DAVID W. KAMAN, Partner

David is the first attorney from Ohio inducted into the prestigious National College of Community Association Lawyers.  He is a 1980 graduate of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law and has devoted a significant portion of his legal practice to the area of community associations for over 20 years.

For seven years, David lived in a condominium and served as board president of a 160 unit owners’ association. As a result, he has a unique capability to empathize with the view points of both residents and board members.

In addition to being an Ohio attorney, David is also a licensed attorney in Florida, which he uses as a tool to keep abreast of current trends in association law.  Much of the community association law is based upon precedent from the Florida Courts.

David also spends considerable time writing and speaking on issues affecting community associations. He is the author of over one hundred articles on community association issues including the Ohio Consumer Law’s chapter on condominium consumer protection provisions. He has spoken at over fifty seminars on community association topics for such entities as the Ohio Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and the Ohio Valley and Northern Ohio chapters of the Community Associations Institute.

JOSEPH (JAY) J. CUSIMANO, Partner

Jay is just the second attorney in Ohio to be accepted into the National College of Community Association Lawyers.  It is doubtful that there is any attorney in Ohio who attends more community association meetings than Jay Cusimano. Jay's effective communication style and personable attitude have catapulted him within the community association legal field.

Jay co-authored an article entitled "Loans to Condominium Associations" that was published in the March 2006 edition of The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, a magazine that is published by the American Law Institute and American Bar Association.  Jay again contributed an updated chapter on "Ohio's Condominium Act/Consumer Protection Provisions" that is published in the 2006 Edition of the Ohio Consumer Law book.

Jay has recently spoken on topics including:

• Title Issues Relating to Condominiums Problems, Pitfalls and Possible Relief
• Legal Aspects of Condominium Developments and Homeowners' Association in Ohio
• Helpful Hints to Happy Condominium Living
• Title Issues Related to Condominiums
• Manager's Seminar - Legal Concerns and Practical Considerations
• Update on Satellite Dish Laws and Regulations
• The Proposed Amendments to the Ohio Condominium Property Act
• Face Lift to the Ohio Condominium Act

ROBERT E. KMIECIK, Partner

Bob's background and personal experience uniquely qualifies him to represent community associations. Upon graduation from law school, he centered his attention on litigation, serving four years as an Assistant Prosecutor and an Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland. Thereafter, he had nine years in private practice and two years serving as a supervising trial attorney for a firm involved in asbestos and general litigation. Bob's civil litigation experience has provided him with a working knowledge of repairs as well as covenant, and rule enforcement, including obtaining restraining orders and injunctions against owners and residents who commit violations.

DARCY MEHLING GOOD, Partner

Darcy calls upon her personal experiences from six years of being a condominium owner/resident and board secretary to better understand and address the challenges faced by community associations. She focuses her practice, therefore, on association operations, including annual meetings, drafting amendments, developing association rules and reviewing drafts to ensure compliance with the governing documents and any state and federal laws, especially fair housing laws, and reviewing contracts. Additionally, Darcy handles all aspects of collections, particularly complicated foreclosures and bankruptcies, while maintaining procedures consistent with the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.

Janice Zupon

Janice Zupon earned her law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1992.  Her career has been focused on litigation, primarily construction defects and other developer related issues.

Education Miami University, B.S., 1986 Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1992 Courts Admitted to Ohio Bar, 1992 Admitted to Northern District of Ohio, Federal Court, 1992

Associations Ohio State Bar Association

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James C. Wrentmore

Jim Wrentmore is a lifelong native of Northeast Ohio.  Jim earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1990, after completing his B.A. at Wittenburg University.  He has been involved in civil litigation for all his 16 years as an attorney in the Cleveland area, and throughout Ohio, as a trial lawyer, in both state and federal courts.  Jim has been in general litigation for the past 11 years for a variety of clients, and for the past 5 years, represented secured lenders and banks in real estate litigation and foreclosures throughout Ohio, and in Federal Court.

Education Wittenburg University, B.A. Political Science, 1987 Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1990 Courts Admitted to Ohio Bar 1990 Admitted to Northern District of Ohio, Federal Court 1992 Admitted to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1999

Associations Ohio State Bar Association Cleveland Bar Association - Real Estate Section Member

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LYNDA L. KOVACH

 

Lynda L. Kovach earned her law degree, graduating Summa cum laude, from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2001.  Lynda spent several years working as a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Dan Aaron Polster of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.  Lynda currently resides in a condominium and has served on a condominium board for 4 years.  Her practice is focused in the area of association operations, document interpretation, amendment drafts to the governing documents and employee issues. 

Education   College of Steubenville, B.S., 1972 Cleveland State University, Master of Education Administration, 1984 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., Summa cum laude, 2001 Courts Admitted to the Ohio Bar 2002 Admitted to Northern District of Ohio, Federal Court 2002 Admitted to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2003 Admitted to Southern District of Ohio, Federal Court 2004

Associations Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association Community Associations Institute Cuyahoga Bar Association Ohio Bar Association

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Cullen J. Cottle