Bruce H. Easmunt is a shareholder in the firm’s Fairfax office. His practice is entirely devoted to community association representation. Bruce joined the firm in 2007 and has been practicing law since 2004. He has previously served as president of the Carr at New Providence Condominium Unit Owners’ Association and as a director of the Lakeford Community Association in Falls Church, VA. Bruce is an active volunteer with the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of CAI, and was elected to serve on the Board of Directors in 2012. He currently is the immediate past-president of the WMCCAI Board of Directors and has authored multiple articles in Quorum, presented at numerous CAI education seminars and served as co-chair of the WMCCAI Outreach Committee. He was awarded the WMCCAI Rising Star Award in 2011, the Committee Chair of the Year award in 2012, the Educator of the Year award in 2015, and the Outgoing President’s award in 2017.
Seminars
National CAI Conference, “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a …. Drone?”, May 2016
WMCCAI Amending Governing Documents Seminar, June, 2015
WMCCAI Conference and Expo, Ten Tips for Staying out of Court, March 2015
WMCCAI Conference and Expo, Planning and Budgeting for Tree Care, March 2014
WMCCAI Conference and Expo, Navigating the Issues of Community Association Security Measures, March 2013
WMCCAI Electronic Voting Seminar, August 2011
CVCCAI Southwest Regional Council Reserve Seminar, October 2011
Articles
“Director Ethics,” co-authored with Ken Chadwick, Quorum, September 2015
“Understanding Real Estate Disclosures,” Quorum, March 2015
“Board Orientation and Training,” Quorum, December 2014
“Renovations, Avoiding Legal Pitfalls,” Quorum, October 2014
“A Brief History of Land Covenants,” Quorum, May 2014
“Electrifying the Vote,” Quorum, October 2012
“What to do with Polybutylene Pipes,” Quorum, December 2011
“Coloring in the Gray Areas,” Quorum, July 2011
“Use of E-mail and Social Media: Appropriate for Meetings?”, Quorum, August 2010
“Focusing Inward: Spring Cleaning an Association’s Internal Components,” Quorum March, 2010
“Contracting Essentials: Protecting your Association Before you Sign the Dotted Line,” Quorum November, 2009
“Films and Public Performance Licensing,” Quorum, August 2009
“Door Prizes as Incentives for Achieving Quorum,” Quorum, August 2009
Awards
WMCCAI Educator of the Year award, 2015
WMCCAI Committee Chair of the Year award, 2012
WMCCAI Rising Star award, 2011
Professional associations
• Virginia Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Community Associations Institute, Washington Metro Chapter
o Quorum Editorial Committee member
o Outreach Committee Co-Chair
o 2011 Social Media Task Force
o Elected to the Board of Directors of the Washington Metro Chapter in 2012
o President of WMCCAI, 2017
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