Steven J. Tinnelly
Managing Partner
Steven J. Tinnelly, Esq. is the Managing Partner of Tinnelly Law Group. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Tinnelly worked in the litigation departments of midsize and multi-national corporate law firms. He is known for his exceptional writing, analytical and negotiation skills, and providing general counsel representation to many of the firm’s larger HOA clients throughout the state. Mr. Tinnelly also manages the firm’s overall operations. He has a passion for improving the firm’s efficiencies, increasing its resources and expanding upon the value the firm provides to every client.
Mr. Tinnelly’s undergraduate education was received at the University of Southern California, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship and a Minor in Law & Society. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of California – Los Angeles where he focused on corporate and real estate law.
Mr. Tinnelly is very active within the community association industry and devotes a substantial amount of time to educating homeowners and industry professionals about the legal issues affecting California community associations. He served as President of the Board of Directors of the Orange County chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), the largest Chapter in California and the fifth largest in the country. He has been a featured speaker at dozens of industry trade shows/seminars throughout California, instructs over 50 educational workshops for HOA management professionals annually, and has authored educational articles for several industry periodicals and media outlets, as well as the firm’s popular book, Board Member Basics. Mr. Tinnelly is the Executive Editor of our firm’s newsletter, the “Community Association Update,” publishes the firm’s blog, and is the webmaster of the firm’s online HOA law library: FindHOALaw.com. that serves content to tens of thousands of visitors each month.
EDUCATION:
J.D., University of California – Los Angeles
B.S., Business Entrepreneurship, cum laude, University of Southern California
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
Texas Bar Association