Michael Chulak established Michael T. Chulak & Associates, A Law Corporation, as a general practice law firm. The firm represents clients in litigation and transactional matters, and provides consulting services.

Michael Chulak practices in the areas of homeowner association law, real property, construction, construction defects, business - corporate law and estate planning.

Born in Los Angeles, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University at Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from Ventura-Santa Barbara College of Law. In addition to being an attorney, Michael Chulak is a licensed general building contractor and real estate broker. He has also been a real estate instructor for several colleges.

Michael Chulak has provided legal advice to hundreds of corporations, LLCs and partnerships and has provided consulting services to over 70 law firms in various matters including litigation. He has testified as an expert witness more than 100 times over the last 20 years.

Michael Chulak writes legal columns for several newspapers and has hosted a radio talk show on KVTA AM 1520 and KRLA AM 840 known as On the Law with Attorney Michael Chulak. He is the author of the website HOAQandA.com, serves as a mediator and provides free legal seminars. Michael Chulak is also one of the owners of CoastManagement.net which has provided property management services to homeowner associations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since 1987.

Michael Chulak was the founding and managing partner of Chulak Shiffman Quisenberry & Drescher. He is a member of Rotary International and has been a member of The Magic Castle for more than 20 years. He is available as a speaker for community organizations. Topics include homeowner associations – everything you need to know (Davis-Stirling Act), asset protection, and legal considerations when starting a business.

Jim Perez has been practicing law in the State of California since 1989. He has handled numerous and varied litigation as well as transactional matters. He has acquired tremendous litigation experience from conducting actions which have included, complex multi-party construction defects, residential real estate purchases and sales, boundary disputes, mechanics’ liens, enforcement of homeowner associations’ Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs), and personal injuries, among others.

Jim Perez has obtained substantial transactional experience through drafting, reviewing and revising contracts on behalf of commercial and residential property owners, real estate developers, general contractors, subcontractors, commercial and residential tenants, as well as residential real estate purchasers and sellers.

Jim Perez has represented a diverse mix of clients, including, but not limited to, homeowner associations, single family detached homeowners, townhouse and condominium homeowners, commercial property owners, real estate developers, general building contractors, building subcontractors, commercial and residential tenants and personal injury victims. Notably, Jim Perez handled many wrongful death and personal injury actions arising from the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex during the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Jim Perez is also highly experienced in mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He was responsible for the opinion published by the California Supreme Court regarding mediation, Foxgate v. Bramalea, et. al., 26 Cal.4th 1.

Jim Perez has successfully pursued actions against real estate brokers, agents and sellers, insurance companies, banks, real estate developers, general building contractors, building subcontractors, architects and engineers, among others. He has also defended clients in a variety of actions.

Jim Perez has presented seminars on the following topics: Land Movement and Residential Housing; Mold in Residential Housing; Construction Defect Litigation; Mediation Privilege; and, Wild Fire Victims’ Rights.

Jim Perez was admitted to the California Bar in 1989, admitted to the United States District Court (Central District) in 1990, and admitted to United States Supreme Court in 2002. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of La Verne and completed classes at the Oxford University Institute on International and Comparative Law in Oxford, England. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Christine Macfarlane obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Christine has successfully represented clients with regard to various complex litigation matters, including intellectual property and products liability disputes in both federal and state court. Christine's current practice focuses primarily in the areas of personal injury, homeowner association law, construction defects, real property and business disputes, as well as trademark and copyright infringement. Christine has gained extensive litigation experience in her fifteen years of practice.

Christine Macfarlane is admitted to practice in all of the California State Courts, the United States District Court for most of the Districts in the State of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.