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KSN attorney Paul Ochmanek practices community association law (condominium, homeowner, townhome) and handles commercial/residential transactions. Paul provides his association clients with a variety of corporate legal services including amendments to declarations and by-laws, drafting rules, and rule enforcement. He provides guidance on the special assessment process, board elections, assessment collection, foreclosures, bankruptcy issues, and developer turnover. Paul counsels the board of directors for an association on general matters, corporate actions, contracts, and dispute resolution. Paul assists condominium associations in working with developers in the complex process of condominium deconversion (converting a condominium building into an apartment building.

Prior to community management, Nikki was a regional manager for rental communities throughout the Chicagoland area for over 10 years and worked in the insurance industry for over 5 years. She serviced the self-managed Graue Mill Homeowners Association and their 5sub-associations for 10 years as an assistant manager. Projects within this community included 2 natural flood disasters and a claim process with FEMA as well as a multi-million dollar flood mitigation project in 2018. Nikki has been with RealManage in September of 2019,  briefly stepping away to continue her formal education.  As a Portfolio Manager, she oversees homeowner associations, condominium associations, mid-rise condominium associations, townhomes, and a build-out community.  She is now a Senior Community Association Manager at RealManage. She holds the CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations) and AMS (Association Management Specialist) designations and graduated with honors in 2022. She also belongs to the National Society for Leadership and Success. With a passion for this industry, you can find articles written by Nikki in the CAI-Illinois Common Elements magazine about the importance of financial planning as well as hear her on the Wayne’s World podcast speaking about the benefits of community members and managers working cohesively. She is also the Chair of the Homeowner Leader Education Committee with CAI and a volunteer committee member of CAMICB (Community Association Managers International Certification Board).