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Top-Ranked Condo and HOA Lawyers in Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked condo and HOA lawyers in Florida are Daniel Bachrach (LexRank 84.00), Lilliana M. Farinas-Sabogal (84.00) and Michael Christian Gongora (84.00).

This ranking lists the top 25 of the 150 condo and HOA lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. They practice in 6 cities, led by Miami.

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Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Daniel Bachrach

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  2. No change

    Lilliana M. Farinas-Sabogal

    Association Law Group · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  3. No change

    Michael Christian Gongora

    Association Law Group · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  4. No change

    Marc Adam Halpern

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  5. No change

    Marnie Dale Ragan

    Haber Law, LLP · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  6. No change

    Michael Eliot Rehr

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  7. No change

    Susan Korenvaes Robin “Robin Law, P.A.”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  8. No change

    Martin A Schwartz

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  9. No change

    Robert Scott Freedman “Rob”

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  10. No change

    Yeline Goin

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  11. No change

    William Charles Guthrie “Bill”

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  12. No change

    Elizabeth Anne Lanham-Patrie

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 33 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  13. No change

    Robyn Marie Severs

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  14. No change

    Eric Michael Glazer

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  15. No change

    Beth Gottesman Lindie

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  16. No change

    Margaret Zinkler Villella

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  17. No change

    Laura Michelle Manning-Hudson

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  18. No change

    John Reid Sheppard Jr.

    Independent practice · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  19. No change

    Scott A Stoloff

    Stoloff & Manoff, P.A. · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  20. No change

    Keith Frank Backer “Keith”

    Poliakoff Backer, LLP · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  21. No change

    Susan P Bakalar

    Bakalar & Associates, P.A. · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  22. No change

    Louis Caplan

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  23. No change

    Joshua Garrett Gerstin

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  24. No change

    Leigh Chet Katzman

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)
  25. No change

    Spencer Meridith Sax

    Independent practice · Boca Raton, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Condo and HOA
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.4)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.0)

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 25 profile pages276 facts for 25 lawyers

Condo and HOA market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 150 lawyers and 19 law firms in condo and HOA law in Florida. 150 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
150
Law firms
19
Verified professional data
150 of 150
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
28 years150 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Florida

What sets these Florida condo and HOA lawyers apart

All 25 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in November 2026.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law 25 of 25
Years in practice 25 to 45 (median 34)
Languages besides English Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top condo and HOA lawyers practice?

7 of the 25 practice in Miami; the table shows every city.

City Lawyers in this ranking
Miami 7
Boca Raton 6
Orlando 5
Fort Lauderdale 3
West Palm Beach 3
Tampa 1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and condo and HOA as a practice area on record. It ranks every condo and HOA lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 25. How we rank.

Find a condo and HOA lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of condo and HOA lawyers.

Florida rules to know

Florida condominiums are governed by chapter 718 and homeowners' associations by chapter 720, and many disputes must go to arbitration or mediation before a lawsuit.

Rule What it means
Access to records The association must make official records available within 10 working days (condo) or 10 business days (HOA) of a written request (Fla. Stat. §§ 718.111(12), 720.303(5))
Fines At most $100 per violation and $1,000 in total, after 14 days' notice and a hearing before a committee of owners (§§ 718.303(3), 720.305(2))
Before suing Many condo disputes go to nonbinding arbitration with the state (§ 718.1255); many HOA disputes require presuit mediation (§ 720.311)
Milestone inspections Condo buildings three stories or taller need a structural inspection by December 31 of the year they turn 30, then every 10 years (§ 553.899)
Reserve studies Condo associations must complete a structural integrity reserve study at least every 10 years for buildings three stories or taller (§ 718.112(2)(g))

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How much can a Florida HOA or condo association fine me?

Up to $100 per violation and $1,000 in total for a continuing violation, unless an HOA's governing documents allow more, and only after 14 days' written notice and a hearing before a committee of at least three owners.

Do I have to go to arbitration or mediation before suing my association?

Often, yes. Many condominium disputes go first to nonbinding arbitration with the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes, and many HOA disputes require a demand for presuit mediation.

When does a Florida condo building need a milestone inspection?

Buildings three habitable stories or taller need one by December 31 of the year the building reaches 30 years of age, and every 10 years after that. Local officials can require it at 25 years near salt water.

Who certifies condominium lawyers in Florida?

The Florida Bar certifies lawyers in Condominium and Planned Development Law after at least five years of practice, peer review and a written exam.

What does Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 25 of the 25 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Where are the best condo and HOA lawyers in Florida?

Of the 25 lawyers in this ranking, 7 practice in Miami, 6 practice in Boca Raton, 5 practice in Orlando. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a condo and HOA lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Daniel Bachrach, Lilliana M. Farinas-Sabogal, Michael Christian Gongora, Marc Adam Halpern and Marnie Dale Ragan and others.

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