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JEFFREY A. ABRAMS is a member and president of the Indianapolis law firm of Benesch Law, where his practice includes real estate, corporate, commercial lending and alcoholic beverage law. Mr. Abrams represents developers, landlords, tenants and lenders in all aspects of real estate transactions. He is the author of several articles that have appeared in the Indianapolis Business Journal and frequently has spoken for the International Conference of Shopping Center Law, ICLEF and National Business Institute. Mr. Abrams is listed in Indiana Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business, and is counsel for the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors. Mr. Abrams is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State and American bar associations, and the American College of Real Estate Attorneys (ACREL). He earned his B.S. degree from Miami University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Indiana University. SCOTT J. FANDRE is of counsel with Krieg DeVault, where he is a member of the firm's real estate and litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice on real estate, construction and title insurance litigation, helping clients in issues that arise from the purchase and sale of real estate, property development, construction and insurance. As vice president and assistant general counsel for a large title insurance company in Chicago, Mr. Fandre litigated real estate cases at the trial and appellate court levels for claims in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio for more than 10 years. He also handled high liability title insurance claims throughout the Northeast as regional claims counsel in New York City. Mr. Fandre has taught training classes and presented seminars throughout the country on title insurance, real estate and construction law. He is a member of the Indiana State, Illinois State, Chicago and American bar associations. Mr. Fandre earned his B.A. degree from Bradley University and his J.D. degree from Northern Illinois University School of Law. NORMAN R. NEWMAN is the senior partner in the Indianapolis office of Benesch Law. He graduated with distinction from the Indiana University School of Law. Mr. Newman practices in the areas of real estate law, environmental law and construction law and is the author of numerous articles on these subjects. He also has lectured on these topics for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), the International Council of Shopping Centers and other organizations. Mr. Newman is an adjunct professor at the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. He also is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Mr. Newman is listed in Who's Who in American Law and The Best Lawyers in America. MARY A. SLADE is the senior attorney and managing attorney for the Indianapolis office of Plunkett Cooney, P.C. Ms. Slade is admitted to practice in Indiana. She graduated from Butler University and earned her J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law. Ms. Slade was a co-founder and the executive production editor for the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. She was licensed as a corporate counsel with the Virginia State Bar. Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, P.C., Ms. Slade worked for five years as the vice president regional claims counsel for Stewart Title Guaranty Company in Virginia. She also has been assistant regional counsel and an agency underwriter for Ticor, Chicago Title and Security Union; and a deputy prosecutor for the prosecuting attorney of Marion County, Indiana. During her tenure at Stewart, she also was the claims counsel and state counsel for Stewart in Indiana. Ms. Slade has served as the education chairperson for the Indiana Land Title Association and Stewart's Indiana real estate director for accredited real estate broker and salesperson courses. Her programs on title insurance and/or claims have been accredited for title insurance license or attorney license credit in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
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