It's an uncomfortable topic that's also unflagging in its burden upon community associations: What happens when a unit owner has passed away? Recovering assessments can be challenging in these situations. Community association lawyer Elliot H. Berton recently shared strategies and procedures.
Community association lawyer Elliot Berton was the the presenter at a key breakout session for CAI Keystone's Annual Conference "Community Live," the region's premier event for cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners associations. In his presentation "Chasing Ghosts: Collecting Assessments When the…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC is pleased to announce that community association lawyer Rachel M. Sorokin has joined the firm as an associate, representing the needs of homeowners’ and condominium associations in what has become the fastest-growing form of housing in Pennsylvania.
A room full of realtors were the audience for community association lawyer Steven L. Sugarman's recent presentation on “What Every Realtor Needs to Know About Resales in the Condominium or Homeowners Association” at Compass Real Estate in Wayne, PA. The…
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC Partner James D. Doyle has been elected President of the Chester County Bar Foundation for 2026. "It is my honor to carry on the Foundation's 41-year history of helping Chester County citizens understand, gain access to and benefit from our legal system," said Doyle.
Last week community association lawyer Steven L. Sugarman was a featured speaker at the National Law Seminar for the Community Associations Institute (CAI) held this year in San Diego. Hosted by the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) in an…
If you're part of a homeowners association (HOA), planned community, condominium association or cooperative -- this article is for you. Community Association attorney Elliot H. Berton outlines what exactly happens when a resident files for bankruptcy, and how it affects next steps for your community's board members.
Community association lawyer Steven L. Sugarman presented on up-to-the-minute condo and HOA case law at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute‘s Real Estate Institute on December 4, 2025. Presenting before an audience of attorneys representing developers, associations, purchasers or those who reside in an association, Sugarman…
Members of association boards must now be on the look-out for certain exclusions to their directors & officers liability policies relating to artificial intelligence. Recently, a large commercial lines insurance company introduced a new “absolute” exclusion to its D&O policies that seeks to eliminate coverage for nearly all claims related to AI-generated content, including using AI-generated content to assist with making complex financial, legal or governance decisions, as well as creating budgets, contracts, declarations, bylaws and more.
Community association law attorney Connor J. Thomson has joined the firm as an associate, joining one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives across Pennsylvania in the residential and commercial arena.