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

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1. THE ANATOMY OF A REAL ESTATE TITLE
   9:00 - 10:45, Edward F. Dull
   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 - 1:00, Marc J. Gerber
   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, Richard S. Feinsilver
   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, Richard S. Feinsilver
   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

EDWARD F. DULL is vice president and senior counsel to National Land Tenure Company, LLC, located in Garden City, New York. His responsibilities include title insurance law and real estate. Mr. Dull has lectured on title insurance to the New York State Bar Association and to the New York State Land Title Association. He was the state agency counsel for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company of New York and gave seminars to agents throughout the state of New York. Mr. Dull is a member of the Nassau County Land Association. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from St. John's University.

RICHARD S. FEINSILVER is a partner at the law offices of Feinsilver & Cuocci LLC, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy law, debtor/creditor and real estate law. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Feinsilver was employed in the financial services industry for more than ten years in various capacities, focusing in the areas of consumer credit and real estate financing. Over the past 15 years, he has represented in excess of 3,000 clients in the prosecution of consumer and business bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Feinsilver is a member of the New York State, Nassau County and Queens County bar associations. He is admitted to practice law in the state of New York and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Feinsilver earned his B.A. degree from St. John's University in Queens and his J.D. degree from New York Law School in New York.

MARC J. GERBER is a partner and counsel for North Shore Abstract, Ltd., in Great Neck, New York. Mr. Gerber also practices in residential and commercial real estate law. Prior to joining North Shore Abstract, Ltd. in 1994, he was in private practice representing purchasers, sellers and lenders in the areas of residential and commercial real estate. Mr. Gerber has lectured for the New York State Bar Association on real estate issues, including real estate titles and transfers, and purchases and sales of homes. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Gerber earned his B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton and his J.D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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