Overwhelmed by the intimidating amount of details involved in real estate transactions? Concerned that hidden issues may arise? This practical review will teach you everything you need to know about real estate titles - from how to conduct a reliable title search to overcoming encumbrances such as liens, easements and condemnations. Learn to use insurance to protect against title defects and effectively take action if title insurance litigation arises from your real estate deal. Order today!

1. The Anatomy of a Real Estate Title
2. Title Insurance - A Comprehensive Look into the World of Title Insurance Today
3. Ethical Considerations
4. Confidently Handling Title Insurance Claims and Litigation

1. THE ANATOMY OF A REAL ESTATE TITLE
   9:00 - 10:45, John E. Sullivan
   1. Conducting a Title Search - Where to Look and What to Look For
      1. Court Decrees
      2. Probate
      3. Mortgage Foreclosures
   2. Understanding the Liens That Can Affect the Title
      1. Municipal Liens and Tax Sales
      2. Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and Financing Liens
      3. Federal and State Tax Liens
      4. Judgment or Property Tax Liens
      5. Liens Imposed as a Result of Environmental Laws
   3. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
   4. Analyzing Easements, Restrictions, Rights of Way, Condemnations
   5. Addressing Authority/Capacity Issues (Validity of Record Title Instruments)
      1. Partnerships, Corporations, Limited Liability Entities
      2. Minors
      3. Trusts
      4. Powers of Attorney
      5. Formalities (Notary, Author, Value Affidavit Blocks)
2. TITLE INSURANCE - A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK INTO THE WORLD OF TITLE INSURANCE TODAY
   11:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 2:00, John E. Sullivan
   1. Basic Principles of Title Insurance
   2. Mortgage and Owners' Policies as They Relate to Underwriting
   3. The Expanding Role of Insurance as a Practitioner's Tool
   4. The Title Industry in Our State Today
   5. Examination of the Title Policy
   6. How to Handle Title Defects
   7. Use of Title Insurance in the Real Estate Transaction
   8. How to Work With the Title Insurance Company on Special Issues
      1. Additional Coverages and Standard Endorsements
      2. Special Endorsements
      3. Obtaining Waivers to Some Title Exceptions
   9. Review of Policy Forms and Changes
3. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
   2:00 - 3:00, Brian P. Glancy
   1. Calculating Attorneys' Fees
   2. Unauthorized Practice/Paraprofessionals
   3. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest - Multiple Representation
   4. What You Should Know About Solicitation/Advertising Issues
   5. Disclosure of Defects in Property - Your Obligations
   6. Escrow, Closing and Post Closing Procedures
4. CONFIDENTLY HANDLING TITLE INSURANCE CLAIMS AND LITIGATION
   3:15 - 4:30, Brian P. Glancy
   1. How to Submit a Claim
   2. Ways to Deny a Claim
   3. Steps to Follow When Trying the Lawsuit
   4. Current Developments in Title Insurance Litigation

BRIAN P. GLANCY is an attorney with the firm of Strata Law, LLC, and oversees operations at the firm's Middletown, Delaware office. He is the Delaware agent for Real Estate Title & Escrow, LLC. Mr. Glancy was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1986 and has been conducting residential and commercial real estate settlements in Delaware for more than 20 years. He earned his B.S. degree in business administration-finance from the University of Delaware and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law. Mr. Glancy is admitted to practice law in Delaware.

JOHN E. SULLIVAN is a sole practitioner in Wilmington with John E. Sullivan, Esq., where he practices in the areas of real estate, wills and estates, personal injury and criminal law. He has been an instructor at various real estate schools and is a frequent lecturer at real estate seminars. Mr. Sullivan earned his B.A. degree from the University of Delaware and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. He is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

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