Founder & Managing Partner

Robert M. Meisner, Esq.

Robert M. Meisner is the principal founding member of his AV rated firm (the highest rating given to law firms by judges and lawyers) concentrating in community association, condominium and real estate law.

Robert M. Meisner is the founding principal of the AV‑rated Meisner Law Group, P.C. in Bingham Farms, Michigan, specializing in community association, condominium, and real estate law. Admitted to practice since 1969 after earning his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Michigan, he co‑authored the landmark 1978 Michigan Condominium Act and its 2001 amendments. He was Michigan’s first inductee into the College of Community Association Lawyers, serves as general counsel to the United Condominium Owners of Michigan, and teaches as a former adjunct professor at Cooley and MSU law schools. Meisner is a seasoned keynote speaker and long‑time real estate columnist.

EDUCATION
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan
  • Juris Doctorate, University of Michigan Law School
PUBLICATIONS

As an author, Mr. Meisner has been a featured columnist on condominiums and real estate in the Observer & Eccentric Hometown Newspapers for more than 30 years, as well as writing for other newspapers and magazines throughout Michigan such as:

  • DBusiness Magazine
  • The Detroit News
  • Traverse City Record Eagle
  • Oakland Business Review
  • Hour Magazine
  • The Grand Rapids Press
  • The Delta Waverly News
  • Metropolitan Detroit
  • Common Ground
  • Condo Management
  • Michigan Lawyers Weekly

Meisner is also an author of both the popular booklet entitled A Condominium Operation: Getting Started and Staying on the Right Track and the highly acclaimed book, Condo Living 2: The Authoritative Guide to Buying, Selling and Operating a Condominium.

COURTS
  • Michigan Supreme Court
  • Michigan Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Case Evaluator for Oakland, Wayne and Macomb County Circuit Courts
  • Mr. Meisner has also been trained and certified to act as a mediator for the Oakland County Circuit Court
INTERESTS
  • National Association of Railroad Passengers
  • Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
SPECIALTY AREAS
  • Condominium and community association law, governance and document drafting and review
  • Real estate law and transactions
  • Commercial litigation
  • Corporate law
  • Developer and builder representation
  • Debt collection
  • Contracts and business formation
  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Construction defect litigation
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

More than 25 years as a featured lecturer on business law and condominium operations at a number of schools around the state of Michigan.

  • Lawrence Institute of Technology
  • Macomb County College
  • Oakland Community College
  • Oakland University
  • Wayne State University
  • Northwestern Michigan College
  • Grand Valley State University
  • Co-drafter of the 1978 Michigan Condominium Act, as well as the 2001 amendments to the Act.
  • Provided testimony regarding proposed condominium legislation to both the Michigan legislature and the United States Congress.
  • General counsel to the United Condominium Owners of Michigan (UCOM)
  • Frequent lecturer for both national and regional seminars
  • Faculty member of the CAI Law Seminar
  • Two year term on CAI’s Business Partners Council
  • Former trustee on the College of Community Association Lawyers Board of Governors.
  • Faculty member for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
  • Former adjunct professor of law for Cooley Law School
  • Former adjunct professor at Michigan State Law School
  • Instructor for real estate continuing education courses through the Western Wayne/Oakland County Board of Realtors
  • Licensed real estate broker in the State of Michigan
ASSOCIATIONS
  • Former Director, Castillo at Tiburon Condominium Association, Inc.
  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan Association
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan Master Lawyers Section
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
  • Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi