What KSN Law does

KSN Law (formerly Kovitz Shifrin & Waitzman; now Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit) is a private, multi-state law firm founded on May 1, 1983 by Jordan I. Shifrin and headquartered in Mundelein, Illinois. The firm is nationally recognized for representation of condominium, homeowner (HOA), and townhome community associations, and currently operates across Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin with a staff of more than 100 attorneys and legal professionals. The firm's portfolio spans Community Association Law, Landlord and Tenant Services, Illinois Property Tax Appeals, Assessment Collection Services, and Community Association Litigation, alongside specialized practices in cooperatives, condo deconversion, construction defects, insurance defense, and real estate transactions.

Core offerings include three tiered monthly retainer plans (Basic, Premium, Enhanced) that give community associations predictable, subscription-based access to legal counsel, registration, document review, and litigation oversight. The Case Status Online (CSO) client portal, Florida HOA Collect, and Indiana HOA Collect portals — together with the KSN App — provide 24/7 visibility into active collection, eviction, and foreclosure matters. Education and brand-building products include Brainy Board (a free on-demand video platform launched in 2024) and the KSN Podcast. The CLEAR service prepares Illinois community associations for a January 1, 2027 statutory change governing assessment recovery.

KSN generates revenue through a mix of recurring monthly retainers, contingency-fee property tax appeals (which have saved clients over $300 million in reduced Illinois assessments since 2015), hourly litigation fees, and transaction-based legal fees for closings, refinancing, and deconversions. Go-to-market is primarily sales-led, anchored by attorney outreach to community association boards, property managers, landlords, and real estate investors, and reinforced by seminars, webinars, tradeshows, and a robust content ecosystem (blog, podcast, video, newsletter with 60,000+ subscribers). Growth has been driven materially by tuck-in M&A, including Tanner Law Group (2020, Indiana), Law Offices of Gary Smith (2021, property tax), Kravit Law (2023, Florida), and Sandrick Law Firm (2023, commercial/industrial property tax).

Name

KSN Law

Legal name

KSN Law Firm

Website

https://ksnlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KSN Law (Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit) is a private multi-state law firm founded in 1983 that provides legal services to condominium, HOA, and townhome community associations, landlords, and property owners across Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services — Community Association, Property Tax, and Real Estate Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN), HOA/Condo Document & Estoppel Services (BPAJAOAK)

Keywords

• Community association law
• Property tax appeals
• Landlord tenant law
• Assessment collection services
• Condo HOA legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mundelein

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monthly Retainer Plans: KSN offers three monthly retainer plans (Basic, Premium, Enhanced) that provide cost-effective legal support, proactive counsel, and peace of mind for community associations. These subscription-based plans help board members manage their community's budget with predictable monthly billing. Retainers include telephone and email communications, annual report filing, CSO portal access, educational resources, and various levels of legal research, document review, and drafting services.
2. Property Tax Appeals: KSN represents property owners throughout the Illinois property tax appeal process. The firm works on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients do not pay a legal fee unless the firm successfully reduces their property tax assessment. This aligns firm incentives with client outcomes and eliminates upfront processing fees.
3. Assessment Collection Services: KSN provides assessment recovery legal services for community associations and cooperatives, handling every step from demand letters to litigation and foreclosure. Revenue is generated through legal fees associated with collections, lien filing, foreclosure proceedings, bankruptcy representation, and judgment enforcement.
4. Litigation Services: KSN handles a broad spectrum of legal disputes affecting community associations including breach of contract, building code violations, construction defects, insurance defense, and more. Revenue is generated through hourly legal fees for litigation representation.
5. Real Estate Transactions and Deconversion: KSN guides community associations through condo deconversion and sale of all units processes, handling transactions from 6 units to over 400 units. Services include contract review, board counseling, document preparation, and closing services, generating revenue through transaction-based legal fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KSN Law provides specialized legal services to condominium, homeowner (HOA), and townhome community associations, as well as to landlords, property managers, and property owners. Core offerings include community association law representation, landlord/tenant law, Illinois property tax appeals, assessment/delinquent dues collection, and community association litigation, supplemented by monthly retainer plans and client-facing digital portals for case status tracking and legal education.

Product overview

KSN Law is a full-service law firm offering a unified suite of legal services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include Community Association Law (representing condo, HOA, and townhome associations), Landlord and Tenant Services, Illinois Property Tax Appeals, Assessment Collection Services, and Community Association Litigation. These are complemented by client-facing digital services including Case Status Online (CSO) portal, Florida HOA Collect, and Indiana HOA Collect for matter tracking; Brainy Board (video streaming education) and KSN Podcast for client education; and the KSN App for mobile access. The firm also offers specialized retainer programs with tiered plans (Basic, Premium, Enhanced) and emerging services like CLEAR for Illinois compliance preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sandrick Law: A division of KSN representing commercial and industrial property owners in property tax appeals and property tax incentives since 1997.
• Brainy Board
• KSN Podcast
• KSN App

Products and services

• Community Association Law Legal representation for condominium, homeowner (HOA), and townhome community associations nationwide, covering general counsel, governance, covenant enforcement, contract review, and meeting support.
• Community Association Retainer Program Three-tier monthly subscription retainer (Basic, Premium, Enhanced) providing predictable-cost general counsel for community associations, including document review, legal opinions, FHA certification work, governing document drafting, and Case Status Online portal access.
• Assessment Collection Services End-to-end legal collection of delinquent community association assessments and dues, including demand letters, payment plan negotiation, lien filing, foreclosure proceedings, bankruptcy representation, and judgment enforcement.
• Community Association Property Tax Appeals Property tax appeal representation for common areas and association-owned property of community associations, integrated with the retainer program offering.
• Self-Managed Associations Legal Services Legal services for self-managed condominium, HOA, and townhome associations that handle their own operations, offering counsel and document services without third-party management.
• Cooperatives Legal Services Specialized legal counsel for cooperative housing communities, addressing shared-ownership governance, shareholder disputes, share transfers, fair housing defense, and contract review.
• CLEAR (Community Legal Evaluation for Assessment Recovery) Illinois-specific compliance service preparing community associations' assessment collection policies to meet January 1, 2027 legislative requirements.
• Community Association Litigation Litigation representation for community associations including contract disputes, construction defect claims, slip and fall claims, developer transition disputes, and fair housing defense.
• Insurance Defense for Community Associations Insurance defense representation for community associations against personal injury lawsuits, premises liability, construction defects, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and discrimination claims.
• Community Association Construction Defects Legal representation for community associations in construction defect claims, including building code violations, water intrusion, structural failures, and faulty building systems.
• Condo De-Conversion & Sale of All Units Legal counsel for condominium deconversions and bulk unit sales, handling transactions ranging from 6 to over 400 units, including contract review, board counseling, document preparation, and closing.
• Closing & Refinancing Services (CARS) Service managing document requests for unit sales and refinancing transactions, including lender questionnaires, paid assessment letters, and association governing documents.
• Real Estate Transactions Legal counsel for community association real estate transactions.
• Landlord and Tenant Services Full-service legal representation for landlords, property managers, and real estate investors covering residential and commercial rental units, including eviction, lease negotiation, tenant issues, and litigation.
• Landlord and Tenant Retainer Recurring retainer legal support for landlords across landlord/tenant matters, providing predictable ongoing counsel.
• Landlord and Tenant Litigation Litigation representation for landlords in disputes with tenants.
• Illinois Property Tax Appeals Contingency-fee property tax appeal representation for Illinois property owners, with no fee charged unless the assessment is successfully reduced. KSN has saved clients over $300 million since 2015.
• Multi Family & Apartment Building Property Tax Appeals Illinois property tax appeals for multi-family residential and apartment buildings.
• Commercial & Office Building Property Tax Appeals Illinois property tax appeals for commercial and office building properties.
• Retail and Small Business Property Tax Appeals Illinois property tax appeals for retail properties and small businesses.
• Industrial Property Tax Appeals Illinois property tax appeals for industrial properties.
• Cook County Tax Incentives Tax incentive services for properties located in Cook County, Illinois.
• Pre-acquisition Property Tax Analysis Pre-acquisition property tax analysis for prospective Illinois real estate buyers.
• Brainy Board Free on-demand video streaming education platform for community association board members, property managers, and community members covering condo, HOA, and townhome legal topics.
• KSN Podcast Audio podcast series examining condo/HOA law, landlord/tenant law, property tax appeals, and industry trends with KSN attorney insights.
• Case Status Online (CSO) Client Portal 24/7 client portal providing property managers, community association board members, and landlords with status of collection, eviction, and foreclosure matters, plus calendar and reporting views.
• Florida HOA Collect Portal 24/7 client portal for Florida clients providing access to collection and foreclosure matter details, status reports, and closed matter reviews.
• Indiana HOA Collect Portal 24/7 client portal for Indiana clients providing access to collection and foreclosure matter details, status reports, and closed matter reviews.
• KSN Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing access to legal articles, podcasts, event schedules, attorney bios, and updates on legal matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million in reduced Illinois property tax assessments saved for clients since 2015
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kravit LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Kravit Law merged with Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit. This merger allowed KSN to expand community association legal services throughout Florida, supporting the Kravit Law team in providing exceptional legal services to board members, property managers, landlords, and real estate property owners in Florida. Kravit Law founder Cory Kravit noted the combination of long-standing goals of excellence in legal services and real estate transactions.
• Sandrick Law FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Sandrick Law Firm joined KSN. Attorney William Sandrick and his team have represented commercial and industrial property owners since 1997 in property tax appeals and property tax incentives. The combination gave KSN a strong client presence in the City of Chicago and the South/Southwest suburbs, allowing sophisticated property tax appeal services throughout the Chicagoland area.
• The Law Offices of Gary Smith, P.C.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, The Law Offices of Gary Smith, P.C. joined KSN. Attorney Gary Smith and his team have saved Chicagoland property owners hundreds of millions of dollars through the success of their property tax appeals, strengthening KSN's property tax appeal capabilities.
• Tanner Law GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, KSN acquired Tanner Law Group. The Tanner Law Group had represented Indiana condominium, homeowner (HOA), and townhome community associations for over 20 years, expanding KSN's presence and services in Indiana.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Becker & Poliakoff: Becker & Poliakoff is a Florida-based law firm with one of the largest community association practices in the country. It is the most direct competitor to KSN in condominium, HOA, and townhome representation and overlaps with KSN's Florida expansion following the Kravit Law merger.
• Epsten Grinnell & Howell: Epsten Grinnell & Howell is a multi-state community association law firm serving HOAs and condominiums in Florida, Georgia, and beyond. It competes head-to-head with KSN on community association law, board counsel, and association governance matters.
• Sebris Barto Ramont: Sebris Barto Ramont is a Pacific Northwest law firm with a focused community association practice serving HOAs and condominiums in Washington State. It is a direct specialty peer to KSN's community association law model outside of its Midwest/Florida footprint.
• Hill Wallack: Hill Wallack is a New Jersey and Pennsylvania-based law firm with a substantial community association practice group. It is a direct specialty peer to KSN in serving condominium, homeowner, and cooperative associations with board counsel, collections, and litigation.
• Horack Talley: Horack Talley is a North Carolina-based law firm with a community association practice serving HOAs, condominiums, and planned communities. It is a direct specialty peer to KSN's HOA/condo association legal services outside of KSN's current geographic footprint.
• White and Williams: White and Williams is a mid-Atlantic and multi-state law firm with a dedicated community association practice serving HOAs and condominiums. It is a direct specialty peer to KSN with overlapping collection, litigation, and governance work.
• Siegfried Rivera Hyman Lerner De La Torre Mars & Stiehm: Siegfried Rivera is a Florida-based law firm with a sizeable community association practice group serving condominium and homeowner associations. It is a direct competitor in KSN's core HOA/condo legal services vertical, particularly in South Florida.

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig is a large global law firm with a real estate practice that includes community association and condominium law capabilities. It competes with KSN for larger HOA and developer-transition matters but as a broad incumbent rather than a focused community-association specialist.
• Akerman LLP: Akerman LLP is a large national law firm with a significant community association practice centered in Florida. It competes with KSN on HOA, condominium, and real estate work but as part of a broader full-service platform rather than a community-association specialty.
• Polsinelli: Polsinelli is a multi-state law firm with a real estate practice that includes community association and HOA representation. It competes with KSN on association-related real estate matters but as part of a broader full-service platform, not a community-association specialty.

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Kovitz-Shifrin-Nesbit/125839719934
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kovitz-shifrin-nesbit
• Instagraminstagram.com/ksnlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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