Readers’ Choice Awards Spotlight

Published May 2017

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to these four outstanding Readers’ Choice Awards winners! (For a full list of RCA winners, please read the March 2017 issue or visit www.fcapgroup.com/flcaj/readers-choice/).

Becker & Poliakoff
Diamond Level Winner—Legal Services
(Winner 2017, 2016 & 2015)

For the third consecutive year, Becker & Poliakoff has earned your vote as a Readers’ Choice Award winner. We are very grateful to the readers, clients, and industry friends who put their confidence in us to educate, protect, and advance the interests of Florida shared ownership communities.

Recognized for our storied history in condominium and homeowners association law throughout Florida, Becker & Poliakoff is well known for its pioneering role in the creation of the law pertaining to the operation of common ownership housing. With offices in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington D.C., our attorneys are recognized as individual leaders in the field through published works, public service, legislative activities, and industry group leadership positions, including membership in the prestigious College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL).

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to serving our association clients in Florida. Your community’s designated attorney provides legal counsel on matters such as day-to-day operational issues, covenant enforcement, budgeting, disaster preparation, maintenance and repairs, and contracts. When other legal needs arise, your attorney works closely with the firm’s other practice teams, including collection/foreclosure, covenant enforcement, construction law, employment law, to be sure that all of the association’s legal needs are met in the most responsive, professional, and cost-effective manner possible.

To check out our calendar of educational classes throughout the state, visit www.bplegal.com/events or contact toll-free at 1-844-CAREBP1 (1-844-227-3271) to inquire about our legal services for associations.

Castle Group
Diamond Level Winner—Management
(Winner 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014)

Castle Group is Florida’s choice for community management, specializing in serving the finest condominium and homeowner associations throughout the state.  The company’s philosophy is an unwavering focus on the resident experience; at Castle, it is called Royal Service^TM. Castle is owned by CPAs who oversee a powerful combination of incredible people, streamlined systems, and advanced technology.  Since no two properties are identical, Castle has created a menu of services that allows customers to create a solution that fits their needs. Castle does not manage an exceptional number of communities, just a number of exceptional ones.

For more information on Castle Group, call (844) 815-5321 or visit www.castlegroup.com.

Association Law Group
Gold Level Winner—Legal Services
(Winner 2017)

ALG is proud to be recognized as an FLCAJ Readers’ Choice Award winner.  ALG is one of the leading HOA and condominium law firms in Florida representing hundreds of associations throughout the state.  ALG serves as general counsel to most clients with a focus on legal matters, including daily operational issues, the collection of delinquent assessments, litigation, amendments to documents, contracts, and insurance defense.  Among other accomplishments, ALG has successfully resolved over 20,000 collection cases for clients, helped innovate new legal strategies, and assisted in creating new laws that have helped millions of Floridians.  If your association is tired of being overbilled by your attorney or is not receiving the level of service it deserves, please call ALG for a free consultation to see how the firm can assist you.

ALG strives to provide the best communication in the industry and the highest level of legal services for its clients.  The firm has received numerous awards and continues to be recognized by the media for its outstanding work in the legal field.  ALG also focuses on helping the community by offering pro-bono legal services to those in need and represents multiple not-for-profit organizations as legal counsel.   Over the past decade, ALG has closed over 20,000 cases, recovered over $100M for its clients, and employed over 100 attorneys and staff.

For more information on the Association Law Group, visit www.ALG-FIRM.com, call 1-855-ALG-FIRM, or e-mail info@ALG-FIRM.com.

BlueWorks Inc.
Gold Level Winner—Services & Repairs
(Winner 2017)

“Life is Too Short to Live Backed Up.” At Blue Works we do, “a better job, at a better price.” We are Florida’s leading pipelining and plumbing replacement contractor specializing in innovative plumbing solutions, such as:

• Internal Video Pipe Inspection
• Pipe Cleaning: Mechanical, Hydro (Jetter) & Vacuum De-Silting
• Non-Invasive Pipe Lining Technologies: CIPP & Spin Casting
• Vertical Stack Repair
• Below Slab Pipe Repair
• Large Diameter: Sewer, Storm & Manhole Lining & Repair

The Blue Works resume consists of owners and property managers of: hotels, multi-unit residential buildings, hospitals, schools, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, utilities, municipal buildings, military bases, single family homes and others.

•   Over 25 million hours of contract experience, over 100,000 LF of piping cleaned and lined
•   Certified Master Plumber & General Contractor (Tower & Specialty)
•   Insured, bondable and Credible, A+ on BBB

Blue Works provides plumbing system, inspection, analysis, and completes the work from start to finish. Our project management team follows a proven process of data collection, analysis, work-flow scheduling, communication, and upfront pricing guidelines, assuring quality at the time of inspection. We are the experts, we care about our work, and we care what you think. 

Blue Works installed materials, products and systems are approved, third-party tested, meeting Industry Standards: IAPMO, ASTM, NSF, UPC, & ICC. The materials used typically have a minimum life span of 50 years per specification.

For more information on BlueWorks, call (877) 258-3664 or visit www.blueworkscompany.com.