Association Attorney

Association Attorney

Boards need counsel who protect the community without losing the people who live in it. This role delivers clear advice, disciplined advocacy, and practical resolutions that hold up in the boardroom and, when required, in court. Impact is measured by lawful decisions, controlled cost, and results clients can defend—not by hours recorded.

Performance Objectives

• Advise association boards on governance, covenants, collections, and operations so decisions are lawful, documented, and defensible.
• Resolve assessment, covenant, and construction-related disputes by negotiation or litigation, closing matters with enforceable outcomes and predictable cost.
• Draft and revise governing documents, contracts, and opinions boards can act on without ambiguity.
• Represent clients at meetings, hearings, and in court with preparation that anticipates the other side and protects the association’s position.
• Keep leadership current with concise updates so they can decide quickly and with confidence.
• Run a multi-matter docket with technology and disciplined file control that preserves quality while reducing delay and waste.
• Earn repeat trust through follow-through, so boards return when the next hard issue arrives.

Environment & Resources

You will work with experienced counselors and litigators across association, business, construction, and related disputes. The practice is client-first: ethical, responsive, and built to outperform expectations rather than chase origination or billable totals. Research platforms, matter tools, and senior review on complex strategy are available. You report to a supervising attorney in a collaborative Florida practice.

Essential Qualifications

• Active Florida Bar membership in good standing.
• Hands-on experience advising or litigating for community associations, or closely related real estate, construction, or commercial matters.
• Drafting skill that produces governing documents, contracts, and pleadings boards and courts can rely on.
• Hearing, arbitration, or courtroom experience marked by thorough preparation and professional advocacy.
• Clear writing and speaking for volunteer boards and sophisticated clients alike.
• Judgment to weigh risk, cost, and timing without waiting to be told what matters.

Role Selling Points

• Success is defined by client results and service, not by what you bill or originate.
• Real responsibility for board relationships, with senior support when strategy turns complex.
• Breadth across counseling and litigation, with room to deepen a specialty.
• Modern tools and experienced colleagues aimed at high-quality, cost-effective work.

If you want to be the attorney boards call when the answer has to be right, apply with a resume and a short note on a matter you resolved and why it mattered.