Duration: 90 minutes 

Program Description

Speakers

Brendan P. Bunn is a shareholder in the Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC Fairfax office and has been practicing community association law since 1993. He counsels the firm’s clients on the broad range of community association law issues and is also an experienced litigator. His recent projects include pursuit of condominium developer warranty claims and assisting clients in amending their governing documents. Brendan has additional experience in cooperative-to-condominium conversions and insurance defense litigation.He has taught numerous programs for CAI, ranging from The Essentials introductory course to seminars and lectures at the Chapter's Annual Conference and Expo event. He has also presented at CAI National Conferences and the Community Association Legal Seminar, and served as an adjunct professor at the George Mason University School of Law from 1999 to 2001.

Brian McLean, Shareholder at Leahy McLean Fjelstad joined the Community Associations Institute as a member in 1995. Since 2001 he has written and lectured extensively on community association law. He served as President of the Washington State Chapter in 2009-2010. Brian is a member of the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL).

Andrea O'Toole is a partner with Berding & Weil LLP corporate and business law department. Ms. O'Toole advises community associations in all aspects of their operations and transactions including real property issues and statutory compliance with Davis-Stirling and other statutes applicable to common interest developments. Her work includes advising association clients on financial matters including assessment collection and funding of repair and reconstruction projects of all sizes; governing document interpretation, enforcement and amendment, including operating policies; contract negotiation, drafting, and enforcement; corporate compliance; dispute resolution; title and land use issues; director elections and recalls; and helping boards deal with fair housing issues, parking and towing matters, and implementation of new regulations such as “no smoking” laws.

Steven S. Weil, Founding Partner of Berding & Weil LLP has practiced community association law since 1984 and has dealt with virtually every kind of challenge facing directors, managers and community association members. These have included analyzing board and member duties under the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act and other state and federal laws, helping communities deal with CC&R amendments and director recalls and campaigns for large special assessments to fund capital improvements or major repairs. Steve's background is unusual because his career has spanned but transactional work and enforcement, defect, insurance and other litigation giving him insights into association challenges that are a great advantage to the firm's clients..

Continuing Education Credit