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Sharon C. Lincoln

Board Member

After working as a history teacher (in Brussels and Boston) and then as a newspaper editor, Sharon surprised friends and family by going to law school and becoming a tax attorney.  She is a Partner at Casner & Edwards, LLP and enjoys the challenge and creativity of advising nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of strategic matters related to their tax-exempt status, governance, and operations.  In addition, she assists clients in matters directly involving the Internal Revenue Service, including audits and in Tax Court.  Her clients range from small startup nonprofits to well-established charitable institutions.

Sharon graduated from Dartmouth College (summa cum laude) and from Harvard Law School (cum laude), is licensed in both California and Massachusetts, and is admitted in Tax Court and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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