Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
Michael T. Schulman
Partner | Las Vegas & Reno
Michael Schulman is the managing partner of the Las Vegas office of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Mr. Schulman regularly acts as counsel to community associations, working closely with boards of directors and community association management companies. He also provides corporate advice to non-association clients and volunteers many hours each year to several national organizations in the common-interest community industry, providing legal expertise in both corporate law and community association law.
Practice Groups
Areas of Practice
Community Associations Law
- Preparation, interpretation and enforcement of Bylaws, CC&Rs, contracts, and association Rules and Regulations
General Corporate Representation
- Non-profit companies of all sizes in connection with general corporate, legal and business affairs
Education
- Juris Doctor (1980), Columbia University, New York, New York
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics (1977), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Memberships
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Member of the State Bar of Nevada
- Member of the Clark County Bar Association
- Member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Honors & Outside Activities
- Instructor for the Nevada Real Estate Division 60-hour Community Management certification course sanctioned by the State of Nevada
- Instructor for the State of Nevada Ombudsman for common interest community classes throughout Nevada
- Serves on the Nevada Community Association Institute (CAI) Legislative Action Committee (since 1999)
- Testified before Senate and Assembly Committees supporting new legislation in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 in the State of Nevada
- Active public speaker in both California and Nevada at industry events and CAI functions
- Consistently authoring articles for industry publications