Recommended Attorneys (and Bad Attorneys)
Recommended Attorneys (and Bad Attorneys)
Legal Insurance. Generally about $30 per month for legal advice, letter writing and attorney referrals. A good investment if you are in a battle with your HOA.
Check your employer insurance you may have legal insurance as a benefit.
Legal Shield
Met Life Legal Plan
Nationwide Class Action Consumer Suits
https://www.federmanlaw.com/practices/consumer-class-actions/
National Attorneys that members recommend not to use:
MBK Chapman (based in California)
LS Carlson (based in California)
Recommended Attorneys by State
Recommended Attorneys by State
Arizona
Jonathan Dessaules Phoenix (602) 274-5400 https://dessaules.com/jonathan-a-dessaules HOA Homeowner Defense only.
Justin R. Cooley
Mckeddie Cooley, Gp mclawfirm.net
6424 E Greenway Pkwy Ste 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(480) 459-5007
No recommendations yet, good or bad. But says he ONLY services HOA homeowners, not the HOA.
California
Craig Fagan – Fair Housing attorney,
discriminationiswrong.com
8030 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
(800) 572-8365 Recommended by Hoshi EC
Colorado
Doug Marsh, Colorado Won Green Valley Case. From Deb Bonner
Litigation and Appellate Attorney, 4610 S. Ulster St. Ste. 150, Denver, CO 80237
303.488.3338,
info@cambridgelaw.com
Eric Neusch from Tim Berg
DC
Friedman, Framme & Thrush, PA, (got through Legal Shield) (410) 559-9000 10461 Mill Run Circle, Suite #550, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Recommended by Nicole Simpson
Florida
Christopher Salivar, Andrew Schwartz, Jonathan Yellin 888-857-7627 These are accident attorneys but also experienced with HOAs. (561) 347-6767 Won Boca Condo Board Suit, From Elly Moran Lepselter
Feaman Law Group Boynton Beach, FL and North Palm Beach, FL 2nd hand recommendation from Karen Schmidt
Fred O’Neil I was told he is called The HOA Slayer In Manatee County
PO Box 842, Windermere, FL 34786-0842 Office: 407-719-6796 Cell: 407-719-6796 Fredonealatlaw@aol.com
Info from Liz Cuevas Medina
Michael Gulisano Law – Gulisano Law
1701 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
(954) 947-3972 gulisanolaw.com
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by Rick Darquea
Ovide Val Florida Anti HOA lawyer, 786-277-9009 From Albert Farajian
Valentina Wheeler, Wheeler Law Firm, PLLC
801 West Bay Drive, Suite 428B
Largo, FL, 33770 (727) 308-5297 Office
Georgia
Randy William https://www.thewlgfirm.com/ From Chierl
Dunlap and Gardiner – Bad attorney/CAI From Jessica
Illinois
Two attorneys that have been recommended to me by folks "in the know" in Chicago with respect to disputes with HOAs:
Michael Kim at Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
Norman Lerum, Offices of Norman Lerum.
Recommended by HK HK
Indiana
Peter Kovacs started out strong but ended weak. From Craig Severence
Chad Dickerson was a waste of $10,000! From Craig Severence
Maryland
Friedman, Framme & Thrush, PA, (got through Legal Shield) (410) 559-9000 10461 Mill Run Circle, Suite #550, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Recommended by Nicole Simpson
Raymond Burke, Gordon Feinblatt Lawfirm, https://www.gfrlaw.com/
1001 Fleet Street, Suite 700, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
TEL 410.576.4000 EMAIL info@gfrlaw.com Recommended by Nicole Simpson
Skipper Law (410) 919-2121 https://www.skipperlawllc.com/ recommended by Nicole Simpson
Massachusetts
Calabrese Law Associates - Condominium Lawyers in Boston https://www.calalaw.com/ 617-340-6623
LaFountain & Wollman Real Estate and Condominium Law
507 Mt Auburn St.
Watertown, Mass
New Jersey
Ms. Renee Steingarten, Esq., of New Jersey Appleseed Public, Interest Law Center (“NJA”), https://pubintlaw.org/practice-area/housing/ Probono attorneys
Brian M. Rader, Esquire, 221 River Street, Suite 9125, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, 201-721-8561, brian@theraderlawfirm.com, www.theraderlawfirm.com, not recommended by anyone but is an HOA attorney that works for members
Oregon
James Dole. Eugene https://www.wlrlaw.com/attorneys-james-dole Positive feedback from HRLNG members.
Texas
David Kahne (Houston) Recommended by Chris Schwendenmann
Bill Davis Recommended by Chris Schwendenmann
Patrick Sutton (Austin) Recommended by Chris Schwendenmann
Washington State
Katie J. Comstock (Raelene noted that “Katie isn’t cheap, but she is good.”) Katie J. Comstock – Levy | von Beck | Comstock | P.S. (levy-law.com)
Anthony Gibbs (Sounder Law PLLC) Sounder Law PLLC
Bruce Galloway (425-334-4400) Galloway Law Group PLLC
Mike Daudt (Daudt Law) (206-445-773