Mark Guithues

Mark Guithues

Mark T. Guithues, Esq. graduated from UCLA in 1989 and began his community association career as a portfolio manager. He joined the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) in 1991 and worked his way through the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served on the San Diego Law Review.

In 1998, Mark began practicing HOA law. Prior to founding Community Legal Advisors Inc., he practiced with Jackson|DeMarco|Tidus|Peckenpaugh, where he developed extensive expertise in property subdivision and the creation of governance structures for both residential and commercial common interest developments.

Today, Mark leads Community Legal Advisors Inc., a six-attorney law firm providing general counsel, litigation and assessment collection services to community associations, subdivision and development services to declarant and developer clients, and mediation and arbitration services to homeowners and associations throughout Southern California.

Mark is both a consulting and testifying expert in community association law. He has authored updates to Forming California Common Interest Development published by the University of California and multiple articles for California Real Property Journal. His leadership roles have included serving as Chair of the California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section, Chair of the San Diego Chapter of Community Associations Institute’s California Legislative Action Committee (CAI-CLAC), and Chair of the Real Property Sections for both Orange and San Diego County Bar Associations.

A longtime educator and industry advocate, Mark serves as an instructor in CACM’s Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM) credentialing program, where he has authored educational programs, class materials and articles. He has served as guest editor for CACM’s Vision Magazine and multiple Law Journals. As an instructor for California State University Fullerton, Mark teaches Legal Aspects of Real Estate covering the legal frameworks of real estate transactions, including ownership, title, escrow, brokerage, contracts, and financing.

Lawyers of Distinction

Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 1998

Education

  • J.D., University Of San Diego School Of Law
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Community Association Institute (CAI)
  • California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
  • Executive Council of Home Owners (ECHO)
  • California Building Industry Association (BIA)
  • California Real Estate Broker
  • Court Appointed Receiver

Recent Publications

  • Edition: CAI San Diego Spring 2019 Community Insider – Article: “After the Disaster Responding to a Major Crisis”
  • Edition: CACM Law Journal 2019 Summer Issue – Article: “Managing Vacation and Short-Term Rentals”