The Clayton & McCulloh Philosophy

Unlike many firms, Clayton & McCulloh follows a policy of performing the full range of representation for its association clients.  Each attorney at Clayton & McCulloh actively represents associations, unit owners, and developers.  The practice is not limited to any single type of client.  Based on our experience, this broad range of representation enables us to appreciate better  the various positions that can be taken by divergent parties in  a given set of circumstances.  This approach enables the attorneys to anticipate defenses and positions which opposing parties in any negotiation, litigation, or other matters might raise.  Typically, this background enables Clayton & McCulloh to avoid controversies and litigation and reduces risks for its clients.  

Besides not limiting ourselves to any single type of client, we can handle most aspects of community association representation.  The attorneys at Clayton & McCulloh are not just "transactional" attorneys or "litigation" attorneys.  Each attorney's experience in negotiating and drafting legal documents (such as contracts, covenants and restrictions, and other memoranda) helps to anticipate and avoid litigation.  Conversely, when a problem does arise, the firm's ability to litigate aggressively has provided invaluable insight into how problems could have been avoided and as to the proper method of drafting documents  for clients to achieve the results desired and intended. 

As such, while Clayton & McCulloh does mainly represent associations, it has and continues to represent other types of clients.  Such representation sharpens our skills and enhances the level of service to our clients. For example, the firm also represents several very large developers of residential and commercial properties.

Building long term professional relationships with a personal touch has been the foundation of our firm.  As part of that foundation, we are pleased to have a Client Services Department headed up by our Director of Public Relations and Client Services  who is also a paralegal available to work closely with our new associations.  This unique position within our firm was created to meet the growing demand of this ever changing area of law.  Our Director of Public Relations & Client Services is a past director of a community association and networks with hundreds of associations throughout Florida gathering information, knowledge, and materials that are available on a complimentary basis to our clients.  In fact, to our knowledge, Clayton & McCulloh is the only Central Florida Community Association law firm to have a department of four full-time support staff dedicated to client services such as education.