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Robert M. Locke, Broker and Master Property Manager
Crown Realty & Management

Robert LockeRobert and his wife Betty moved to Atlanta in 1978 and started buying houses as a sideline business working out of their home. When they ran out of money they started selling houses to investors. Without fail investors wanted Robert to manage them, forcing Robert to start a management company. After 20 years Robert has bought over 200 houses for his own account and has sold over 500 houses to investor clients. Crown Management Corporation manages properties for private individuals, banks, investors, government institutions, real estate investments trusts, builders, and other Realtors. Robert’s real love is locating and acquiring homes in the North Atlanta Area.

Robert joined the National Association of Residential Property Managers November 1993. He received his Professional Property Manager (PPM) designation September 1997, his Master Property Manager designation September 1998, and Crown received the coveted Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation in 2002. Robert has been hired by attorneys as an expert witness in property management disputes in both state and federal court. Robert is a frequent speaker at local, state, national and international real estate conventions. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and has been licensed in real estate since 1973. Robert and Betty reside in Roswell.

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Monica K. Gilroy, Esquire
McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark LLC

Monica is a 1990 graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Monica attended the University of South Carolina School of Law and obtained her Juris Doctorate Degree in 1993. Currently a partner in the litigation department of McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, L.L.C., Monica has been a civil litigator for eleven years. At McCalla, Raymer, the focus of her litigation practice includes all aspects of real estate litigation, landlord/tenant claims, broker and agent liability defense, contract and title claims and homeowner/builder disputes. She regularly assists closing attorneys, real estate agents, property managers and brokers when title issues and other contract issues arise. Monica also practiced for several years in the area of estate and trust litigation. She speaks and teaches on a regular basis to real estate professionals, property managers, real estate brokers, agents and attorneys on litigation and real estate related topics.

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John Mangham, CPA
Starker Services, Inc.

John is a graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting. He is a certified public account, real estate broker and a certified continuing education Instructor. As the Southeast Regional Manager at Starker Services, Inc., John completes successful tax deferred exchanges for owners and brokers of real estate throughout the southeast. He provides education in the form of informational presentations, workshops and seminars, and teaches continuing education courses for real estate, accounting and legal professionals.

Affiliations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Real Estate Exchangors, Georgia Real Estate Investors Association, Real estate Educators Association, Federation of Exchange Accommodators, Atlanta Board of Realtors.

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Jennifer Dickenson, Esquire
McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark LLC

Jennifer Laguzza Dickenson is a partner at McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, LLC. She is a 1989 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Rochester, New York and a 1992 graduate of Emory University Law School. She also attended the Univeriste de Sorbonne in Paris, France.

Mrs. Dickenson was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1992 and the New York bar in 1994. She has clerked for the Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley at the Georgia Court of Appeals. She is an affiliate member of the Atlanta Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, the Atlanta Mortgage Brokers Association, the Atlanta Board of Realtors, the Women’s Council of Realtors – Atlanta, and the North Metro Association of Realtors.

Mrs. Dickenson specializes in real estate transactional law including residential and commercial closings.

Jennifer lives in the North Fulton area with her two daughters and husband.

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Carole Ann Padgett, CPA, MTx

Carole Ann received a Bachelors of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Mercer University in Atlanta, and a Masters of Taxation from Georgia State University.

She has been a partner in Padgett and Hyden, LLC since its formation in 2000. From 1990-2000, she was a partner in Padgett, Watts, Britt & Hyden, P.C. She specializes in taxation and accounting services for individuals and small businesses.

She has served several terms on the Georgia Society of CPAs Board of Directors and Council. She is a member and former chairman of the Georgia Society of CPAs Professional Ethics Committee.

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Dan Wilhelm, Associate Broker
Crown Realty & Management
  • Dan WilhelmJoined the US Army in 1972.
  • Earned the rank of Major before retiring in May 1993.
  • Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Park College in 1987
  • Earned Masters Degree in Management from Webster University in 1991
  • Licensed in real estate in 1993.
  • Licensed as a real estate Broker in 1996.
  • Founded LaVan Gerould Properties, LLC to manage residential real estate in 1996. The company grew to manage about 100 homes.
  • Served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers since 1997 and as President of the Board in 2004.
  • Merged offices with Crown Realty & Management Corporation in December 2003 where he became the Managing Broker.
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