SUSAN M. HAWKS MCCLINTIC, Esq., CCAL

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Susan M. Hawks McClintic

Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq., CCAL

Shareholder
Vice President
Transactional Department Chair

Practice Areas

Community Association Counsel
Commercial CID





Legal Assistant: Joy C. Dispo


Education

University of Notre Dame School of Law, 1983

Affiliations and Memberships

State Bar of California
San Diego County Bar Association
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
CAI Foundation for Community Association Research Board of Directors
CAI Case Law Review Committee Member
CAI Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative Committee Member

Overview

Susan M. Hawks McClintic is known for giving practical, common sense advice without the legalese. Sue joined Epsten, APC, in October 1990 and became a shareholder in 1999. She has supervised the firm’s transactional law department since 2008, became a co-managing shareholder in August 2014 and was named managing shareholder of the firm in September 2021. Sue graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School and grew up in Nebraska.

Sue is active in the Community Association Institute (CAI) on the local and national level. For CAI National, Sue serves on the Board of Directors for the CAI Foundation for Community Association Research, is a member of the CAI Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, including working on a committee to develop an M400 course, and is a past member of the CAI Case Law Review Committee. Sue also serves as a CAI San Diego Treasurer, serves on the CAI San Diego Education Committee, and has served in the CACM committee.

During her more than thirty year career in community association law, Sue has developed a special expertise in document interpretation, amendments, and restatements. Sue speaks regularly throughout the Community Association industry, and she is a fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL).

Honors & Awards

  • 2017 - 2022 CACM legislative support committee
  • 2022 - CAI National, "Membership Engagement Award" for CAI San Diego HOA Academy
  • Additional Articles

  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, Midterm Elections Are Weeks Away: Best Practices for Political Signs at Your Condo/HOA
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, More Tips on Political Signs in Condos and HOAs as Next Month's Election Nears
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, 7 Tips for Handling Guests at Your HOA Pool Without Becoming a Headline
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, The Best Advice for Future Condo/HOA Board Members from 7 Board Experts
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, Condo and HOA Violation Hearings: 4 Experts Explain Who Can Attend
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, You're the All-Powerful Condo or HOA Board: Just Disband All Your Committees!
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, HOA Finance Committee? Gone! Social Committee? Gone! How to Evaluate Your Committees' Work
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, How to Make Voluntary HOA Dues Mandatory
  • 10/2018 HOALeader.com, Have You Heard of a Source-of-Income Discrimination Claim--By a Condo or HOA Owner?
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, Yea or Nay: Banning from Board Service Owners Who Threaten to Sue Your Condo/HOA
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, The Facts on What HOA/Condo Board Presidents Can and Can't Do
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, Setting the Record Straight on Condo/HOA President's Power
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, Newspapers? HOAs are Publishing Actual Newspapers?
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, More States Require HOAs/Condos to Have Formal Dispute Resolution Policy
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, Here's a New Question: Is Citizenship Required for Board Service?
  • 6/2018 HOALeader.com, California Court Bars Rental Restrictions Near Coastlines (Sort of?)
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, Why You Need an Annual Community Maintenance Chart
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, Why Now Is a good Time to Review Your HOA Insurance Coverage: 6 Tips
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, When Your Condo or HOA Might Need Management Help
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, When an HOA Board Member Can Be a Suitable Mediator of Disputes
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, How to Do an Honesty Review of Your HOA's Assessment Level
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, HOA Slips and Falls and the Lawsuits that Follow: How to Prevent Both
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, A Company Wants to Put a Cell Tower on Your Condo/HOA Property: What to Consider
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, 7 Questions for Evaluating Your HOA's Assessment Level (And Possibly Reducing It)
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, Is This Practice an HOA Problem Waiting to Happen?
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, Are You About to OK a Cell Tower on Your HOA Grounds? Know the Pluses and Minuses
  • 1/2018 HOALeader.com, New Year, New Insurance Issues: How to Give Your HOA a Checkup
  • 6/2017 HOALeader.com, Using Pesticides on Bugs? California Now Says HOAs Have to Notify Owners
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, What to Say (and Not Say) When You're Recruiting Future HOA Board Members
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, What HOA Election Records You Can Withhold
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, Lawsuits Booted Because HOA Boards Didn't Follow Their Governing Documents
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, HOW Treasurer wants Reimbursement; Board Appears to Balk
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, Did This HOA Board Go Astray in Its Minutes?
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, California Court Allows Owner to Sue for Bad-Faith HOA Board Actions
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, Owners Want to See Your HOA Election Ballots. Should You Fork Them Over?
  • 1/2017 HOALeader.com, Here's What Not to Include in Your HOA Meeting Minutes
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Owner Disputes HOA's 15-Year-Old Debt. Does He Have a Point?
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Know How to Avoid Lawsuits Over HOA Collection Tactics
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, What HOA Board Members Need to Know About the FDCPA
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Smart Rules for Your HOA's Clubhouse
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Late Notice Wipes Out Insurer's Duty to Cover HOA's Hail Damage
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Is This HOA's Special Assessment Necessary? Or Wise?
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, HOA Owner Turnover: Was It Something You Said?
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, HOA Don't Preach: Madonna's Condo Bans Unsupervised Kids
  • 5/2016 HOALeader.com, Eroding HOA Rules: Agency Promises to Help Buyers Beat Pet Bans
  • Spring 2016 CAI San Diego, San Diego Community Insider, Overcoming Apathy - Encouraging Members to Vote
  • Spring 2016, CACM, The Law Journal, When Does a Variable Assessment Structure Make Sense
  • Spring 2015, CACM, The Law Journal, When Does a Variable Assessment Structure Make Sense?
  • Spring 2014, CACM, The Law Journal, Annual Budget Report & Policy Statement Requirements
  • Fall 2013, CAI San Diego, Common Assessment Magazine, Davis-Stirling 2014 – Mapping Changes to Association Governance
  • 2012, CAI Greater Inland Empire, Connect with GRIE, A Potpourri of New Legislation
  • Upcoming Events & Speaking Engagements




    Prior Speaking Engagements

    Mar
    3
    Fri
    The Management Trust – Desert Division Directors Seminar @ Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
    Mar 3 all-day
    The Management Trust - Desert Division Directors Seminar @ Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa

    An a speaker and exhibitor at this event, we hope you will join us.
    EG&H Attendees: Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq. (speaker), Dea C. Franck, Esq. & Tiffany Christian

    Mar
    16
    Thu
    CACM Law Seminar & Expo @ Disneyland Hotel
    Mar 16 – Mar 17 all-day
    May
    4
    Thu
    CAI-GRIE Board Leadership Development Class @ CAI-GRIE Chapter Office
    May 4 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
    CAI-GRIE Board Leadership Development Class @ CAI-GRIE Chapter Office

    Join Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq as she speaks at The Board Leadership Development Workshop.  This workshop aims to teach you how to communicate with association residents, hire qualified managers and service providers, develop enforceable rules, interpret governing documents and more.

     

    Jun
    10
    Sat
    CAI Greater Inland Empire Board Leadership Development Workshop @ CAI-GRIE Chapter Office
    Jun 10 @ 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
    CAI Greater Inland Empire Board Leadership Development Workshop @ CAI-GRIE Chapter Office

    Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq. will be speaking at this workshop.

    The new CAI Board Leadership Development Workshop teaches you how to communicate with association residents, hire qualified managers and service providers, develop enforceable rules, interpret governing documents and more. It provides a comprehensive look at the roles and responsibilities of community association leaders and conveys information to help create and maintain the kind of community people want to call home.

    Aug
    24
    Thu
    HOAleader.com Webinar @ Online at www.HOAleader.com
    Aug 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    HOAleader.com Webinar @ Online at www.HOAleader.com

    Tune in to this www.HOAleader.com hosted webinar to hear Susan M. Hawks-McClintic, Esq. speak about HOA meetings and executive sessions.

    Follow this link – https://www.hoaleader.com/products/executive-session-hoa-boards-b.cfm – to join.

    Sep
    21
    Thu
    Legal Lessons: Annual Disclosures @ Epsten, APC
    Sep 21 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
    Legal Lessons: Annual Disclosures @ Epsten, APC

    Join David A. Kline, Esq. and Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq at our San Diego office for our first Legal Lesson. Participants will learn about all the disclosures that must be made to the members on an annual basis. Many disclosures have to be included in the Annual Budget Report or Annual Policy Statement that is sent to the members toward the end of each fiscal year. Other disclosures can or should be made at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Learn everything you need to do to comply with these confusing legal requirements.

    Nov
    9
    Thu
    Epsten, APC Coachella Valley Legal Symposium @ Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
    Nov 9 @ 7:30 am – 1:00 pm

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    Join Tiffany Christian and some of our attorneys at our Coachella Valley Legal Symposium!

    Speaking: Dea C. Franck, Esq., David E. Bruce, Esq., Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq., Mary M. Howell, Esq., Elisa M. PĂ©rez, Esq.

    Our 2017 San Diego and Coachella Valley Legal Symposia are CACM-approved for 2 CEUs and CAI approved for 5 CE credits (www.camicb.org).

    Jan
    26
    Fri
    CACM Northern California Law Seminar & Expo @ Santa Clara Convention Center
    Jan 26 all-day
    CACM Northern California Law Seminar & Expo @ Santa Clara Convention Center

    Join attorney Susan M. Hawks-McClintic, Esq. as she discusses various industry trends – including digital tools and aspects of the physical environment – that will change the future of the CID industry. What should you be ready to embrace, and what are the legal implications for the field? This session will examine concepts ranging from the “Internet of Things” to lifestyle experience trends, while overlaying aspects of the law that affect the industry.

    Feb
    6
    Tue
    Desert Resort Management Annual Board Symposium
    Feb 6 all-day

    Join attorneys Sue M. Hawks McClintic, Esq., Dea C. Franck, Esq. and Tiffany Christian at Desert Resort Management’s Annual Board Symposium.

    Feb
    14
    Wed
    Desert Dialogues: Short Term Rentals & Non-Resident Owners @ City of Rancho Mirage Public Library Conference Room
    Feb 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
    Desert Dialogues: Short Term Rentals & Non-Resident Owners @ City of Rancho Mirage Public Library Conference Room

    A series of presentations on community association legal issues unique to our desert communities.

    Coachella Valley associations are confronted with challenges unlike those found elsewhere—lifestyle, demographics, infrastructure and facilities all evolve differently in our historical and physical environment. At Epsten, our perspective and understanding of these issues has been shaped by years of local presence.

    Attend these FREE events with Epsten’s attorneys, who will share their insights on legal challenges of particular concern to our Valley’s community associations.

    Speakers: Susan M. Hawks McClintic, Esq. and Dea C. Franck, Esq.

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