Emilia Brown is an attorney licensed in Missouri who counsels start-ups, small businesses and nonprofits in forming entities, applying for tax-exempt status, and in handling a host of other legal issues. Ms. Brown has experience in both civil and criminal litigation, and had a full career in nonprofit arts management – working with companies like The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Festival dei due mondi in Spoleto, Italy – before passing the bar. Emilia Brown holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, a graduate degree in Arts Management from the University of Florence, Italy, and a Bachelor’s in Communication from Northwestern University.