About Mission Impact Legal Advisors
Mission Impact Legal Advisors was founded to provide practical, mission-aware legal guidance. We understand that legal questions don't happen in a vacuum—they impact your team, your funding, and your community.

Thania Diaz Clevenger, Esq.
Founder and Managing Attorney
Admitted to The Florida Bar
Thania Diaz Clevenger, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Mission Impact Legal Advisors. Admitted to The Florida Bar, she leads the firm's nonprofit practice — advising mission-driven organizations on formation, governance, policies, compliance, employment, contracts, and ongoing legal counsel across Florida.
Before founding the firm, she served in executive leadership roles within the nonprofit sector. Her approach is preventative — helping leadership teams put the right structure, policies, and agreements in place early so organizations can focus on their mission rather than reacting to legal crises later.
Practice Focus
- Nonprofit formation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Board governance and fiduciary duties
- Nonprofit compliance and risk management
- Employment law and HR policies
- Contract review and organizational agreements
- Fractional general counsel for nonprofits

Iasia Naranjo, Esq.
Attorney
Admitted to The Florida Bar
Iasia Naranjo, Esq. is an Attorney at Mission Impact Legal Advisors. Admitted to The Florida Bar, she brings a background in civil litigation, legal advocacy, and dispute resolution to her work helping nonprofit organizations navigate complex legal challenges.
Her practice focuses on nonprofit corporate governance, organizational compliance, bylaws and articles of incorporation, and policies that strengthen accountability, board oversight, and operational effectiveness — helping mission-driven organizations build stronger legal foundations across Florida.
Practice Focus
- Nonprofit corporate governance
- Organizational compliance
- Bylaws and articles of incorporation
- Policies that strengthen accountability and board oversight

Linster Brinkley, Esq.
Of Counsel
Admitted to The Florida Bar
Linster Brinkley, Esq. is Of Counsel at Mission Impact Legal Advisors. Admitted to The Florida Bar, he brings over 30 years of practical experience in governance, contracts, and compliance to the firm's contract and transactional work.
His practice focuses on helping nonprofits and boards get structure right before things go sideways — providing clear, actionable counsel on contracts, franchise law and FDD review, commercial agreements, corporate governance, and transactional matters across Florida.
Practice Focus
- Franchise law and FDD review
- Contract drafting and review
- Commercial agreements and transactions
- Corporate governance and compliance
- Transactional legal guidance
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Who We Serve
Mission Impact Legal Advisors provides legal counsel to organizations across Florida that exist to serve a public mission rather than private owners.