Michael C. Góngora

Bio

Michael Góngora is the lead Community Association Litigator in the Miami office. His experience representing community associations includes handling various contracts, association declarations, litigation and disputes that may arise from these and other issues. He was a partner in his own firm in Miami Beach  for several years before joining Becker, where he also handled commercial, municipal and family law cases, including same-sex marriage matters. Mr. Góngora is a fully bilingual (Spanish/English) attorney and was previously a Certified Family Mediator by the Florida Bar. Mr. Góngora is also one of only 190 attorneys statewide who is a Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law.

EXPERIENCE

Michael represents community association clients of all types including condominium, homeowner and cooperative associations where he serves as day-to-day general counsel. He oversees commercial litigation matters related to community association clients and others, including:

• breach of contract disputes, breach of governing documents, declaratory actions, injunctive actions and both prosecuting and defending lawsuits.
• representing clients before local governing boards and Special Masters with regarding to code compliance violations and zoning matters.
• handling of arbitration cases before the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
• providing legal opinions impacting community associations and attending meetings and special meetings

RECOGNITION

• Recognized in the 2024 and 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most revered peer review publications, in Community Association Law.

PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES