Presentation full descriptions are listed on the Law Seminar webpage
***Below is a listing of Session times and speakers.***
OPTIONAL HALF-DAY PROGRAM | WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 | 1–4:15 P.M.
Associates Track:
1–2:30 p.m.
Legal Basis for Plats and Plans for Condominiums and Homeowner Associations
Robert M. Diamond, Esq.*, Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church, VA
2:45–4:15 p.m.
Priority Lien Is Under Attack by the Feds and the Big Banks: Case Law and the Future of Super Priority Lien
Robert M. Diamond, Esq.*, Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church, VA; Stephen M. Marcus, Esq.*, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC, Braintree, MA; Marvin J. Nodiff, Esq.*, Nodiff & Billy, The Community Association Lawyers, St. Louis, MO
Firm Owner/Managing Partner Track
1–2:30 p.m.
Your Website: Depreciating or Income- Producing Asset?
Stephen Christopher, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine PC, Englewood, CO; Loura K. Sanchez, Esq.*, HindmanSanchez PC, Arvada, CO
2:45–4:15 p.m.
Priority Lien Is Under Attack by the Feds and the Big Banks: Case Law and the Future of Super Priority Lien
Robert M. Diamond, Esq.*, Reed SmithLLP, Falls Church, VA; Stephen M. Marcus, Esq.*, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC, Braintree, MA; Marvin J. Nodiff, Esq.*, Nodiff & Billy, The Community Association Lawyers, St. Louis, MO
LAW SEMINAR PROGRAMMING | THURSDAY | JAN. 28
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Registration and MCLE Sign-In
11:30 a.m.–Noon
Welcome and Lunch
Noon–2 p.m.
Case Law Update Part I
George E. Nowack Jr., Esq.*, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, GA; Wilbert Washington II, Esq.*, Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC, Fairfax, VA
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Washington from a Different Angle: Wayne Hyatt Lecture Series with Katty Kay
3:30–5 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Evidence and Ethics: Trying the Community Association Collection Case in the Face of Five Common Ethical Issues
Angela Maione Costigan, Esq., Costigan and Costigan llc, Philadelphia, PA; Samuel J. McNulty, Esq.*, Hueston, McNulty, Attorneys at Law, Florham Park, NJ
Tax Law and Tax Exemption: Updates and Effects on Community Associations
John Knobelsdorf II, Esq., Law Office of John Knobelsdorf II, Houston, TX; Gary Porter, cpa, Hinricher, Douglas & Porter CPAs, Ventura, CA
Perspectives on Practicing Community Association Law
Scott B. Carpenter, Esq.*, Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, PLC, Tempe, AZ; Ellen Hirsch de Haan, Esq.*, Wetherington Hamilton pa, Tampa, FL; Lincoln W. Hobbs, Esq.*, Hobbs & Olson LC, Salt Lake City, UT; Kevin V. Harker, Esq., Community Association Law Group, Portland, OR; Jennifer Loheac, Esq., Becker & Poliakoff, Morristown, NJ; Stephen M. Marcus, Esq.*, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC, Braintree, MA; Marc D. Markel, Esq.*, Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC, Houston, TX; Loura K. Sanchez, Esq.*, HindmanSanchez PC, Arvada, CO; Scott J. Sandler, Esq.*, Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken LLC, Farmington, CT; Lucia Anna Trigiani, Esq.*, MercerTrigiani, Alexandria, VA
5:15–6:15 p.m.
Law Seminar Reception
Hosted by CCAL
Join your colleagues for great food and drinks and an opportunity to socialize with the premier experts in the field.
LAW SEMINAR PROGRAMMING | FRIDAY | JAN. 29
7–9 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00–8:20 a.m.
Welcome and CCAL and CIRMS Inductions
8:20–9:40 a.m.
Case Law Update Part II
George E. Nowack Jr., Esq.*, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, GA; Wilbert Washington II, Esq.*, Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC, Fairfax, VA
9:50–11:20 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Practicing from the Shadows: Depression in the Legal Profession
David S. Mercer, Esq.*, MercerTrigiani, Alexandria, VA; J.E. "Buddy" Stockwell III, executive director of the Lawyer Assistance Program Inc., New Orleans, LA
My Association Client Has Been Sued: How Can I Be a Hero and Make Sure Defense Fees and Costs Are Covered?
David S. Kasdan, Esq., Hoey, King, Epstein, Prezioso & Marquez, New York, NY; Joel W. Meskin, Esq.*, cirms, McGowan Program Administrators, Fairview Park, OH
Associations in the Media: Why Such a Negative Image?
Elina B. Gilbert, Esq.*, HindmanSanchez PC, Arvada, CO; James R. McCormick Jr., Esq., Peters & Freedman LLP, Encinitas, CA
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Difficult and Disabled: Strategies for Dealing with Aging in Place and Disabled "Warehousing"
Sean D. Allen, Esq., Roseman & Associates PC, Sherman Oaks, CA; Jasmine Fisher Hale, Esq., Adams Kessler plc, Los Angeles, CA
Avoiding Litigation and Using Alternative Dispute Resolution When You Can't
Edward Hoffman Jr., Esq., Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba PC; Jennifer Wojciechowski, JD, Community Association Underwriters of America Inc., Newton, PA
Anatomy of a Transition Construction Defect Case: How to Make It Successful and How Statutory Requirements Can Help
Edmund Allcock, Esq., Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC, Braintree, MA; Mitchell Frumkin, pe, rs, KiPCon Inc., North Brunswick, NJ; E. Richard Kennedy, Esq.*, Kennedy Wronko Kennedy, Montville, NJ
12:30–1:10 p.m.
Lunch
1:10–2:10 p.m.
Panel of Pundits
Brendan P. Bunn, Esq.*, Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC, Fairfax, VA; Patrick Costello, Esq.*, Keay & Costello PC, Wheaton, IL; Jennifer Loheac, Esq., Becker & Poliakoff, Morristown, NJ; Janet L. S. Powers, Esq.*, Fiore, Racobs & Powers, Irvine, CA. Moderated by Scott B. Carpenter, Esq.*, Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen plc, Tempe, A
2:20–3:50 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Hot Topics in Community Association Law
David J. Graf, Esq.*, Moeller Graf PC, Englewood, CO; W. Alexander Noland, Esq., SwedelsonGottlieb, Los Angeles, CA; Steven L. Sugarman, Esq.*, Steven L. Sugarman & Associates, Berwyn, PA; Raymond B. Via Jr., Esq., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Bethesda, MD. Moderated by E. Richard Kennedy, Esq.*, Kennedy Wronko Kennedy, Montville, NJ.
So the Case Didn't Settle, Now What? An A to Z Experience of Trial Preparation Through Post-Trial Motions
Judge Jonathon Cannon, JAMS, Orange, CA; Steven A. Roseman, Esq., Roseman & Associates aPC, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed Use Is All Mixed Up!
Jeffrey A. Beaumont, Esq.*, Beaumont Gitlin Tashjian, Woodland Hills, CA; Matt D. Ober Esq.*, Richardson Harman Ober PC, Pasadena, CA
4–5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Wouldn't Debtors' Prisons Be More Effective?
Katherine Bushey, Esq., Kaman & Cusimano LLC, Cleveland, OH; Christopher A. Jones, Esq., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Falls Church, VA; Edward J. O'Connell, Esq., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Falls Church, VA
The Attorney/Client Privilege and Confidentiality in Community Associations
Michael S. Karpoff, Esq.*, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ; Amy Tinetti, Esq., Hughes, Gill, Cochrane PC, Walnut Creek, CA
Intellectual Property Issues for Community Associations
Geoffrey A. Lottenberg, Esq., Malin Haley DiMaggio & Bowen PA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Joel Martin McTague, Esq., Frank Weinberg & Black PL, Plantation, FL
LAW SEMINAR PROGRAMMING | SATURDAY | JAN. 30
8–9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30–9:30 a.m.
CCAL Business Meeting
9:30–11 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Golf and the Association: Trying Times for Both
Mary M. Howell, Esq.*, Epsten Grinnell & Howell aPC; P. Michael Nagle, Esq.*, Nagle & Zaller PC, Scottsdale, AZ
Amending Governing Documents: Providing Effective Legal Counsel (and Effective Amendments)
Marion A. Aaron, Esq., Berding & Weil LLP, Walnut Creek, CA; Allen B. Warren, Esq., Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn PC, Fairfax, VA
Pet Regulations, Pet Peeves and Pets That Aren't Pets
Laura Brandow, Esq., Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC, Braintree, MA; Carmen Rowe, Esq., Gryphon Law Group PS, Centralia, WA