Matt D. Ober

Partner

Download Bio

Contact

Email Matt D. Ober
Tel: (877) 446-2529

Practice Areas

Common Interest Developments
Community Association Law Condominiums and Planned Developments
Contracts
General Counsel
Litigation

Education

Southwestern University School of Law, J.D.
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., Economics With Honors

Bar Admissions

California, 1985
The U.S. District Court for the District of California
The U.S. Ninth District Circuit Court of Appeals

Community

Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, Board of Directors; Past-President
Commissioner, City of Whittier Parks and Recreation Department, 2002-2010
Whittier Cultural Arts Foundation, Vice President and Philanthropy Chair, 2001-2002

Leadership

President of College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL)
Contributing author of CAI’s California Law Course for CID Managers
Past President of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of CAI
Past two-term President of CAI’s Greater Inland Empire Chapter
Past President CAI College of Community Association Lawyers
CAI National Business Partners Council
Delegate to CAI’s California Legislative Action Committee
Member of CAI’s National Faculty
Member of CACM Faculty

Professional Associations

California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
CACM Faculty Member
California Bar Association
California Legislative Action Committee, Emeritus Delegate
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
CAI National Faculty Member
CAI College of Community Association Lawyers, Past President
CAI Government & Public Affairs Committee
CAI Business Partners Council

Professional Accolades

CAI National Author of the Year
CAI-National, Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
CAI-National Rising Star
CAI-GRIE, Article of the Year
CAI National Law Seminar Manuscript of the Year Award
CAI-GLAC, Excellence in Education, 2018
CAI-CI, Outstanding Speaker/Educational Program, 2018
CAI-GLAC, Outstanding Speaker/Educational Program, 2018
CAI-GLAC Keystone Award 2016
CAI-National, Rising Star Award, 2016
CAI-GRIE, Hall of Fame Inductee, 2003
CAI-GRIE, Outstanding Service Award, 2002
AV® Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
CAI, Chapter’s Presidents Award

Experience

MATT D. OBER is a partner of Richardson|Ober LLP where his practice is dedicated to the exclusive representation of community associations throughout California. Matt has served as counsel to community associations for over three decades and has made significant contributions to the community association industry through both the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and the California Association of Community Managers (CACM). Matt is a member of CAI’s National Faculty and a CACM faculty member. He is a Fellow of CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) and is a past President of the College. Matt is also an Emeritus Delegate to CAI’s California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) and served as Legislative Co-Chair of CLAC’s Executive Committee. He currently serves on CAI National’s Government and Public Affairs Committee and was elected to CAI National’s Business Partners Council. In 2018, Matt received the “Outstanding Volunteer of the Year” award from CAI National for his years of service to the community association industry. Matt was awarded the 2018 Manuscript Award from the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) along with colleague, Amy Tinetti, Esq. Their presentation, Bucking the Trends: Impact of Legislative Trends on Community Association Governance” was selected from more than 50 other entries. CAI National also honored Matt recently with the “Author of the Year” award for 2020 for his work creating CAI’s Civility Pledge.

Matt is a co-author of CAI’s California Law Course for Community Association Managers and CAI’s Board Education Course as well as CAI National’s L-100 course “Essentials of Community Association Law.” In addition, Matt has earned the Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review RatingTM signifying the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards.

Select Courses

L-100 - Essentials of Community Association Law
M-204 CAI National Professional Management Development Program -Community Governance
M-350 CAI National Professional Management Development Program- Manager and the Law
California Common Interest Development Law Course for Community Association Managers
CAI Basics of Community Association Management
Basics of Community Leadership Training
Ethics for Community Association Managers

Select Publications

“Divide and Conquer” by Pamela Babcock, Common Ground: CAI’s Magazine for Community Association Leaders, May/June 2018
“Change is Coming: Preparing for Amended Civil Code §4775” - California Association of Community Managers, Inc. (CACM) Law Journal
"Association Contracts: Ensuring Completion of Your Construction Project on Time and Within Budget” – California Association of Community Managers, Inc. (CACM) Law Journal