Allen B. Warren is a shareholder in the firm’s Fairfax Office and joined the firm in 2000. His practice is devoted primarily to community association law and creditor’s rights. Allen provides counsel and advice to the firm’s clients regarding a wide range of community association issues, including, for example, corporate governance, covenant enforcement, developer transition, drafting of rules and regulations, review and negotiation of client contracts, drafting amendments to governing documents, and reviewing and negotiating loan documents.
In 2017, Allen was selected for membership in the College of Community Association Lawyers (“CCAL”). In addition, from 2006 to 2012, Allen served two three-year terms on the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (“WMCCAI”). He served as WMCCAI’s 2011 president and previously as secretary, vice president, and president-elect. Allen has spoken at numerous community association educational seminars on the national, state and local levels, including at CAI’s Community Association Law Seminar, WMCCAI’s Conference & Expo, and the Virginia CAI Leadership Retreat.
Honors
• Inducted into Hall of Fame of CAI's Washington Metro Chapter, 2025
• Best Manuscript Award for CAI’s 2016 Community Association Law Seminar (with California co-author Marion Aaron, Esq.), awarded by the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL), for seminar manuscript entitled “Amending Governing Documents: Providing Effective Legal Counsel (and Effective Amendments)”
Articles
•‘'Fair Housing: What Happens When a Claim is Filed?,’ Quorum magazine, April 2025•Association Authority to Ban Smoking: Virginia, You’ve Come a Long Way,” Quorum magazine, July 2021
•“The Remedy of Last Resort: Legal Perspective on Condominium Assessment Lien Foreclosures”, Quorum magazine, August 2020
•“Oh No! How Do We Fund This?”, Quorum magazine, November 2014
•“Where are our Books and Records?”, Quorum magazine, July 2012
•As quoted in “Ask the Expert”, USI Insurance Focus newsletter, Master Policy v. Personal Insurance, May 2012(reprinted 2014)
•As quoted in “Do Your Homeowners Association Homework!”, by Michele Lerner, NVAR Realtor Update magazine, Nov/Dec 2011 ed. •So . . . You Thought You Didn’t Have Employees?”, Quorum magazine, 2005
Seminars
•“Facing & Combatting the Challenges of Insurance Claims” WMCCAI Conference & Expo, 2022
•“Panel of Pundits” - CAI Law Seminar, 2019
•“Amending Governing Documents: Providing Effective Legal Counsel (and Effective Amendments)” - CAI Law Seminar, January 2016
•“How Do We Fund This? Practical Budgeting & Special Assessments,” WMCCAI, 2014
•“Top Secret! Amending Your Governing Documents After Shadowood,” Virginia Leadership Conference, 2013
•“The Essentials of Community Association Volunteer Leadership - Part I,” WMCCAI Conference & Expo, 2013
•“Foreclosures,” WMCCAI, 2012
•“Lessons in Leadership: Succeeding as a Volunteer Director,” WMCCAI Conference & Expo, 2010
•“Parking and Vehicle Restriction Options for HOAs and Condominiums,” Prince William County Neighborhood Conference, 2010
•“House Bill 516 - One Year Later,” WMCCAI, 2009
•“Who’s Watching the Store? Monitoring Your Association’s Finances,” WMCCAI Conference & Expo, 2008
•“Changes in HOA/Condo Resale Laws and Disclosure Packets,” City of Manassas Neighborhood Conference, 2008
•“The Paper Chase - Amending Your Governing Documents,” WMCCAI Conference & Expo, 2005
•“CAI’s Introduction to Community Association Living,” 2003
