As federal policy shifts reshape the fair housing landscape, legal clarity has become more important—and more elusive—than ever. In a recent HousingWire article examining HUD’s proposal to roll back longstanding disparate impact guidance, Becker senior attorney JoAnn Nesta Burnett offers critical insight into the uncertainty facing real estate professionals, community […]
For more episodes of Take It To The Board, click here! Hiring a contractor shouldn’t feel like a risky gamble—especially when you’re spending association funds and hoping for a great result for your repair or renovation project. On this week’s episode of Take It To The Board, host Donna DiMaggio Berger talks […]
Q: I am an owner in a condominium complex in Naples, Florida. I read your recent article about voting by email and I have additional questions about ballots and proxies. Can ballots and proxies be opened counted in advance of a membership meeting or is an impartial panel required to count […]
Becker shareholder Donna DiMaggio Berger was recently featured in the Miami Herald’s coverage of a high-profile condominium dispute involving Biscayne 21, where residents successfully challenged a developer’s attempt to terminate their condominium association. Drawing on her extensive experience representing community associations, Berger provided legal insight into the risks of altering...
Jon Polenberg, Becker’s Business Litigation Vice Chair, recently submitted a public comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts regarding proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707, which seeks to guide admissibility for machine-generated and artificial intelligence (AI) evidence. In his […]
