Karna R. Gustafson

Karna Gustafson’s practice focuses on representation of developers of residential real estate projects, including condominiums and planned unit developments, and representation of condominium and other homeowner associations. Karna has been an active member of the national, state, and local homebuilders associations and is currently serving as a director of the Board of the National Association of Homebuilders. Karna heads Landye Bennett Blumstein’s busy collection department, limited to collection of assessments on behalf of condominium and other homeowner associations.

EDUCATION

• James Madison University, B.S., 1990, summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi
• Willamette University, J.D., 1994, cum laude, Phi Alpha Delta

MEMBERSHIPS | RECOGNITION

• Homebuilder Association of Metropolitan Portland (Director 2000, 2002-2006)
• Oregon Homebuilders Association, Director (2006-present)
• National Association of Homebuilders, Director (2004-present)
  • Federal Governmental Affairs Committee (2005-2007, 2009)
• Community Associations Institute
  • Member, Legislative Action Committee, President, Oregon Chapter (2001)
• College of Community Association Lawyers
• Portlandia Club, President (1999)
• Commercial Real Estate Women
• Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS
• Oregon Women Lawyers
• National Association of Industrial and Office Parks
• Oregon, Washington, and American Bar Associations

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Oregon
• Washington