George E. Nowack, Jr.

George E. Nowack, Jr. has dedicated his entire legal career to representing community associations. Mr. Nowack began representing associations in 1981 at the law firm Hyatt & Rhoads, PC, which was one of the first firms in the United States to represent homeowner and condominium associations. In 1991, Mr. Nowack founded the Community Association Practice at Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., where he practiced for 25 years. Mr. Nowack and his law partner Julie McGhee Howard formed NowackHoward, LLC in October 2016 after working together for 20 years at WNCW.

In addition to Mr. Nowack's extensive community association practice, he is a nationally recognized expert on community association insurance issues, especially Director's & Officer's claims and coverage for theft of community association funds.  Mr. Nowack is also an expert on Fair Housing Law. He has already successfully defended 67 associations in Fair Housing Act claims. In addition, throughout his career, Mr. Nowack has been a stalwart in drafting amendments to the Georgia Condominium Act and the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act as well as advising the Georgia Real Estate Commission's drafting of the Community Association Managers' Licensing law.

An active member of the Community Associations Institute since 1982, Mr. Nowack was one of the earliest members of Georgia's CAI Chapter, and served as Georgia Chapter President in 1990. Mr. Nowack went on to serve two terms on CAI's National Board of Trustees and served as CAI National President from 1994-1995. Since 1984, Mr. Nowack has been a featured presenter on numerous issues at more than 25 of CAI's National Conferences and 30 of CAI's Law Seminars and he has been a favorite speaker at local CAI chapters across the country.

In light of his dedication and commitment to CAI, Mr. Nowack has received many awards and special recognition over the years. In 2003, Mr. Nowack received CAI-Georgia's Educator of the Year Award. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Nowack received CAI-National's President's Award for his extraordinary services to CAI's National Presidents. Mr. Nowack received CAI-National's 2007-2008 Award of Excellence in Designations. In addition, in recognition of Mr. Nowack's exceptional dedication to CAI, in May 2011, he received CAI-National's Distinguished Service Award.

In 1994, Mr. Nowack's peers named him to the charter class of the College of Community Association Lawyers. Mr. Nowack was elected to the College's Board of Governors in 2002. He served two terms as the Dean of the College from 2007-2009. Since 2000, Mr. Nowack has served as a member of the faculty of the College's annual Community Association Law Seminar and, for 14 years, at the two general opening sessions of the Law Seminar, Mr. Nowack co-presented a review of the 50 most significant cases affecting community associations and the resulting trends. In 2010, the College presented Mr. Nowack with the Gurdon Buck Award, the College's most prestigious recognition.

Mr. Nowack is also a prolific writer on community association law. With more than 500 articles used in seminars and workshops, Mr. Nowack has also written weekly columns on community association issues for the Atlanta Journal & Constitution and the Gainesville Times, as well as publishing articles in Common Ground, Real Property & Probate, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Newsletter of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia, and other publications. Mr. Nowack has been quoted in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and has been the featured guest on local and nationally syndicated radio shows.

Featured Interviews: 

October 30, 2020 - 11 Alive News - "VERIFY: Yes, HOA's in Georgia can regulate political signs"

June 8, 2020 - 11 Alive News - "Why are many neighborhood pools still closed?"

June 4, 2020 - Atlanta Journal Constitution - "Metro Atlanta HOAs weigh risks of opening pools amid coronavirus"

May 4, 2020 - 11 Alive News - "'Profit off the pandemic': Homeowners fear fines, legal action from HOA for unkept yards"

November 20, 2019 - 11 Alive News - "Woman's battle with HOA ended with her losing home, them purchasing it for $3.24"

November 15, 2017 - "Community Association Attorney George Nowack Joins Law Council of Washington and Lee University Law School"