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About this Practice AreaSteve Black represents homeowner and condominium associations as well as cooperatives in both North Carolina and South Carolina on most all issues, including providing legal advice and litigating cases. In addition, he heads up the firm's assessment collection practice. Steve regularly speaks on community association and is licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Board Certified in Residential Real Estate. There are less than ten attorneys in the Carolinas with this level of designati...
Scott Carpenter focuses primarily on general counsel, corporate and transactional matters, complex litigation, business advice, transactions, employment issues and conflict resolution and avoidance for condominiums, homeowners associations, planned community associations, cooperatives, churches and other nonprofit clients. As the author of Community Association Law in Arizona, published by the State Bar of Arizona, Scott is highly regarded on community association matters. He is a frequent co...
Candyce has an extensive background in community association law and provides practical counsel to community associations. Candyce has many years of experience serving and representing community associations. This experience also contributes to Candyce’s appreciation of the unique factors of each community she works with and her ability to formulate solutions for community needs. In addition to representing community associations, Candyce’s background includes assisting developers...
Curtis S. Ekmark joined Carpenter Hazlewood Delgado & Bolen in March 2016, but has represented associations since 1993. Mr. Ekmark played basketball at and earned his undergraduate degree from Marquette University and received an academic scholarship to attend Pepperdine University School of Law. While at Pepperdine, he was a member of the Dean’s List, the Law Review and the Phi Delta Phi legal honors fraternity. He was named the Terry Giles Scholar and the Odell McConnell Scholar b...
Mr. Estis concentrates his practices on complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on construction law, condominium and community association law, public entity law and alternative dispute resolution. His practice also encompasses real estate and business disputes and general equity matters. He serves as counsel to numerous developers, condominiums and cooperatives, New Jersey municipalities, and one of the major sewerage authorities in the state. He has served as an arbitrator an...
Sam leads the Real Estate practice. His experience includes all aspects of commercial real estate and community association matters. He regularly assists commercial and residential developers in the acquisition, subdivision, development, zoning, and sale of real property, including the formation of complex, mixed-use planned communities, commercial and residential condominiums, and multi-tenant commercial projects. Additionally, Sam represents purchasers and lenders with regard to the evaluat...
Sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of Condominiums", or "the man who wrote the book", John Hanna has authored many texts and articles on condominiums and other common interest developments; has created more than 3000 owners' associations, both residential and commercial; has appeared before scores of planning commissions, city councils and boards of supervisors in California; has appeared on television and in radio broadcasts on legal topics, has authored legislation affecting the creati...
As a founding partner of Hellmuth & Johnson, David has been creating strategic advantages for clients since the firm’s inception. He works with a diverse group of small, medium, and large businesses, financial institutions, non profit entities and individuals, primarily assisting in matters involving real estate, corporations, collection/creditor remedies, banking and financial, and business matters. David also represents a significant number of condominium and townhouse association...
Ms. Higbee’s practice consists primarily of real estate matters including homeowners association matters, property management matters, transactions and litigation. She has provided advice to homeowners associations, commercial property owners associations, commercial and residential landlords, property managers, lenders in connection with SBA loan closings, real estate agents and buyers and sellers of real estate. Clients turn to Ms. Higbee for her expertise in compliance with CC&Rs...
Chad Johnson is a founding partner of Hellmuth & Johnson, and serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. He founded Hellmuth & Johnson after just two years of practice, growing the firm on the strength of its loyal clients and experienced attorneys to become one of the 20 largest law firms in Minnesota. Chad represents a broad range of businesses, corporations, limited liability entities and individuals in pursuit of their business, real estate and transaction goals. He is admitted ...
Phillip Joseph co-chairs Ball Janik LLP’s construction litigation practice, which is growing in national reach and prominence. He is a commercial litigator whose primary focus is construction and real estate litigation, including design and construction disputes, construction defect, general counsel for community associations, purchase/sale disputes, real estate disputes, commercial landlord/tenant, and collections. Mr. Joseph has received the AV® Preeminent™ Rating from Marti...
Mark A. Kirsch is a principal and Chair of Cohen and Wolf's Real Estate Group and a member of the Commercial Lending and Common Interest Communities Groups. Resident in the firm's Bridgeport office, Mr. Kirsch practices in the area of commercial real estate, where he is involved in all aspects of acquisition, financing, leasing, conveyance and development. He has extensive experience representing banks and other financial institutions in commercial lending transactions, including asset-based ...
Ms. Li focuses her practice in real estate, with a concentration in planned real estate development law and condominium law. Her work encompasses new construction condominium and subdivided lot communities, the conversion of rental properties to the condominium form of ownership, mixed-use developments, commercial and business condominiums, workouts of distressed communities, community association law, and the registration of planned real estate developments with the New Jersey Department of ...
Jerry has worked for over 35 years with community associations in all areas of law. Recently retired from general counsel, Jerry is expanding his role in community association law as special counsel for the firm, and providing expert testimony in lawsuits and on legislation related to covenants, easements, equitable servitudes, common interest communities, and the owner associations that govern and operate these communities. Jerry has played and continues to have an influential role in Colora...
Charles E. Pear, Jr. is of counsel in the real estate practice group and represents numerous clients on dozens of condominium, timesharing and fractional projects, including some of the earliest and some of the largest plans in the nation. He represents developers and lenders, real estate brokerage firms, property managers, homeowners associations, exchange companies, and others. He has also served as a consultant to the State of Hawaii. Mr. Pear is listed in Best Lawyers in America and in Ch...
Jim Slaughter is a Partner at Law Firm Carolinas and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice of Real Estate Law and was the first North Carolina attorney named to Best Lawyers in the practice of Community Association Law (homeowner and condominium associations). Jim has also been named a "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina magazine, and a North Carolina Super Lawyer for Real Estate. Jim was the first North Carolina attorney inducted as a Fellow into CAI’s College of Com...
A partner with Ball Janik LLP, Chris Walters has practiced at the firm for over 25 years. His areas of practice include real estate, construction, finance, sales and leasing, venture formation and representation, public contracting, and all aspects of project funding, development and management. He has assisted developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, corporations, public agencies, contractors, design professionals, health organizations, resort and hospitality providers, and religi...
Mark J. Woodward is the Managing Partner of Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. in Naples and Marco Island, Florida. He is double Board Certified in Real Estate Law as well as in Condominium and Planned Development Law by The Florida Bar. Mark has over 40 years of experience in practicing law in the State of Florida. Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law. Mark assists clients with his extensi...
Mr. Wright’s practice consists exclusively of corporate association law representation of Common-Interest Communities (“CIC’s”), and CIC Industry Organizations. Mr. Wright is Of Counsel to Marquis Aurbach (“MAC”). He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1993, and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management, from Hawaii Pacific University in 1986. He was admitted to practice by t...
Community Association Law Definition
Community Association Law refers to the body of law that applies to common interest developments, including condominiums, planned developments, stock co-ops, homeowner associations, and commercial property owner associations.
The practice of community association law includes, among other things:
Creating common interest developments, preparation of governing documents, review, revision, and amendment of governing documents.
- Updating documents from time to time to comply with statutory changes.
- Representing boards of directors of common interest development associations.
- Representing members of common interest development association.
- Writing opinion letters for boards of directors or members of associations, interpreting governing documents, and advising boards on enforcement of governing documents.
- Assisting boards in collecting assessments or imposing discipline on members for violation of governing documents.
- Advising associations with respect to contracts (management, landscaping, maintenance).
- Counseling associations with respect to performance of statutory duties imposed upon associations.
- Representing associations in defective design and construction lawsuits.
- Attending board meetings and general membership meetings as
counsel for the board of directors of an association.
Lawyers whose practice is largely devoted to community
association law are most likely to be members of the community association
institute (CAI), and leading practitioners of community association law may be
elected to membership in the College of Community Association Lawyers.
Our Methodology
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