Legal Focus—Attorney Bios

Published December 2023

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Joseph E. Adams, Esq.
Becker

12140 Carissa Commerce Court, Suite 200
Ft. Myers, FL 33966
jadams@beckerlawyers.com
239-433-7707
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law Offices in Ft. Myers and Naples

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law
• Best Lawyers in America, Regional Lawyer of the Year,   Community Association Law, 2022
• Former Cochair, Condominium and Planned Unit Development Committee of Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

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Joseph Arena, Esq.
Becker

Royal Palm Financial Center 759 SW Federal Highway, Suite 213
Stuart, FL 34994
jarena@beckerlawyers.com
772-286-2990
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law
• Author/Contributor, Becker Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

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Michael S. Bender, Esq., BCS
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
MBender@KBRLegal.com
954-928-0680
www.KBRLegal.com

     Board-Certified in Condominium & Planned Development Law, Mr. Bender is a long-time member of the Florida Legislative Action Committee, having served as chair from 2018-2022. He is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, is serving his third term on the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee, and frequently lectures on community association topics.

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Donna DiMaggio Berger, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
dberger@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law    

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law
• Member, College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL)
• Founder and Executive Director, Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL)
• Podcast Host, Take It to the Board

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Kathleen O. Berkey, AICP
Becker

12140 Carissa Commerce Court, Suite 200
Ft. Myers, FL 33966
kberkey@beckerlawyers.com
239-433-7707
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Land Use and Zoning

     Related areas: Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

• Board-Certified Specialist in City, County, and Local Government Law
• Certified Professional Planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
• Management Committee, Urban Land Institute Southwest Florida
• Author/Contributor, Becker Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

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Andrew Black, Esq., BCS
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
ABlack@KBRLegal.com
954-928-0680
www.KBRLegal.com

     Andrew Black is Board-Certified in Condominium & Planned Development Law. He joined KBR in 2007, was elevated to a member in 2016, and assists the firm’s clients on all aspects of community association operations. He is a frequent lecturer on various topics of interest to boards of directors, managers, and owners.

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Jennifer L. Biletnikoff, Esq.
Becker

4001 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 270
Naples, FL 34103
jbiletnikoff@beckerlawyers.com
239-552-3200
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law Related areas: Disaster Recovery • Board-Certified Specialist in    Condominium & Planned Development Law

• Member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar
• Member of the Community Associations Institute

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Jane F. Bolin, Esq.
PeytonBolin, PL

3343 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 100
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
jane@peytonbolin.com
954-316-1339
www.peytonbolin.com

     Jane focuses on the firm’s educational outreach and enjoys teaching association boards, unit owners, and managers on how to effectively manage the business of their associations. She is a cofounder and managing partner of PeytonBolin, PL. Since serving as a city commissioner and Mayor for the City of Oakland Park, she has been sought out to support associations in municipal and county compliance.

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JoAnn Nesta Burnett, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
jburnett@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law and Business Litigation

     Related areas: Collections & Foreclosures and Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law

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James Robert Caves III, Esq.
Becker

12140 Carissa Commerce Court, Suite 200
Ft. Myers, FL 33966
rcaves@beckerlawyers.com
239-433-7707
www.beckerlawyers.com

      Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law, primarily as General Counsel

     Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery, Technology/Telecommunications

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Served as a staff attorney for the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee

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Gerard S. Collins, Esq.
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
GCollins@KBRLegal.com
954-928-0680
www.KBRLegal.com

     Mr. Collins received his law degree from Western New England College School of Law in 1996. He practiced civil trial litigation for seven years before moving to Florida in 2004, where he continued his practice in insurance litigation and community association representation. He currently serves as the Firm’s supervising partner of the Litigation Division.

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Jane L. Cornett, Esq.
Becker

Royal Palm Financial Center
759 SW Federal Hwy., Suite 213
Stuart, FL 34994
jcornett@beckerlawyers.com
772-286-2990
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
• Title agent for Attorneys’ Title Fund Services
• Council on Aging of Martin County, Director & Past President

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Rosa M. de la Camara, Esq.
Becker

Alhambra Towers
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
rdelacamara@beckerlawyers.com
305-262-4433
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Hotel Condominiums, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Member, Becker’s Management Committee
• Adjunct Professor at St. Thomas University School of Law

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Kenneth S. Direktor, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard,Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
kdirektor@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law   

     Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Member, College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL)
• Member, Becker’s Management Committee
• Chair, Community Association Practice Group at Becker

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Kevin L. Edwards, Esq.
Becker

1819 Main Street, Suite 905
Sarasota, FL 34236
kedwards@beckerlawyers.com
941-366-8826
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

      Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Member, Community Associations Institute
• Member of Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association

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Steven M. Davis, Esq.
Becker

Alhambra Towers
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
sdavis@beckerlawyers.com
305-262-4433
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law and Business Litigation

     Related areas: Collections & Foreclosure, Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement

• Practices primarily in business-related litigation including condominium and homeowner association litigation, bankruptcy, foreclosures, collections, and partnership disputes

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Lilliana M. Farinas-Sabogal, Esq.
Becker

Alhambra Towers
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
lfarinas@beckerlawyers.com
305-262-4433
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law and Business Litigation

      Related areas: Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement, Corporate Representation, Appellate Litigation • Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law

• Former Adjunct Professor, St. Thomas University, School of Law
• Author/Contributor, Florida Community Association Journal

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Mark D. Friedman, Esq.
Becker

625 N. Flagler Drive, 7th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
mfriedman@beckerlawyers.com
561-655-5444
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Frequent lecturer to community and civic organizations
• Co-Editor, Becker’s Community Association Update (CUP) Newsletter

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Emily E. Gannon, Esq.
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
EGannon@KBRLegal.com
561-241-4462
www.KBRLegal.com

     Emily E. Gannon is a firm member who joined in 2012. She is a frequent lecturer on community association law, leading various seminars providing CEUs for property managers and certifications for board members. She assists community association clients with all aspects of community association law, including drafting and amending documents, negotiating contracts, and conducting membership meetings.

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Eric M. Glazer, Esq.
Glazer & Sachs, P.A.

3113 Stirling Road, Suite 201
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
eric@condo-laws.com
954-983-1112
www.florida-association-law.com

      Owner of Glazer and Sachs, P.A., representing associations since 1992. Eric has certified approximately 20,000 board members statewide, has broadcast the Condo Craze and HOAs radio show since 2009, is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Court Mediator, has drafted numerous provisions of the Florida Condominium and HOA statutes, and is a writer of the www.hoa-condoblog.com.

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Yeline Goin, Esq.
Becker

Regions Bank Building
111 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
ygoin@beckerlawyers.com
407-875-0955
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law      

     Related areas: Corporate Representation

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Former Executive Director of Becker’s Community Association Leadership Lobby (CALL)

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Michael Goldstein, Esq.
PeytonBolin, PL

3343 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
michael@peytonbolin.com
954-316-1339
www.peytonbolin.com

     Michael brings extensive litigation experience to PeytonBolin, having spent several years handling highly contested foreclosure cases throughout the state. Michael handles real estate litigation matters, partitions, foreclosures, vendor disputes and lawsuits, enforcement actions, and breach of contract cases. He is a resource to our association clients and enjoys general counsel representation.

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Michael C. Góngora, Esq.
Becker

Alhambra Towers
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
mgongora@beckerlawyers.com
305-262-4433
www.beckerlawyers.com

      Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law        

     Related areas: Collections & Foreclosure, Corporate Representation

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Served three terms on the Miami Beach Commission (2017–2021)
• Former Chairman of the Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

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Jeffrey D. Green, Esq., BCS
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
JGreen@kbrlegal.com
954-928-0680
www.KBRLegal.com

     Jeffrey Green is Board Certified in Construction Law and a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rated Member of KBR with a broad range of experience in commercial litigation, construction litigation, and appeals. Mr. Green supervises the Construction Defect and Complex Litigation Department, representing community associations in multimillion-dollar construction defect disputes and complex litigation matters.

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Nataly Gutierrez-Vasquez, Esq.
PeytonBolin, PL

3343 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
nataly@peytonbolin.com
954-316-1339
www.peytonbolin.com

     Nataly provides complete general counsel representation for the Firm’s association clients. She leads the litigation team and guides community association boards and managers through the complex world of Florida HOA and condominium governance. Clients enjoy her strong demeanor and no-nonsense attitude.

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Kerstin Henze, Esq.
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1211 North Westshore
Boulevard, Suite 409
Tampa, FL 33607
KHenze@KBRLegal.com
813-375-0731
www.KBRLegal.com

     Ms. Henze is a Firm Member and Managing Attorney of the Tampa office. She assists board members with all their association matters, including budgets/reserves, corporate governance, drafting and amending governing documents, contracts (all phases), covenant enforcement, and management issues. Ms. Henze is a frequent lecturer covering an array of topics for boards and CAMs.

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Allison L. Hertz, Esq., BCS
Kaye Bender Rembaum

9121 North Military Trail, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
AHertz@KBRLegal.com
561-241-4462
www.KBRLegal.com

     Ms. Hertz is an attorney with the Firm’s Palm Beach Gardens office and is Board Certified in Condominium & Planned Development Law by the Florida Bar. Ms. Hertz serves as Co-chair of the Condominium and Planned Development Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.

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Florence King, Esq.
Becker

Regions Bank Building
111 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
florenceking@beckerlawyers.com
407-875-0955
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Community Association Litigation & Covenant Enforcement, Corporate Representation

• Concentrates practice in condominium, homeowner, and cooperative associations including collections and foreclosures, vendor contracts, enforcing association covenants, and assisting associations with management issues.

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Elizabeth A. Lanham-Patrie, Esq.
Becker

Regions Bank Building
111 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
bpatrie@beckerlawyers.com
407-875-0955
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law • Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law

• The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section–Condominium and Planned Development Subcommittee
• Member, Community Associations Institute and Orange County Bar Association
• Ninth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Certificate of Recognition

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Lisa A. Magill, Esq., BCS
Kaye Bender Rembaum

1200 Park Central Boulevard South
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
LMagill@KBRLegal.com
561-241-4462
www.KBRLegal.com

     Ms. Magill is a member of the national College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), is Board Certified in Condominium & Planned Development Law, and serves as delegate to CAI’s Florida Legislative Alliance. She has been named “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend multiple times and frequently lectures on numerous community association-related topics.

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K. Joy Mattingly, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
kmattingly@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Collection & Foreclosures, Covenant Enforcement

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Member, Broward County Bar Association
• Member, Commercial Law League of America

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Steven H. Mezer, Esq.
Becker

1511 N. Westshore Boulevard, Suite 1000
Tampa, FL 33607
smezer@beckerlawyers.com
813-527-3900
www.beckerlawyers.com

    Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law and Business Litigation

      Related areas: Disaster Recovery, Corporate Representation

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law and Real Estate
• Member, College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL)
• Executive Committee of the Florida Bar RPPTL Section

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Howard J. Perl, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
hperl@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Disaster Recovery, Covenant Enforcement, Corporate Representation

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation from CAI
• Editor, Florida Community Association Professionals’Managers Report

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Mauri Peyton, Esq.
PeytonBolin, PL

3343 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
mauri@paytonbolin.com
954-316-1339
www.peytonbolin.com

     Mauri is a Florida Real Estate Board-Certified attorney and is a cofounder of PeytonBolin, PL. He leads the association practice for PeytonBolin and focuses on termination issues for condominiums and appellate representation for condominiums, HOAs, and cooperatives. Clients say he is a master of taking the complex and breaking it down so everyone can understand the issues at hand.

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Marty Platts, Esq.
Becker

625 N. Flagler Drive, 7th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
mplatts@beckerlawyers.com
561-655-5444
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Corporate Representation

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers
• American Bar Association

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Bennett L. Rabin, Esq.
Rabin Parker Gurley, P.A.

28059 US 19 N., Suite 301
Clearwater, FL 33761
ben@rpglaw.com
727-475-5535
www.rpglaw.com

      A premier community association law firm offering services to condominium, homeowner, cooperative, and mobile home associations in Florida. Attorneys Bennett Rabin, Monique Parker, and Adam Gurley lead an experienced corporate representation and litigation team. Florida Bar Board Certified in both Real Estate and Condominium and Planned Development Law.

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Jeffrey A. Rembaum, Esq.
Kaye Bender Rembaum

9121 North Military Trail, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
JRembaum@KBRLegal.com
561-241-4462
www.KBRLegal.com

      Mr. Rembaum is Board Certified in Condominium & Planned Development Law, has considerable experience representing Florida community associations, and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He regularly provides legal representation to both new, established, and “under-construction” associations. Every year since 2012, Mr. Rembaum was selected to the “Florida Super Lawyers.”

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Jay Roberts, Esq.
Becker

Paradise Village
348 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Suite 7
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
jroberts@beckerlawyers.com
850-664-2229
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Corporate Representation, Disaster Recovery

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Coeditor, Becker’s Community Association Update (CUP) Newsletter

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Evan Rosenberg, Esq.
Moritt Hock Hamroff LLP

8151 Peters Road, Suite 3100
Plantation, FL 33324
erosenberg@moritthock.com
561-302-2415
www.moritthock.com

     In addition to representing Florida condominium and homeowners’ associations, Mr. Rosenberg concentrates his practice on complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts. Such matters may include real estate and property disputes, alternative dispute resolution (mediations and arbitrations), creditors’ rights, and business litigation.

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Christopher Sajdera, Esq.
Sajdera, PA

200 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 103
Boca Raton, FL 33432
cas@saj-law.com
561-910-3082
www.saj-law.com

      Represents condominiums and HOAs in all facets of association law, including general advisement, collections, and litigation. He handles document drafting, covenant enforcement, construction defect litigation, developer issues, and breach of contract disputes. Serving Broward and Palm Beach Counties, with offices in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. B.A., Swathmore College; J.D., Duke University

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Karyan San Martano, Esq.
Becker

1 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
ksanmartano@beckerlawyers.com
954-987-7550
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

     Related areas: Corporate Representation

• Editor, Florida Community Association Professionals, Managers Report

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Alan Schwartzseid, Esq.
Kaye Bender Rembaum

11486 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 130
Orlando, FL
AS@KBRLegal.com
800-974-0680 (call for appt.)
www.KBRLegal.com

     Alan Schwartzseid is a Firm Member and Orlando office Managing Attorney, where he assists firm clients in all facets of community association law and works as an FLSC-Certified County/Circuit Court Mediator. Mr. Schwartzseid is a member of the Condominium Committee of the Real Property Section of the Florida Bar and serves as co-chair on its CLE development subcommittee.

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Robyn M. Severs, Esq.
Becker

Regions Bank Building
111 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
rsevers@beckerlawyers.com
407-875-0955
www.beckerlawyers.com

     Practicing Community Association/Condo/HOA Law

• Board-Certified Specialist in Condominium & Planned Development Law
• Member, Northeast Florida CAI—Legislative Action Committee
• Chair, Grievance Committee, the Florida Bar