13/09 SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS PAGE 4

5 Course Director Fiduciary Duties and Potential Liabilities Relating to Charitable Entities Essential Skills & Strategies for New Grantmakers: Navigating Legal and Ethical Issues Governance of Nonprofit Course, 32 nd Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Conference of Southwest Foundations, Las Vegas, Nevada 08/08 06/13/08 06/08 04/24/08 Nonprofit Director and Officer Liability Nonprofit Law Study Group, Dallas 04/16/08 Ethical Issues Representing Nonprofit Primer on Nonprofit and Charitable Primer on Private Foundations (Charitable Contribution Planning Opportunities Public Charities and Private Foundations) Nonprofit Director and Officer Liability University of Texas 25 th Annual University of Texas 25 th Annual North Texas Estate and Financial Planning Council, Wichita Falls, Texas Governance of Nonprofit Course, 01/16-18/08 01/16-18/08 11/19/07 08/2-3/ Tax and Legal Review and Update Church Administration Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee 04/23/07 Avoiding the Red Card: Standards of Conduct of Decision Makers of 501(c)(3) Charitable Trusts and Nonprofit Corporations Basics of International Grantmaking Primer on Nonprofit and Charitable Fort Worth Chapter, Texas Society of CPAs University of Texas 24 th Annual University of Texas 24 th Annual 01/26/07 01/12/07 01/10-12/07 SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS PAGE 5

6 Avoiding the Red Card: Standards of Conduct of Decision Makers of 501(c)(3) Charitable Trusts and Nonprofit Corporations Primer on Nonprofit and Charitable Keeping Your Church Out of Court: Avoiding Legal Landmines when Communicating Keeping Your Church Out of Court: Employment Law Primer for Churches Keeping Your Church Out of Court: General Liability Issues Employment Law Primer for Churches Nonprofit Entering into the Commercial Marketplace Setting Up Your 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization A Brave New World: Nonprofit Entry Into the Commercial Marketplace Employment Law Primer for Churches Employment Law Primer for Churches Get In, Get Out, Get on With Your Life: Avoiding Fiduciary Litigation and Weathering the Storm of Trial When You Can t Course, University of Texas 23 rd Annual 2005 Church Staff Conference & Expo, Houston, Texas 2005 Church Staff Conference & Expo, Houston, Texas 2005 Church Staff Conference & Expo, San Antonio, Texas 9 th Annual Church Staff Conference & Expo, San Antonio 9 th Annual Church Staff Conference & Expo, San Antonio, Texas Representing Nonprofit, Southern Baptist Business Officers Conference, Dallas, Texas Southern Baptist Business Officers Conference, Dallas, Texas Large Church Administrators Conference, Dallas, Texas Brazos Valley Estate and Financial Planning Council, College Station, Texas 8/10-11/06 06/06 01/11-13/06 03/17/05 03/17/05 03/17/05 09/16/04 09/16/04 07/16/04 06/04 03/17/04 03/17/04 02/20/ /02 SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS PAGE 6

7 Keeping Your Church Out of Court: Avoiding Legal Landmines when Communicating Avoiding Legal Landmines: How Religious Professionals Can Recognize and Avoid Hidden Legal Liabilities Keeping Your Church Out of Court Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas Texas Law for Texas Clergy; Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas Presented throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia 09/20/02 05/11/ Present SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS PAGE 7