David M. BendoffPrincipal

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• CAI Illinois - Community Associations Institute
• Past President - Illinois Chapter
• CAI Wisconsin - Community Associations Institute
• College of Community Association Lawyers, (by induction)
• ACTHA - Association of Condominium, Townhouse, and Homeowners Associations

• Weekly Condo Talk column in Daily Herald, November 5, 2011 to present
• Changes to CICA and ICP Acts, Condo Lifestyles, October 2017
• Ask The Expert (Radon article), Common Ground, November/December 2007
• Is Illinois Ready for On-Line Voting in Homeowner Association Elections?, Common Interest, Winter 2007
• Overcoming Language and Cultural Diversity Among Residents of Community Associations, Common Interest, Summer 2004
• Ask The Expert, Common Ground, March/April 2004
• Creative Funding of Condominium Common Element Projects, Common Interest, Summer 2003
• Illinois Condominium Associations Have a Partner in the Enforcement of Traffic and Parking Regulations, Common Interest, Winter 2002
• Drafting of Automatic Contract Renewal Provisions Requires Special Attention, Common Interest, Fall 2001
• Summary of FCC Satellite Dish Regulations, ACTHA News & Update, May 2000
• Avoid Double Real Estate Taxation on Association Owned Property, Common Interest, Winter 1999; republished in Real Property Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association, November 1999; republished in Journal of Property Tax Management, Volume 11, Issue 4, Spring 2000
• The Illinois Act and Condominium Titles, Illinois Condominium Law chapter update, Illinois Institute for Continuing Education, 2000

• "Condo and Homeowners Association Legal Update", Mount Prospect Public Library (September 22, 2021)
• "2019 Legal Updates", CAI-Illinois Community Association Legal Forum (April 12, 2019)
• Webinar: Criminal Acts Against Residents/Guests on Association Property - Is your Association Liable? August 28, 2012
• Webinar: Elections: Secret Ballot Procedure & Voting by Mail In, January 17, 2012.
• "How to Improve Your Homeowner Association's Property Value", CAI-Illinois Community Association Legal Forum (September 16, 2011)
• "Welcome A-Board: Understanding Board Roles", CAI-Wisconsin (May 26, 2010)
• “Governance of the Association”, Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations' Certified Leader Program (2007-2010)
• “Meetings of the Association”, Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations' Certified Leader Program (2007-2010)
• "Meetings/Elections of an Association" (4/2008)
• Roundtable speaker at the CAI-Illinois Annual Conference and Trade Show on the topic of Board Meetings (1/2008)
• Speaker at Maintenance (Techniques or Practices) for Subdivision Drainage Systems, a Homeowners Association workshop sponsored by Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (2007)
• "Board Fiduciary Responsibility - Assembling the Professional Team", Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation, Annual Conference and Trade Show (January 27, 2007)

• Named by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as being among the top attorneys in Illinois (2006, 2009-2019)
• Named as one of the top real estate attorneys by Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers
• Recognized as a Leading Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers rating service for Real Estate Law:  Associations & Condominiums (2015-2020)
• Community Associations Institute/Illinois Chapter, Olympus Award, 2003
• Community Associations Institute/Illinois Chapter, Distinguished Service Award, 2000
• Selected as a 2015 Top Rated Lawyer in Real Estate Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell

“Cannabis Act Lights Up Illinois” - Attorney David Bendoff decodes the new Illinois legislation legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, and discusses legal options for concerned condominium, townhome and homeowner associations. (14 mins.)