Condominium & Homeowners Associations
We have developed long-term relationships with our Association clients by providing them guidance on everything from the daily questions of a community association manager to advice on the long-term strategic plans of a Board of Directors. We recognize that Association boards are the stewards of their owners’ property and funds, and we work hard to support our clients in fulfilling their responsibilities and protecting them from liability. When an Association does find itself in litigation, our team is ready to work as an advocate on the Association’s behalf. By linking critical issues and creative solutions, we are able to help Associations govern and manage themselves efficiently and effectively.
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Association Team:
Michelle Anchors
Michelle Anchors
Michelle Anchors and her family have been leaders in the Fort Walton Beach and Destin community for six generations. Michelle leads the Association Team that provides counsel to many businesses, condominiums and homeowners associations along the Emerald Coast.
Following her graduation from law school, Michelle served as a law clerk to Justice Parker Lee McDonald on the Florida Supreme Court. She subsequently served as Deputy General Counsel to former Governor Lawton Chiles and was a member of his staff when he served in the United States Senate. Michelle was named to Florida Trend’s 2010 and 2011 Legal Elite.
Michelle is committed to a number of issues and organizations in her community. She was appointed by Governor Bush to serve as the chair of the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast and was named the Emerald Coast’s “Best Corporate Citizen.” She has served as president of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, former chair of the Okaloosa County School Readiness Coalition and currently serves on the University of West Florida Foundation’s Board of Directors. Michelle is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida College of Law.
Kathy Townsend
Kathy Townsend
Kathy Townsend has over 20 years of experience assisting attorneys in both government and private practice as a litigation paralegal. She has most recently worked extensively with hundreds of Community Association Boards of Directors and managers throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida assisting lawyers in the areas of collections, liens, foreclosures, governance, and a variety of litigation. Kathy works exclusively as Keefe Anchors Gordon and Moyle’s Community Association Representative.
Kathy received formal paralegal training at Tulane University in New Orleans and later earned a political science degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Sigma Alpha.
Kathy is on the Board of Directors of the North Gulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI) and served as an Officer during her first three-year term. She was re-elected for a second term and is currently serving as President-Elect for the North Gulf Coast.