also enjoyed the banter with readers with his understated humor riddled throughout his columns.”

At Levenfeld Pearlstein, Mark was known for his even temperament, encyclopedic knowledge and superior organization skills. He had a perfect filing system. He could find anything in 30 seconds or less. He remembered everything. He was a perfectionist who set (and met) lofty personal and professional goals and inspired excellence in others. He embraced the importance of guiding others and was for many years a mentor to his Levenfeld Pearlstein partners Howard Dakoff and Patricia O’Connor, passing along his immense bank of knowledge, experience and manner of representing community associations.

His insight into community association law was unmatched and thankfully,

that insight lives on. Howard Dakoff and Patricia O’Connor proudly lead Levenfeld Pearlstein’s community association practice and continue to deliver the highest quality level of legal expertise, leadership and client service for the firm’s community association clients. Many of those clients include associations that began working with Mark more than 30 years ago.

And in the industry at large, you can see the bastion of community association attorneys that have followed Mark and are committed to serving not only their clients, but being involved in educational and legislative endeavors. One can only hope that future attorneys practicing in community association law will continue Mark’s lead and extend the building blocks he set in motion.

“Mark was always respectful to clients, property managers, colleagues and competitors. When you are dealing with peoples’ homes and how they live, issues can become contentious and personal. M ark would always be calm and convey a composed demeanor which controlled every room he entered. He truly exuded confidence, competence and respect,” according to his partner Patricia O’Connor.

Levenfeld Pearlstein is propelling itself into the future as attorneys and support staff are encouraged to model the LP Way, which is a client-serviced approach toward the practice of law based on the same principals of Mark’s everyday conduct. The LP Way embodies knowing your client, no surprises, moving with speed and quality and establishing expectation and then beating those expectations.

Mark was many things to his colleagues at Levenfeld Pearlstein. He was an exemplary attorney who proved that intelligence, character, determination, and a strong work ethic are the best way to approach not only the practice of law, but life in general.

Mark’s legacy lives on every day at the firm he co-founded and the industry he revered. His is a career that is unmatched and is fitting for tribute and celebration.

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