Professionals
Steven J. Tinnelly
Shareholder
Steven J. Tinnelly, Esq. has been a member of the California State Bar since 2010 and is a Shareholder of TINNELLY LAW GROUP. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Tinnelly worked in the litigation departments of midsize and multi-national corporate law firms.
Mr. Tinnelly's undergraduate education was received at the University of Southern California, where he graduated cum laude in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Entrepreneurship and a Minor in Law & Society. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of California - Los Angeles in 2010 where he focused on corporate and real estate law.
Mr. Tinnelly works primarily within our litigation department, but assists clients with transactional matters as well. He also directs our firm's client development and marketing efforts.
Mr. Tinnelly is very active within the community association industry and devotes much of his time to educating homeowners and industry professionals about the legal issues affecting community associations. He currently serves on the Education Committee of the Orange County chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). He also serves on the magazine committee for CAI's Coachella Valley chapter, where he is a contributing editor to the chapter's monthly magazine, the "Quorum". Mr. Tinnelly is the Executive Editor of our firm's newsletter, the "Community Association Update", and also publishes the firm's blog.
Admissions:
State Bar of California, 2010
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Education:
J.D., University of California - Los Angeles, 2010
B.S., Business Entrepreneurship, cum laude, University of Southern California, 2007
Affiliations and Memberships:
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
California Association of Community Managers (CACM)