diger@IgerWankel.com
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For over twenty years now, Denise has served as general legal counsel to hundreds of homeowners associations throughout Southern California. Whether it is redrafting entire sets of governing documents or simply answering an ordinary operational question, Denise provides practical, easy-to-follow advice and suggestions to the homeowners associations that she counsels.
Denise began her legal training in college at the University of California, San Diego, where she clerked for both the US Attorney’s Office and the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. Wishing to stay in southern California, Denise attended California Western School of Law, where she graduated cum laude, after having worked for the American Arbitration Association and a prestigious construction defense law firm.
Since beginning her representation of homeowners associations in the mid-1990s, Denise has dedicated much of her time to the homeowners association industry. She is currently serving her sixth year as a volunteer director and fourth year as Vice President for the Community Association’s Institute, Orange County Chapter. Denise has served on the Chapter’s Publication Committee for over fifteen years and formerly chaired the Committee for many years. Denise serves on the faculty for CACM and has assisted in drafting course materials, in addition to teaching classes necessary for community manager certification. She also serves on the California Association of Community Manager (CACM) Legal Steering Committee and acted as guest editor of the CACM Law Journal.
She is a prolific writer, having been published more than a hundred times in different trade and bar association publications. Denise also has lectured dozens of times at homeowners association-related national and local conferences and has acted as a guest speaker on talk radio shows.
Denise can be reached via email at diger@IgerWankel.com.