Community association dispute resolution requires guidance from professionals who understand the law and the complexities of HOA and condominium governance. NowackHoward provides mediation, arbitration, and expert witness services, grounded in decades of focused experience in community association law. Our goal is to help associations and their lawyers resolve conflicts efficiently, fairly, and with long-term stability in mind.
Whether you’re navigating board or governance disputes, covenant enforcement issues, or other high-stakes litigation, our team offers practical, informed, and legally sound support tailored to the unique needs of community associations.
Mediation, Arbitration, & Expert Witness Services
NowackHoward offers a full range of alternative dispute resolution and litigation support services tailored to community associations. These services are led by our co-founder and managing partner, Julie Howard, a registered neutral.
Community Association Mediation Services
Mediation provides community associations with a practical means to resolve conflicts without the cost, stress, uncertainty, or time investment associated with litigation. Julie facilitates productive, structured conversations that help parties clarify issues, understand risks, and find workable solutions.
Julie’s experience ensures the process remains neutral, respectful, and aligned with governing documents and applicable state laws, helping boards, managers, developers, and homeowners preserve relationships while moving forward.
Community Association Arbitration Services
When disputes require a binding decision, Julie serves as a fair and impartial arbitrator for HOA and condominium matters. Julie’s services emphasize efficiency, confidentiality, and compliance with association governing documents and state statutes.
With decades of experience in legal and legislative matters shaping Georgia’s community association laws and advising associations statewide, Julie brings exceptional clarity to complex factual and statutory questions.
Community Association Expert Witness Testimony
As an established authority in community association law, Julie provides expert witness testimony for litigation involving HOAs and condominium associations for issues including, director elections, fiduciary duties, governing document interpretation, developer transition, and covenant enforcement actions.
Julie’s opinions are informed by her extensive legal career, leadership roles in the Community Associations Institute and the College of Community Association Lawyers, and her direct involvement in drafting amendments to major Georgia community association statutes since 2007.
Types of Cases & Disputes Handled
Julie is available to assist with virtually any dispute involving a homeowners association or condominium association. Common disputes include:
- Enforcement of covenants, rules, and regulations
- Architectural control decisions
- Assessment disputes and collection-related issues
- Board governance disputes
- Developer turnover and transition matters
- Fair housing-related concerns
- Interpretation of governing documents
- Maintenance and repair responsibility disputes
- Elections, meeting procedures, and transparency disputes
- Contract and vendor conflicts
- Amenity access and use issues
If your dispute involves a community association, contact our team for help to guide the parties toward resolution.
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Why Work with NowackHoward
When community associations face conflict or legal uncertainty, experience matters. NowackHoward is one of Georgia’s most respected firms, dedicated exclusively to HOA and condominium law, providing clients with unmatched experience in this highly specialized field.
- Decades of focused experience representing and advising condominiums and HOAs
- A long record of successfully resolving complex community association disputes
- Deep understanding of statutory requirements, governance challenges, and association dynamics
- Recognized industry leadership and involvement in shaping Georgia’s community association laws
- A practical, balanced approach that supports fair, lasting resolutions
With a combination of legal precision and real-world insight, NowackHoward provides associations with the clarity and solution-focused guidance they need.
Meet Julie Howard
Julie Howard is one of the community association industry’s most respected voices. With over 30 years of experience in HOA and condominium law, Julie brings exceptional legal insight and a balanced, solutions-driven perspective to mediation, arbitration, and expert witness services.
Julie’s leadership within the Community Associations Institute (CAI), including serving as National President, and her significant
contributions to Georgia’s community association law, have earned her national recognition. Julie’s work has shaped the way associations across Georgia operate, govern, and resolve disputes.
As a neutral, Julie draws on her litigation background, statutory drafting experience, and decades of hands-on work with condominium and HOA boards to help parties reach fair, informed resolutions.
- 30+ Years HOA/Condo Law Experience
- Past President of:
- Registered Neutral – Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
- National Speaker and Contributor on HOA Law
- AV Preeminent Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell
(top 8% of attorneys)
Ready to Resolve Your Association Dispute?
Speak directly with Julie Howard about mediation, arbitration,
or expert witness services.
Common Questions About Community Association Dispute Resolution
Do you offer dispute resolution and expert witness testimony in every state?
Yes. Julie provides mediation, arbitration, and expert witness testimony nationwide, in addition to her private practice advising Georgia HOAs and condominium associations. Her mediation, arbitration, and expert witness services are available to attorneys, associations, managers, developers, and parties involved in community association disputes nationwide.
What’s the difference between mediation and arbitration?
Mediation is a facilitated negotiation where parties work collaboratively toward a voluntary resolution. Arbitration is a more formal process in which a neutral arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators reviews the facts and arguments of a dispute and issues a binding decision.
What types of HOA or condominium disputes can be resolved through mediation or arbitration?
Most disputes that proceed to litigation involving homeowners’ associations or condominium associations are suitable for alternative dispute resolution. Common issues include covenant enforcement, architectural matters, board governance, assessment collection, maintenance responsibilities, and conflicts between associations and their members or vendors.
