Lazega & Johanson

What Lazega & Johanson does

Lazega & Johanson LLC is a boutique law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in community association law and creditor-side commercial collections. The firm represents condominium associations, homeowner associations, townhome associations, and master planned communities throughout the U.S. Southeast, providing corporate governance guidance, covenant enforcement, contract review, assessment collections, developer transitions, and trial and appellate litigation. A separate practice represents banks, insurance companies, multinational entities, and collection agencies in commercial and subrogation debt recovery, supported by a proprietary practice management platform that electronically integrates with client systems for accounting, reporting, and remittance.

The firm operates two name-led practice groups—community association general servicing and community association litigation & collections—staffed by approximately two dozen attorneys plus support staff, supported by continuing legal education programming, an L&J Morning Break webinar series, Quickfacts reference articles, and a Virtual Education Center offering CAM Cram licensing preparation. Founding partners Jay Lazega and Derek Johanson continue to lead the firm under a traditional partnership ownership structure with no disclosed external investors or institutional capital. Revenue is generated through hourly billing for legal counsel work and mixed contingency, hourly, fixed-fee, and hybrid arrangements in collections matters.

Recent strategic activity has centered on professional recognition and educational ecosystem expansion: multiple partners hold Fellowship in the College of Community Association Lawyers, attorneys serve on CAI Georgia Chapter leadership and legislative committees, and the firm has invested in content assets (webinars, YouTube, template libraries) that reinforce its reputational moat. The firm remains regionally concentrated in the Southeast, and its long-tenured relationships, regulatory involvement, and specialized technology integrations support ongoing operating stability rather than material near-term expansion.

Name

Lazega & Johanson

Legal name

Lazega & Johanson LLC

Website

https://ljlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lazega & Johanson is a boutique Atlanta law firm specializing in community association law (HOAs, condominiums, townhomes, master planned communities) across the U.S. Southeast. It also provides commercial debt collection and litigation services to banks, insurers, and corporations, supported by electronic client integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services — Community Association Law and Commercial Collections

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

Keywords

• Community association law
• HOA legal services
• Commercial debt collection
• Creditor's rights litigation
• Covenant enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for general legal services including corporate governance, covenant enforcement, contract review, and general counsel work for community associations.
2. Collections Services: Debt collection services for commercial and subrogation debt with multiple fee structures including contingency, hourly, fixed fee, and hybrid arrangements.
3. Community Association Legal Representation: Comprehensive legal services for community associations including litigation, assessment collections, governance counsel, and legislative representation. The firm has represented community associations for three decades.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lazega & Johanson is a boutique Atlanta-based law firm providing legal services to community associations (homeowners, condominium, and cooperative associations), including general counsel representation, covenant enforcement, assessment collection, governance advice, and dispute resolution. The firm also represents creditors, banks, and businesses in commercial collections and litigation matters throughout the Southeast United States.

Product overview

Lazega & Johanson is a boutique law firm offering specialized legal services for community associations across the Southeast. The firm operates two primary practice areas: Community Associations (covering condominiums, HOAs, townhome associations, and master planned communities) and Litigation & Collections (debt recovery and commercial litigation). The firm supplements its core legal services with an educational platform including the L&J Virtual Education Center offering CAM licensing prep and continuing education, Quickfacts™ reference articles, the L&J Morning Break webinar series, and downloadable document templates for community association operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Association Legal Services Full-service legal representation for community associations, including homeowners associations (HOAs), condominium associations, and cooperative associations. Services include general counsel representation, covenant enforcement, assessment collection, governance advice, board dispute resolution, and litigation, throughout the Southeast United States.
• Commercial Collections and Creditor's Rights Litigation Legal representation for banks, insurance companies, and businesses in commercial debt collection, creditor's rights, and related litigation matters, including pre-suit demand, post-judgment enforcement, and bankruptcy recovery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently returns liquidation rates exceeding client expectations in collections
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Associations Institute (CAI) - Georgia ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLazega & Johanson attorneys serve on the board of directors and committees of the Community Associations Institute Georgia Chapter. The firm is also represented in the prestigious national College of Community Association Lawyers. Attorneys regularly participate in legislative action committees and educational programs.
• College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL)coreOthersNational organization that recognizes community association attorneys who have distinguished themselves as national leaders through contributions to community association law. Several L&J attorneys are Fellows including Jay Lazega and Robert S. Stein.
• Georgia Real Estate Educators AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJamie Platt Lyons serves on the Board and has served as Past President of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association. The firm provides educational content and instructors for community association management courses.
• Georgia Real Estate CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJamie Platt Lyons serves on the Georgia Real Estate Commission Education Advisory Board as Past Chair and Current Secretary. Firm attorneys serve as licensed instructors for the Georgia Real Estate Commission.
• Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionminorOthersRob Stein was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for an article about HOA inspection rights. This coverage provides media visibility for the firm's expertise.
• Atlanta REALTORS® AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJamie Lyons moderates panels at Atlanta REALTORS® Association events including the ARA Homeowners Association Symposium. The firm provides educational content for real estate professionals on community association topics.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• FirstService Residential: Largest North American residential property manager, including extensive HOA management operations. Comparable as a key stakeholder adjacent to L&J's client base - HOA boards and managers - and influences client acquisition dynamics.
• Associa: Largest U.S. HOA management company with national footprint, working closely with community association law firms. Adjacent ecosystem participant: HOA managers act as the primary referral source for community association law firms like L&J.

Direct peers

• Becker & Poliakoff: Florida-based law firm widely regarded as the largest dedicated community association practice in the U.S., serving condominium and homeowner associations. Directly comparable to L&J as a multi-state boutique serving HOAs with covenant enforcement, collections, and litigation.
• Hill Wallack LLP: New Jersey-headquartered law firm with one of the oldest and largest community association practices on the East Coast. Comparable to L&J in providing dedicated HOA legal services including governance, collections, and developer transition work.
• Pepper & Peroni, LLP: California-focused community association law firm representing homeowner associations in collections, governance, and litigation matters. Comparable as a regional boutique in the HOA legal niche with similar practice depth.
• White and Brown, P.C. California-based community association law firm serving HOAs and condominium associations on the West Coast. Comparable as a regional boutique focused exclusively on HOA/condo legal representation, including collections, covenant enforcement, and governance counseling.
• Crossman & Company: Florida-based firm providing community association legal services including covenant enforcement, collections, and governance. Comparable as a Sunbelt-focused HOA boutique competitor to L&J.

Broad incumbents

• Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Major Southeast-headquartered law firm with community association practice and significant commercial litigation capability. Comparable as a geographically overlapping broad incumbent that competes with L&J on HOA and creditor-side matters.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: Nationwide full-service law firm with a community association practice among many other practice areas. Comparable as a larger, broader competitor seeking to expand into HOA law from a generalist platform.

Regional players

• Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC: West Virginia-headquartered firm with community association practice serving regional HOAs in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable as a regional boutique HOA law peer, though operating in a different geography than L&J's Southeast focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLn5qdIC-Q5z5iivoAt1FOg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ljlawatlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1428826
• Xx.com/lazegajohanson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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