Robert P. Nesbit Principal

Bob is among the Midwest’s most visible and highly respected Condo & HOA attorneys and industry thought leaders. He is a seasoned business strategist at Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit and has been instrumental to the firm’s growth and success for over a decade. Bob has led or been closely involved with many of the firm’s Condo & HOA Law innovations, including litigation insurance for condominium, homeowner, and townhome associations. He has extensive experience advising and consulting with association boards of directors and property managers on a wide range of matters, including drafting and reviewing by-laws and declarations and service agreements. Bob is a frequent lecturer on issues of concern to community associations and has authored numerous articles on Condo & HOA Law. He has served as the Chairman of the firm’s Condominium and Homeowner Association Practice Group and as a member of the KSN Leadership Team. Bob has been practicing law since 1984. 

• State Bar of Wisconsin
• CAI Illinois - Community Associations Institute

Articles

• Quoted in: "Handy do-it-yourself manual for small associations", by Pamela Dittmer McKuen, Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2010
• "Why Professional Management?", Association Review, Summer, 1996
• "Condominium Property Act", Community Associations Institute, Winter Newsletter, 1991
• "New Legislation - Tenants Beware", Chicagoland Condo Report, Spring, 1990
• "Reserves: A Board Member's Concern", Chicagoland Condo Report, Fall, 1989
• "Record Keeping Requirements for Condominiums", ACTHA News and Update, March, 1989
• "Condominium Act Analysis - Transfers of Limited Common Elements", ACTHA News and Update, October, 1988
• "Nailing Down Contracts, The Legalities of Maintenance Contracts", Common Ground, March/April, 1988

• On April 20, 2008, appeared on the radio show "Uncommon Law" on WCPT 820 AM to speak about the current state of condominiums
• Speaker at the 2007 Real Estate Law Conference presented by Law Bulletin Seminars