Sharon Weinberg Nokes is an associate in Caplin & Drysdale’s Washington, D.C. office. She joined the firm in 2008. Ms. Nokes previously practiced in the tax department of a top international law firm and, before that, served as a law clerk to the Honorable Emily C. Hewitt, United States Court of Federal Claims.
Ms. Nokes primarily represents tax-exempt organizations. Her experience includes advising public charities, private foundations, hospitals and churches on a variety of legal issues, including qualification for exempt status, charitable contributions, the alleged receipt of excess benefits, executive compensation, unrelated business income tax, and corporate governance issues. She also has represented nonprofit clients in complex examinations involving exemption issues, intermediate sanctions, tax shelters, and church tax issues.
Ms Nokes has been an adjunct professor in the Legal Scholarship and Writing Program at Georgetown University Law Center since 2004. Before entering the legal profession, she was a professional musician and served for several years as the principal flutist of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C.