Serving on a


Board  — By Allison Peryea, Esq. —


I am a community association attorney. I joined my neighborhood board and lived to tell about it. Here’s what I learned from the experience.


I


have lived in my Seattle neighborhood for more than 12 years. Eastlake is great because everyone has cute dogs, it’s close to


  just enough property crime to remind you that you    the summer by braving Lake Union’s historically 


     in the old days.


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    point I had been advising boards of directors for about a  than to join a board myself.


I had been advising boards of directors for about a decade.   than to join a board myself.


  urge to get involved and make a difference. I also thought


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