HOA Mediations

Homeowner association attorney, Michael Chulak of Michael T. Chulak & Associates is available to provide mediation services for HOA matters including but not limited to the following:

Mediations

Mediation is a fast, confidential and economical way to settle most disputes. It is a process by which parties submit their dispute to an informed neutral third party (the mediator) who works with them to reach a settlement.

Benefits of Mediation

Resume of Michael Chulak

Michael Chulak established Michael T. Chulak & Associates, A Law Corporation, as a general practice law firm. The firm represents clients in litigation and transactional matters, and provides consulting services.

Michael Chulak practices in the areas of homeowner association law, real property, construction, construction defects, business - corporate law, estate planning and criminal defense.

Born in Los Angeles, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University at Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from Ventura-Santa Barbara College of Law. In addition to being an attorney, Michael Chulak is a licensed general building contractor, Certified Property Manager®(CPM® ), and a California real estate broker. He has been an instructor at six California colleges including UCLA. Course topics have included homeowner association law, real estate finance, property management and leasing, legal aspects of real estate, and the foreclosure and loan modification process.

Michael Chulak has provided legal advice to hundreds of corporations, LLCs and partnerships and has provided consulting services to over one hundred law firms in various matters including litigation and white collar crime. He has testified as an expert witness more than 125 times over the last twenty five years.

Michael Chulak writes legal columns for several newspapers and has hosted a radio talk show on KVTA AM 1520 and KRLA AM 840 known as On the Law with Attorney Michael Chulak. He is the author of the website HOAQandA.com, serves as a mediator and provides free legal seminars. Michael Chulak is also one of the owners of CoastManagement.net which has provided property management services to homeowner associations and other property owners in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since 1987.

California Mediators: AAA, A.J. Nichols, Abner J. Mikva, ADR Services, Inc., Alan Haber, Alan M. Kindred, Alan R. Maler, Alan S. Penkower, Alan P. Ribakoff, Alan Rothenberg, Albert M. Pearson, Alexander S. Polsky, Alexander Robertson IV, Alfred G. Ferris, Alfred W. Omansky, Amy Totenberg, Andrea Doneff, Andrew Albert, Andrew Gill Meyer, Andrew Patterson, Andrew L. Shapiro, Andrew J. Weisz, Anita Shapiro, Ann Kough, Anna Yee, Anne Gifford, Anthony S. Deutsch, ARC Alternative Resolution Centers, Arleigh Maddox Woods, Armand Arabian, Arnold Gold, Arnold Levin, Arthur Baldonado, Barbara A. Reeves Neal, Barbara Kong-Brown, Barnet Cooperman, Barry Brandt, Benjamin A. Diaz, Benjamin J. Engle, Benson Schaffer, Bernard Kaufman, Bernard S. Kamine, Bernard S. Selber, Beth Golub, Betsy F. Rahn, Betty Weinberg Ellerin, Beverly Gassner, Bill H. Brister, Bill Dozier, Billy J. Gunter, Blaine Pettitt, Bradley Ginn, Brian J. Donnelly, Brian D. Ghiglia, Bruce A. Edwards, Bruce R. Geernaert, Bruce J. Sottile, Burton S. Katz, California Mediation Services, Carl West Anderson, Carl F. Ingwalson Jr., Carol A. Wittenberg, Caroline Vincent, Catherine Harris, Catherine A. Yanni, Cecilia H. Morgan, Cecily Bond, Celeste Pinto McLain, Charles G. Bakaly, Jr., Charles I. Dolginer, Charles D. Field, Charles W. Froehlich Jr., Charles Herman, Charles J. Hunt Jr., Charles A. Legge, Charles Pereyra-Suarez, Charles G. Rubin, Charles E. Rumbaugh, Charles B. Swartwood, Charles S. Tigerman, Charles S. Vogel, Cheryl M. Ruffier, Christine Masters, Clifford Bachand, Colin W. Wied, Conley Ingram, Corrine B. Adams, Cortland A. Mathers, Craig S. Kamansky, Curtiss D. Bonneville, Curtis E. Von Kann, Dana Senit Henry, Daniel Ben-Zvi, Daniel A. Curry, Daniel Hanlon, Daniel Weinstein, Daniel Yamshon, Darrell W. Lewis, Darryl H. Graver, Daryll Love, David T. Armstrong, David R. Baty, David A. Braun, David H. Brickner, David Dolgin, David W. Dresnick, David Finkel, David A. Garcia, David Geronemus, David Warner Hagen, David M. Heilbron, David N. Hoadley, David Horowitz, David B. Moon, David Noble, David D. Perez, David S. Ross, David J. Van Til, Dean E. Barbieri, Deborah A. David, Deborah Gage Haude, Deborah Rothman, Demetrios P. Agretelis, Denise Madigan, Dennis Cole, Dennis Negron, Diana Davis, Diane R. Smith, Diane Wayne, Diane M. Welsh, Dickran M. Tevrizian, Dina R. Jansenson, Dion G. Morrow, Don A. Turner, Donald R. Fretz, Donald B. King, Douglas E. Noll, Donald R. Person, Douglas M. Phillips, Douglas A. Venturelli, Duane M. Thomas, Earl Willens, Edmund D. Edelman, Edna A. Povich, Edward g. Biester, Jr., Edward A. Bobrick, Edward J. Costello Jr., Edward J. Egan, Edward A. Infante, Edward A. Panelli, Edward W. Pliska, Edward Ross, Edward Stern, Edward J. Wallin, Elaine A. Wohlner, Eleanor Barr, Eli Chernow, Eliot G. Disner, Elizabeth Davidson, Elizabeth Glazebrook Watson, Ellen Sickles James, Elwood Lui, Elwood M. Rich, Emanuel F. Abbate, Emily R. Boyle, Enrique Romero, Eric E. Van Loon, Eric E. Younger, Ernest C. Brown, Etta O. Gillivan, Eugene F. Lynch, Eugene Moscovitch, Expert Mediation Services, F. Carlton King, Jr., F. Phillip Hosp., Fern M. Smith, Fernando Meza, Floyd A. Hale, Francis O. Spalding, Frank N. Dubofsky, Franklin Radoff, Fred Ashley, Fred D. Butler, Fred R. Butterworth, Gabriel Gutierrez, Gary S. Davis, Gary M. Laturno, Gary P. Ryan, Gary E. Strankman, Gary L. Taylor, Gayle L. Eskridge, Gee T. Porter, George P. Andreos, George H. Barnett, George Brunn, George D. Calkins II, George R. Kingsley, Gerald F. Gerstenfeld, Gerald J. Kettman, Gerald A. Kurland, Gerald F. Phillips, Geralidine Jaffe, Gerard M. Shellan, Glen M. Ashworth, Gordon Wallack, Greer H. Stroud, Gregory L. Bertram, Gregory O’Brien, Gregory J. Castano, Greta Glavis, Guy James Mangano, H. Lee Sarokin, Hadley Batchelder, Harbir Narang, Harkjoon Paik, Harlan A. Martin, Harold Coleman Jr., Harold Himmelman, Harry W. Low, Harvey A. Schneider, Henry Wien, Herbert L. Ashby, Homer C. La Rue, Howard McClain, Ina Levin Gyemant, Irene E. Ziebarth, Irving R. Perluss, Irwin E. Sandler, Irving Shimer, Irwin Nebron, Isabella H. Grant, Ivams Mediation Services, J. Kathleen Learned, J. Richard Haden, Jack I. Adler, Jack Daniels, Jack K. Mandel, Jack Newman, Jack Weichman, Jaime R. Corral, James N. Adler, James Albracht, James G. Changaris, James G. Ehlers, James R. Madison, James D. Mart, James E. McGuire, James R. Melinson, James S. Miller, James S. Owens, Jr., James H. Piatt, James N. Reese, James V. Ryan, James L. Smith, James L. Stone, James E. Sullivan, James D. Ward, James L. Warren, James L. Wright, JAMS, Jan Frankel Schau, Jay Folberg, Jay Rakow, Jeanne C. Miller, Jeff Castner, Jeff Kichaven, Jeffrey P. Castner, Jeffrey G. Kichaven, Jeffrey Kramer, Jeffrey Krivis, Jeffery P. Palmer, Jeffrey A. Tidus, Jennifer T. Messersmith, Jerry Cohen, Jerry Grissom, Jerry P. Roscoe, Jerry Spolter, Jerold S. Sherman, Joan C. 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