News and Events
Our attorneys not only work for our clients but also share their knowledge with the public and the legal community, speaking and publishing on various legal issues.
Lisa A. Crawford is part of a team of professional women awarded the 2016 Community/Economic Improvement award by the Atlanta Chapter of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) for her work on relocating the national headquarters of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC to the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.
Posted: June 2016
Lisa and Dorough & Dorough, LLC represented Ashton Atlanta Residential, LLC in connection with the negotiation of the purchase and sale agreement with the underlying land seller and the subsequent negotiation of the purchase and sale agreement, reciprocal easement and development agreement negotiations and the acquisition and closing of the transaction with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. She has extensive experience in assisting clients with due diligence, corrective action plans, and acquisition and development of commercial and mixed use real estate projects in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area.
Erin Murray O’Connell was named committee chair of the Education Seminar Committee dedicated to planning an all-day education seminar for property managers.
Posted: May 2016
Kathy Dorough spoke at the CAI Educational Seminar on January 14, 2016 on the “Basics of Covenant Enforcement”
Michael Leavey spoke at the ICLE Real Property Foreclosure Seminar
Posted: November 6, 2015
Foreclosing on a PUD? – You might not want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, Michael E. Leavey, Esq. – Dorough & Dorough, LLC
Michael Leavey was named committee chair of the Magazine Committee, which publishes a quarterly magazine entitled “Georgia Commons” for the Georgia Chapter of Community Association Institute
Posted: October 2015
Dorough & Dorough celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness
Posted: October 2015
Dorough & Dorough, LLC sponsoring a hole at the CAI Golf Tournament on October 15, 2015
Posted: October 2015
Come say hello the Community Association Law Team
Kathy & David Dorough attended the “Building Preview” for the new Georgia State University College of Law
Posted: August 2015
David Dorough endowed a study room in the new GSU law school
Michael, Rachel and Lisa presented “Practice Pointers and Trouble Shooting: Mandatory Membership Associations” at a 2014 Real Estate CLE
Latest Articles
Lease-Purchase Agreements: Who Owns the Property, Anyway?
More and more frequently our office has been told by an owner in response to a demand for payment of their annual or special assessments or to enforce their community’s use restrictions that: “I don’t own that home anymore, I sold it under a lease-purchase agreement.”...
Consider Yourself FOREwarned: Life on the Golf Course
The house I grew up in was on a street called Golf Avenue. No house on the street had a view of the golf course. In fact, the street dead ended into a large, nicely landscaped privacy fence behind which was a parking lot for the city course. Interesting marketing!...
A Shot of Good Cheer, but Hold the Liability
As the end of the year approaches, many community associations prepare for annual meetings, holiday parties and similar gatherings that often include sharing food and drink. These get-togethers can be good forums for thanking community volunteers, meeting neighbors,...