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1. The Foreclosure Process in <State> 
2. Workouts – The Various Tools in the Toolbox for Working Out Troubled Real Estate Loans 
3. Environmental Issues in the Foreclosure Process
4. Title Issues in the Foreclosure Process and Workout Context
5. Ethics
6. Post-Foreclosure Issues

The Foreclosure Process in North Carolina
9:00 - 10:15, Alan D. McInnes

• Notice Requirements
• Foreclosure Hearing
• Foreclosure Sale
• Upset Bid
• The "Closing" With Third Party Bidders
• Deficiency

Workouts – The Various Tools in the Toolbox for Working Out Troubled Real Estate Loans 
10:30 - 11:30, Thomas R. Goddard

• Pre-Negotiation
• Forbearance
• Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
• Loan Modifications
• Discounted Payoffs

Environmental Issues in the Foreclosure Process
11:30 - 12:30, Matthew F. Hanchey

• Environmental Conditions at Foreclosed Properties
• Assessment/Reassessment of Environmental Risk 
• Liability Protection for Lenders

Title Issues in the Foreclosure Process and Workout Context
1:30 - 2:30, William Reid Dalton III

• The Loan Policy
• Using the Title Commitment and Prior Title Information
• Title Aspects of Foreclosure Alternatives
• Title Issues During Foreclosure
• Parties Involved and Obtaining Jurisdiction
• Actions the Mortgage Holder can Take
• Post-Judgment Issues

Ethics
2:45 - 3:45, Andrew L. Peterson

• Conflicts of Interest
• Multiple Representation Issues
• Due Diligence and Duty to Disclose
• Attorneys' Fees

Post-Foreclosure Issues
3:45 - 4:30, Alan D. McInnes

• Eviction and Ejectment
• Eviction Procedures and Issues
• Ejectment Procedures and Issues
• Liability for Code Violations, Taxes, Homeowner Dues, Etc.
• Property Preservation Problems

WILLIAM REID DALTON III is a sole practitioner in Burlington, where his practice is focused on real estate title, real estate foreclosure and real estate closings. Mr. Dalton was previously an attorney in charge of the office of general counsel for the North Carolina branch office of the Department of Agriculture. He served as law clerk to the Hon. Ted Dalton in Roanoke, Virginia. Mr. Dalton earned his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar.

THOMAS R. GODDARD is a partner with the law firm of Goddard & Peterson, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Goddard is a general practitioner, focusing in the areas of real estate, foreclosures, commercial property and boundary disputes and estate planning with some work in adoption law. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the Wake County Bar Association, the 10th Judicial District Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association. Mr. Goddard earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina and his J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University.

MATTHEW F. HANCHEY is an attorney in the Raleigh office of the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP, an international law firm with 19 offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. His practice focuses on administrative and environmental law, with an emphasis on air and water issues, contaminated site remediation and brownfields redevelopment. He counsels clients on real estate transactions involving contaminated properties, environmental permitting, and environmental regulatory compliance matters. Mr. Hanchey has experience with local governments and state and federal regulators. He earned his J.D. degree from the Duke University School of Law and his M.S. degree from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.

ALAN D. McINNES is a partner with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, where he practices in the areas of litigation, construction and bankruptcy. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Duke University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Mr. McInnes is a member of the American, North Carolina and Wake County bar associations.

ANDREW L. PETERSON is a managing partner at Goddard & Peterson, PLLC, where his main areas of practice are criminal, traffic and foreclosure law. Mr. Peterson is licensed to practice in North Carolina, and before the Eastern, and Middle Federal District courts. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Mr. Peterson has a B.A degree from Clemson University and a J.D. degree from North Carolina Central School of Law.

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