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SUSAN E. DORN is General Counsel with the U.S. Green Building Council and its credentialing subsidiary, the Green Building Certification Institute. Prior to this position, she was managing partner of Dorn & Hanson. Ms. Dorn has served as general counsel to professional societies, membership associations, certification agencies, and philanthropic organizations since she graduated in 1985 from the public interest law school, Antioch School of Law. Before forming Dorn & Hanson, Susan Dorn was managing partner of the firm Dorn & Klamp, and a partner of the firm Zeitlin & Dorn. Susan Dorn writes and lectures extensively on subjects affecting nonprofits.

Ms. Dorn is co-author of a booklet published by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards entitled The Nonprofit Board's Guide to Bylaws and is one of the authors of The Licensure and Certification Mission: Legal, Social, and Political Foundations. She was a contributor to the American Bar Association’s Tax-Exempt Tool Kit. Ms. Dorn speaks regularly before groups interested in governance, voluntary certification, and accreditation, as well as governmental regulation and licensure, including:  the American Bar Association; the American Society of Association Executives; the Washington Certification Networking Group; the Council on Licensure, Enforcement & Regulation; the National Organization for Competency Assurance; and the National Center for Nonprofit Boards.

Ms. Dorn is a member of the bar in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She is an assessor for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Ms. Dorn is rated "AV" by the Martindale-Hubbell legal rating service, its highest possible rating.

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MICHELLE A. HANSON graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1997 and Bemidji State University in 1994 with a degree in philosophy. 

After law school, she spent two years in Ukraine as a US Peace Corps Volunteer.  She taught English language and American culture, and advised on nongovernmental organization operations and grant writing.

In 2000, she moved to Washington, DC, and joined Dorn & Klamp as an associate.  She worked exclusively on nonprofit organization matters, primarily contracts, corporate governance, taxation, and certification and accreditation.  She left Dorn & Klamp in 2004 for an in-house position at the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Michelle worked as the Contracts Administrator at the National Trust for Historic Preservation from 2004 to 2007.  She supervised procurement and income-generating transactions, many of which involved expenditure of Federal grant funds.  Her experience at the National Trust gave her insight into the practical aspects of nonprofit operations.

In 2007, she returned to Dorn & Klamp as of counsel, and then joined with Susan Dorn to form Dorn & Hanson.

Michelle is a member of the bar in Minnesota, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

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MICHAEL MCCABE joined Dorn & Klamp in 2007. Michael graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 2006 and from the University of Richmond in 2003 with a degree in International Economics. During law school, he participated in the Public Interest Summer Externship Program where he volunteered with the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau. He also worked as a law clerk with the Syracuse law firm of DeLaney & O'Connor, LLP, where he addressed a variety of tax and business association matters. Michael enjoys working with charitable organizations and private foundations, with a particular interest in those involved with international and economic development.

Michael is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.