NeJame & Kling Law Offices Cited for Work with Lyme Disease Center

NORTHAMPTON — Attorneys Julie Kling and Mark NeJame, partners at NeJame & Kling Law Offices of Florence and Northampton, were recently awarded certificates of appreciation by the Lyme Disease Resource Center Inc. of Northampton.

NeJame and Kling, also husband and wife, were recognized for the legal work they donated to the resource center to help it obtain tax-exempt status with the IRS, allowing any contributions to the center to be classified as charitable contributions. Kling, who specializes in work with nonprofits, secured the organization’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and advised on board matters. NeJame reviewed and offered counsel on the center’s lease for its Northampton office.

The Lyme Disease Resource Center, formed in 2013, serves those with tick-borne illness and their care partners.

“It’s an area of medicine where there is a rising consciousness,” Kling said. “People are realizing Lyme disease can be a debilitating disease that negatively affects many people’s lives. The Lyme Disease Resource Center is helping make people aware that the danger is out there, and it provides resources for people who misunderstand as well as misdiagnose the disease.