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Matthew L. Grode

Partner, Mediator
12100 Wilshire Boulevard,
Los Angeles, California 90025
4 Venture,
Irvine, California 92618-7380
7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd.,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
2801 Townsgate Road,
Westlake Village, CA 91361-5965

Professional Experience

In his many years of practice, Mr. Grode has represented hundreds of community associations relative to a broad array of legal issues including, but not limited to, interpretation and enforcement of governing documents, drafting of governing documents, contract negotiations and disputes, and construction defect litigation. His practice includes the representation of commercial and residential owners, homeowners associations, and builders with regard to construction defect litigation. Mr. Grode frequently represents buyers, sellers, and brokers in residential real estate transactions and litigation. Additionally, Mr. Grode provides advice and counsel to numerous business entities with regard to their transactional and litigation matters.

Mediation

Following extensive training, Mr. Grode has served as the mediator in countless disputes. He also assisted in the creation of the Greater Los Angeles CAI Chapter mediation program. 

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Professional Memberships

  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Community Associations Institute
    • Legislative action committee for Channel Islands Chapter
    • Mediation panel member the Greater Los Angeles Chapter
  • California Association of Community Managers

Speaking Engagements

  • CAI-GLAC EXPO Harvesting Knowledge Sowing the Seeds of Change, Speaker, (September 2024) 
  • Seabreeze Management Company, Legislative Update, (December 2023)
  • Seabreeze Management Company, Legal Pitfalls, Nevada, (June 2023)
  • CAI-Greater Los Angeles Cahpter IDR & ADR for Managers, and, IDR & ADR for Board Members, (2023) *(Award winner for Excellence in Education 2023 from CAI-GLAC)
  • Legal Pitfalls for Directors, (March 2023)
  • First Service Residential, Lunch and Learn, Nevada, (September 2022)
  • Stonebrook Homeowners Association, Board Member Boot Camp, Nevada, (July 2022)
  • Seabreeze Management Company, Manager Boot Camp, Nevada, (March 2022)
  • First Service Residential, Law Time with Matt Grode, Nevada, (January 2022)
  • CAI-Orange County, Free legal Advice, California, (January 2022)
  • CAMCO Nevada, 2021 Legal Update
  • Crummack Huseby, Poperty Management Manager Boot Camp, Nevada, (August 2020)
  • Ethics in the CIC, DCAL, Providence Master Homeowners Association, Nevada (February 2020)
  • Fiduciary Duties: What They Are & How You Can Satisfy Them, CAI’s 7th Annual Chapter Symposium and Expo, Orange County, California, (May 2019)
  • Seabreeze Management Company Legal Roundtable, Orange County, California (December 2018)
  • “What Went Wrong: Ethics in the Governance of Nevada Common Interest Communities”, Nevada, (2014-2018)
  • Ivy Wreath Homeowners Association Board Member Boot Camp, (June 2018)
  • Legal Update – Complete Association Management Company, Nevada, (2018)
  • Fair Housing Update and Standard of Care for Managers – Mutual of Omaha Leadership Summit, Scottsdale,
    AZ, (2017)
  • Legal Q & A Oxnard, CA, (2015, 2016)
  • DCAL (February 2015)
  • Community Associations Institute — Crime and Security in CICs, Channel Islands, CA, (2014)
  • Dispute Resolution for Nevada CIC, Nevada, (2014)
  • Ethics Class, CAI Nevada Chapter, (May 2013)
  • CACM Legal Roundtable 22nd Statewide Expo, (July 2013)
  • Essentials Homeowner Seminar, CAI, (May 2012)
  • The Essentials of Community Association Leadership CAI, Nevada (2012)
  • Board Member Boot Camps – Palm Gardens Hotel, Denali at Mountains Edge, The Management Trust, Las
    Vegas Community Management, and Ivy Wreath Hotel, Lake Forrest, CA
  • Almost Free Legal Advice – CAI Channel Islands, Pismo Beach, Bakersfield, CA, (2012)
  • Legal Roundtable CACM, Irvine, CA (2012)
  • “Going Green” Community Associations Institute, Los Angeles, CA, (2008)

Publications

Honors And Awards

  • Co-award winner for the Excellence in Education 2023 award from CAI-GLAC for IDR & ADR for Managers, and, IDR & ADR for Board Members, (February 2024)
  • Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Leaders in the Law 
  • 2018 Community Interests Magazine Article of the Year “It’s All About the Law”