Practice Areas: Real Estate; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 1993
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
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Attorney Julie McGhee Howard is a co-founder and managing partner of NowackHoward in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Howard practices community association law and represents condominium and homeowner associations in the Atlanta region and throughout Georgia.
Ms. Howard has extensive experience advising community associations in real estate matters and general counsel issues, including association meetings and parliamentary guidance, assessment collection, covenant and rule enforcement, developer transition and disputes, Fair Housing Act claims, lien foreclosure, owner bankruptcy, owner dispute resolution, property tax appeals, and other general litigation.
Ms. Howard graduated from Furman University, earned her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law and is licensed as an instructor for the Georgia Real Estate Commission. She gained valuable legal experience by clerking for a judge and practicing as a shareholder and managing partner at another private Georgia-based firm. She has been admitted to practice law in Georgia since 1993.
Using her legal experience and skills to the fullest, Ms. Howard has made significant contributions to the legal profession. She has assisted in the drafting of amendments to the Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act and the Georgia Condominium Act since 2007 and has testified many times before the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia State Senate committees on proposed community association laws.
Ms. Howard is a Past President and member of the Board of Trustees of the national Community Associations Institute. She is also a Past President and board member, in addition to many other roles, of the Community Associations Institute of Georgia. Ms. Howard is a fellow in the College of Community Association Lawyers and served on the College's Board of Governors from 2016 through 2019. She served as the College's 2018 President and 2019 Immediate Past President and regularly presents at the College's national law seminar. Ms. Howard is an active member of the Sandy Springs Bar Association, serving as its 2023 and 2024 President, and she is a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Practice areas
Real Estate: BusinessFocus areas
Condominiums & Cooperatives
- 100% Real Estate: Business
First Admitted: 1993, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.nowackhoward.com/julie-howard
- President, Sandy Springs Bar Association, 2024
- President, Sandy Springs Bar Association, 2023
- Member, Legislative Action Committee Member Georgia Community Associations Institute, 2022
- Charter Member, CAI Georgia Political Action Committee, 2022
- Member, National Law Seminar Planning Committee for the College of Community Association Lawyers, 2021
- Charter Member, CAI Georgia Political Action Committee, 2021
- Member, Legislative Action Committee for the Community Associations Institute of Georgia, 2021
- Member, National Law Seminar Planning Committee for the College of Community Association Lawyers, 2020
- Member, Legislative Action Committee for the Community Associations Institute of Georgia, 2020
- Charter Member, CAI Georgia Political Action Committee, 2020
- Immediate Past President, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2019
- Charter Member, CAI Georgia Political Action Committee, 2019
- President, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2018
- 2014 President and 2009-2015 Member of the Board of Trustees, Community Associations Institute (Washington, DC)
- Co-Chair, National Community Association Law Seminar, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2016
- Member, Board of Governors, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2016
- Member, Sandy Springs Bar Association
- Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- President (2003), Secretary, Treasurer, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Community Associations Institute of Georgia (2002-2007)
- Chair, Legislative Action Committee for the Community Associations Institute of Georgia ("CAI-GA LAC") (2011 through 2013); Member, CAI-GA LAC (2008-present)
- President-Elect and Member of Board of Governors, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2017
- Co-Chair, National Community Association Law Seminar, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2017
- Co-Chair, National Community Association Law Seminar, College of Community Association Lawyers, 2015
- Presentation of some of the most significant cases from 2021 for the National Community Associations Institute Law Seminar., Case Law Update at Community Associations Institute National Law Seminar, 2022
- With 2020 behind us, I shared my admiration for the volunteer leaders and community managers who kept Georgia’s communities functioning through 2020’s unprecedented challenges and served the over two million Georgians that live in community associations. Despite the uncertainty of 2020, the state of community associations is stronger than ever. , NowackHoward State of Community Associations Annual Address, Georgia Homeowner And Condominium Associations, 2021
- Webinar for Georgia homeowner and condominium associations regarding negotiating vendor contracts and essential businesses for associations during the COVID pandemic., How to Negotiate Vendor Contracts & Essential Businesses Webinar, Georgia Homeowner And Condominium Associations, 2020
- In this video for the Community Associations Institute, I gave a glimpse of what attendees could expect at the 2021 Community Association Virtual Law Seminar, including my case law update., Glimpse of 2021 Community Association Virtual Law Seminar, Community Association Lawyers, 2020
- Webinar to discuss collection of HOA and condominium assessments during COVID-19 pandemic., COVID-19 Q&A Assessments, Homeowner And Condominium Associations, 2020
- Registered Neutral for General Civil Mediation, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2023
- Educated Business Partner, Community Associations Institute, 2023
- Licensed Real Estate Instructor for the Georgia Real Estate Commission's Community Association Manager Licensing Class (1998-current), 1998
- Member, Designations Ethics Committee, Award of Excellence in Designations, Community Associations Institute (Washington, DC), 2022
- Educator of the Year, Community Associations Institute - Georgia Chapter, 2017
- Outstanding Volunteer Service Award, Community Associations Institute (Washington, DC), 2016
- Elected to Membership in the College of Community Association Lawyers (2008-present), College of Community Association Lawyers, 2008
- Rita Kennedy Award (highest honor given by CAI Georgia), Community Associations Institute - Georgia Chapter, 2003
- Furman University, B.A., 1990
- University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1993
- Presenter on panel taking in-depth look at law practice management and career planning for current and upcoming law firm partners, managers, and shareholders., Presenter, Your Career at Any Stage: Evaluating the Stages in Your Community Association Law Career Plan, Community Associations Institute (Washington, DC), Community Associations, 2024
- The 2024 Business Partner Boot Camp was a special educational event specifically designed for CAI-Georgia Business Partners with Georgia Past Presidents providing a panel discussion for personal and professional growth and success., Panelist, Business Partner Boot Camp, Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, Community Associations, 2024
- Presented Continuing Education Class for Georgia Community Association Managers on the importance and process of reserve studies., Presenter, Managing Your Community's Common Grounds: Reserve Studies, Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, Community Association Managers, 2024
- One of four presenters of National Annual Case Law Update at the National 2022 Community Associations Law Seminar., Presenter, 2021 Case Law Update Community Associations Institute National Law Seminar, Community Associations Institute (Washington, DC), Legal, 2022
- One of four community association lawyers to present the annual case law update for the College of Community Association Lawyers national annual law seminar., Presenter, 2020 Case Law Update Community Associations Institute Annual Law Seminar, Community Associations Institute, College Of Community Association Lawyers, 2021
- Webinar to discuss collection of HOA and condominium assessments during COVID-19 pandemic., Presenter, COVID-19 Q&A Assessments, Community Associations Institute, Homeowner And Condominium Associations, 2020
- Webinar on negotiating contracts with service providers for homeowner and condominium associations., Presenter, How to Negotiate Vendor Contracts & Essential Businesses, Community Associations Institute Georgia Chapter, Georgia Homeowner And Condominium Associations, 2020
- Organizer, Moderator and Speaker, Moderator and Speaker, Practicing in Your Personality: How to Thrive as a Community Association Lawyer, Community Associations Institute, College Of Community Association Lawyers, 2020
- 2019 College of Community Association Lawyers Annual Law Seminar, Moderator, Panel of Pundits, Community Associations Institute, 2019
- The Power of Workplace Equality: Perspectives in a Community Association Law Practice, Moderator and Presenter, The Power of Workplace Equality: Perspectives in a Community Association Law Practice, Community Associations Institute, College Of Community Association Lawyers, 2018
- Hot Legal Topics, Presenter, Community Associations Institute Annual Conference, College Of Community Association Lawyers, 2018
- Presenter, Residential Real Estate Continuing Legal Education, Condominiums and HOAs for Real Estate Practitioners , Presenter, Condominiums and HOAs for Real Estate Practitioners , State Bar Of Georgia, ICLE, State Bar Of Georgia, 2017
- Co-Presenter, Annual Conference, Legal Trends Managers Can't Ignore, Community Associations Institute, 2017
- Key Note Speaker at CAI North Carolina Annual Conference and Expo on Community Next: 2020 and Beyond, the Future of Community Associations, Keynote Speaker, Community Next: 2020 and Beyond, the Future of Community Associations, Community Associations Institute North Carolina Chapter, Community Associations Institute North Carolina Chapter, 2017
- Presenter for NJ Chapter highest level sponsors on Community Next: 2020 and Beyond., Presenter, Community Next: 2020 and Beyond, Community Associations Institute - New Jersey Chapter, 2017
- Community manager continuing education program on special legal issues in mixed use communities., Presenter, Special Issues in Mixed Use Communities, Community Associations Institute - Georgia Chapter, 2017
- Presenter at Community Associations Institute Annual Conference on Community Next: 2020 and Beyond, Presenter, Community Next: 2020 and Beyond, Community Associations Institute, 2015
- Condominium Associations
- Homeowners' Associations (HOAs)
- Property Owners' Associations
Office location for Julie McGhee Howard
3500 Lenox Rd NE
One Alliance Center, Suite 1650
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 770-863-8903
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2012, 2016 - 2025
