Testimonials

Dear Bob,

On behalf of the College of Community Association Lawyers Board of Governors, I want to personally thank you for your time and energy over the past two years. I realize that taking time away from your practice and personal commitments is a sacrifice that not all members of CAI are willing to make. Your leadership and contributions have helped CCAL move to the next level and continue to provide our members with increased value and improved recognition.

Sincerely,

Loura Sanchez, Esq.

Dean, College of Community Association Lawyers

Bob,

Thanks again for doing such a great job on the ethics article for our September/October issue of Common Ground. I've already heard from several readers who find this special legal issue very helpful.

I've enclosed extra copies of the magazine.

Regards,

Dori Meinert, Editor, Common Ground

Dear Mr. Meisner,

I recently read your book on Condo Living and found it to be excellent. As a former Florida condo owner and board member, I found your treatment of all aspects of condo life to be exactly as it is. Unfortunately, I never had the experience in a conversion condo and wish I had read your book prior to purchasing my current unit. The descriptions of conversion developers is so precise and exactly what we are experiencing. We are pre-transition (only about 30% sold) but have no board, no association, an association fee that is woefully inadequate, and now the developer is invoicing" us calling it a special assessment to pay the delinquent fees of our fellow owners. The developer took no legal action to collect monthly assessment from these people for more than a year and those of us who paid our monthly dues have to pay for those that didn't. This feels like extortion and I'm sure this scenario will be repeated again next year. I am really sorry that I purchased this unit and I wish that the State of Michigan had some effective complaint mechanism for Developers that willfully violate the Condo Act. Again, thank you for such an excellent book.

Sincerely,

Jill A. Hughes

Dear Mr. Meisner,

Thank you for forwarding a copy of a sample complaint relative to a construction defect claim. Without a doubt, it the most thorough pleading that I have ever reviewed relative to these types of claims, and I am grateful for your willingness to share this information with me. Further, my clients may very well desire to utilize you as an expert witness and/or consultant in our future construction defect litigation, and I hope to be able to enlist your assistance in the future.

Sincerely yours,

Patrick F. O'Dea

McCutchen, Mumford, Vaught, O'Dea & Geddie, P.A.

The following note by Judge Gene Schnelz was written in response to a feature article on Robert Meisner in the Detroit Free Press on February 10, 2008

February 21, 2008

Dear Bob,

I had clipped the article out, planning to put it on my dart board. But then I thought: it would not be fair to the darts. Seriously, great article! You really did see an opportunity for a niche and you carved it out. I am happy for you.

Gene Schnelz

Oakland County Circuit Judge (1979-2007)

From Plante & Moran (PDF)

The following unsolicited e-mail was sent to Mr. Meisner the day after he successfully argued on behalf of a client's claims against their developer in a Michigan Circuit Court. The Court ruled in favor of Mr. Meisner's clients that the developer did indeed violate State law and/or duties owed to the co-owners:

            "I just wanted to thank you again for your great performance yesterday. You brightened the day (and the remaining years) of the Sr. citizens who were behind us in the courtroom yesterday.

            When Dennis and I got back to the association, around 4PM yesterday, the group was still celebrating. They had broken out the single malt scotch and martinis with orange bitters!

            Most of these folks are part of what Tom Brokaw refers to as (and I truly believe is) "The Greatest Generation." They came away from WWII with a very deep and personal understanding of what fighting for what is right really means. They have been the source of my will to continue on in this battle. They .wouldn’t let me give up. Even if nothing else comes of this case, you have renewed our belief in the need to battle what is wrong in our world - be it local or global.

                                                                            Thank you,

                                                                         Becky Van Alst

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