Robert M. DeNichilo is Managing Partner at Nordberg|DeNichilo, LLP. He has over thirty years of legal experience and focuses his practice exclusively on the representation of community associations throughout California as corporate counsel.
Robert provides general counsel advice, and often navigates complex issues to get the parties to a “win-win,” and guiding boards in matters of corporate formation and governance. He has devoted his practice exclusively to the representation of community associations for over a decade.
Robert is an active member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and has been awarded Author of the Year by multiple CAI chapters for his articles on community association issues. He serves as the CAI Orange County Regional Chapter’s delegate to CAI’s Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) and regularly meets with state and federal legislators to discuss issues related to community associations. In 2016, Robert was elected to the Orange County CAI Chapter’s Board of Directors, and served as the 2022 Chapter President. Additionally, Robert is one of fewer than 175 attorneys nationwide to be admitted as a Fellow of CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). CCAL Fellows are recognized for committing themselves to high standards of professional and ethical conduct.
As a strong advocate for education for community association managers and boards, Robert regularly speaks at educational and training events for industry organizations, property management companies, and board members throughout California. He has contributed to industry and national publications and has been quoted in a variety of publications, including CAI Connect, CAI’s OC View, USA Today, Common Ground and Habitat Magazine and the OC Register.
