IN-PERSON: Learn About “Habitability Claims and Lawsuits” at the Annual Member Meeting

Special Apartment Association of Greater L.A:

IN-PERSON Event: NOVEMBER 13TH

Keynote Speaker Topic: “Habitability Claims and Lawsuits”
Featuring Attorney David Canter - Nicolson Law Group

Also, Join Us for Our Annual General Membership Meeting – Your Vote Counts

JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND A LEGAL UPDATE…ALSO, VOTE FOR THE AAGLA BOARD

Be sure to join us for our Annual Membership General Meeting in person on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. Joining us will be David Canter, Esq. who joins us for a presentation on tenant habitability claims and lawsuits.

You won’t want to miss this meeting as we also vote for our nominated slate of Directors and our Board President, Matthew Williams who will be serving his first term as President next year. Also, join us for a discussion about tenant habitability claims by a leading attorney in that area, David Canter of the Nicholson Law Group.  The Board of Directors’ vote will be conducted by our general counsel, Craig Mordoh, Esq.

Time: 12:00 p.m. (Noon) – 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Where: Offices of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles – 621 South Westmoreland Avenue, Los Angeles (Between 6th Street and Wilshire)
Parking: Free in Back
Cost: Free, Including Light Lunch
Register Online: www.AAGLA.org/events

How to Attend: This event is IN-PERSON at the offices of t he Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles – 621 South Westmoreland Avenue, Los Angeles (Between 6th Street and Wilshire). A light breakfast will be provided.

When: Wednesday, at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Sharp!

President (2025)
• Matthew Williams

Directors Being Reappointed for 3-Years
• Earle Vaughan*
• Irma Vargas*
• Kari Negri

New Directors Being Appointed for 1-Year
• David Greenhut
• Anthony Luna
• Daniel Leathers

Our 2025 Board of Directors
• Michael Agopian
• Larry Cannizzaro*
• Bill Dawson*
• Chris Gray
• Curt Knabe
• Harold Greenberg*
• David Greenhut
• Daniel Leathers
• Edmon Lee
• Anthony Luna
• Kari Negri
• Joe Patel*
• John Schulhof*
• William Shaw*
• Cheryl Turner*
• Irma Vargas*
• Earle R. Vaughan*
• Matt Williams

*- Past President

Keynote Speaker:

David Canter, Esq.
The lion’s share of Mr. Canter’s current practice focuses on representing property owners and property managers in the defense of claims asserting breach of the warranty of habitability, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, negligence, and private nuisance. With 35 years of experience, Mr. Canter has successfully represented individuals and businesses varying in size from independently owned local companies to publicly traded national corporations. He has litigated matters involving habitability claims, property disputes, short-term health insurance plans, insurance defense, insurance bad faith, first-party property loss, commercial transportation, premises liability, construction defect, assault and battery, defamation suits, wrongful termination, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, mortgage repurchase litigation, business disputes, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, ADA compliance, nuisance abatement and law enforcement/internal affairs investigations.

Throughout his career, Mr. Canter’s well-balanced approach has remained the same: provides his clients with a candid and thoughtful evaluation of claims and defenses; counsels his clients on the costs and benefits of each stage of litigation; communicates professionally and in good faith with his adversaries; and always zealously represent his client’s interests through the conclusion of the matter. Mr. Canter is a member of both the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

Incoming Board President, 2025:

Matthew Williams, Principal, Williams Real Estate Advisors

Matt Williams is the Principal of Williams Real Estate Advisors, Inc., a full-service property management company that has approximately $150,000,000 of multifamily assets under management throughout Southern California.  While in college he was hired by Capmark Financial Group as an analyst. During the year he was there he analyzed $350,000,000 (7,500 apartment units) worth of multi-family loan requests on property financials for lenders such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Life Companies. In 2008 he was promoted to an Assistant Vice-President and transitioned out of commercial mortgage banking to apartment brokerage as Real Estate Investment Advisor with the Kitty Wallace Team at Sperry Van Ness.  From 2009-2011 he did free-lance consulting work for a local developer. And, then he started his current Williams Real Estate Advisors, Inc. which today currently manages nearly 150 properties. His office is in Santa Monica.  In 2021, Matt joined the Board of Directors of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

2024 Board President:

Cheryl Turner, Esq.

Board President Cheryl Turner is a trial lawyer and transactional attorney with an extensive background in business, insurance, real estate, and construction. She has managed her own legal practice, Turner Law, for more than twenty years. She is a former Real Estate Broker and currently holds a Public Works Construction Management Certificate. She was selected as one of the Outstanding Young Women of America. Ms. Turner earned her Bachelor of . Arts degree and Juris Doctor Law degree from the University of Southern California.

Welcome:

Daniel Yukelson, Executive Director

Daniel Yukelson is currently the Executive Director of The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). As Certified Public Accountant, Yukelson began his career at Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, and has served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies, including Premiere Radio Networks and Oasis West Realty. He is also a former Planning Commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills.

Chief Election Official:

Craig Mordoh, Esq., AAGLA General Counsel

Craig Mordoh, Esq., the Santa Monica based eviction attorney, is THE AUTHORITY in the field of Landlord /Tenant law and rent control issues in California. He conducts numerous seminars for both landlords and fellow attorneys and is a rental property owner himself, and also serves at the General Counsel for the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

Keynote Speaker

Nominee for 2025 President

Welcome

Chief Election Official