The NowackHoward Team is off to a busy start for the First Quarter of 2024 with teaching and industry leadership!
Jess Bareis enters her first full year with our general servicing team, and we welcomed Amelia Hajer to the team. They are both outstanding attorneys and stellar additions to the firm. If you have not yet worked with Jess or Amelia, feel free to reach out!
In January, Julie Howard was sworn in for a second term as President of the Sandy Springs Bar Association.
Locally, Amelia Hajer volunteered on the events committee for The Georgia Asian Pacific Atlanta Bar Association for The 2024 GAPABA Lunar New Year Banquet & Leadership Installation on February 8, 2024. On February 9, 2024, NowackHoward sponsored the Community Associations Institute Georgia Chapter’s “Let’s Face the Music” 2024 Education Seminar. Jason LoMonaco presented a panel presentation “I Fought the Law and the Law Won: Violations, Collections, Litigation and Dispute Resolution.
Nationally, in mid-February, Julie Howard and Bill Gourley presented at the 2024 Community Association Law Seminar in Las Vegas hosted by the Community Associations Institute and the College of Community Association Lawyers. Julie presented a session on “Evaluating the Stages in Your Community Association Law Career Plan.” Bill presented a session on “Security Services: What Do Community Associations Have a Duty to Protect?”
On March 21, 2024, NowackHoward sponsored, and Julie Howard presided over the Sandy Springs Bar Association’s Annual Judges’ Appreciation Lunch at City Springs. Metro Atlanta area judges from federal, state, and municipal courts attended the sold-out event held to honor judges throughout our community for their dedicated service for ensuring a safe haven for our clients and the citizens of Georgia to settle our disputes and provide justice for all.
Fostering relationships and leading initiatives within our unique industry is of utmost importance for NowackHoward. We are proud to continue our partnership with the Community Association Institute (CAI) of Georgia as a Platinum Sponsor with attorneys serving across its committees.
Vicky Sand enters her second year as Chair of the CAI Cares Committee, working to build better communities by hosting service oriented charitable events throughout the year. Most recently, she led the committees first hands on volunteer day of the year on March 27, 2024, benefiting FurKids Atlanta, a no kill shelter committed to animal welfare. Their next event will be a service day with Meals by Grace on June 27, 2024.
Bill Gourley also enters his second year as Chair of the Program Committee for the Community Association Institute, planning and organizing meaningful networking events for industry leaders throughout the year. Notably, he and the committee sold out their first event of the year on March 22, 2024, for a luncheon at the Georgia Botanical Gardens.
Victoria Baggett and Shelby Perdue will also continue their involvement on their respective CAI committees for another year with Victoria serving as the Treasurer of the Member Outreach Committee and Shelby Perdue as a member the Legislative Action Committee.
Julie is also actively involved in a national task force meeting weekly to address the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on community associations. Julie and the task force are reviewing all options to delay or remove the Act from applicability to HOAs and condominium associations and their volunteer directors. Stay tuned!
We look forward to seeing and hearing from our retainer clients and their managers on our monthly director training programs. Please reach out if we can help your community in any way.