Orlando Attorney
James E. Olsen

Bar and Court Admissions:

• The Florida Bar
• All Florida State Courts
• Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Cir.
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• University of Florida Holland Law Center (J.D., 1986)
• University of Central Florida (B.A., Economics, 1984)

Professional Activities:

• Member, Mid-Florida Chapter of Community Associations Institute
• Member, Space Coast Condominium Association
• Former member, Board of Directors, Orange County Homeowners’ Association

Achievements:

• Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law
• Focuses practice on association law, including civil litigation, turnover and construction defect issues, contract disputes and covenant violations
• Also experienced in civil litigation, appellate practice, bankruptcy (debtor and creditor), foreclosure (debtor and creditor), landlord and tenant, and family law
• Speaks at many legal seminars in the areas of association law, landlord and tenant, and bankruptcy
• Served as an adjunct professor at Valencia Community College, where he taught business law
• Former partner in the law firm of Olsen & Olsen and Wean & Malchow

Personal:

• Orlando, Florida native
• Married to his wife, Kathy, since May of 1986, has three daughters, Emma (1992), Olivia (1994) and Grace (2001), and has two dogs, three cats, and five chickens
• Earned private pilot’s license (2009)
• Volunteers with Pilots & Paws to fly dogs from shelters and rescues to their new families or their new foster homes

Practice Areas:

• Administrative & Governmental Law
• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy; Debtors’ and Creditors’ Rights
• Business Litigation
• Corporate & Business Law
• Mediation & Arbitration
• Real Estate and Land Development
• Condominium and Planned Development Law