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1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
2. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
3. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
6. Ethical Considerations

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
   9:00 - 10:15, David F. Robertson Jr.
1. The Mechanics of Running the Chain of Title: Public Record Search, Title Plants, Etc.
2. Title Examination
1. Recognizing Defects Through Document Review
2. What to Look for in Court Decrees
3. Probate
4. Foreclosure Under Deed of Trust
5. Property Tax Liens
6. Local and State Government Liens
7. Federal Tax Liens and Federal Judgments
8. Private Party Liens
9. Issues on Authority
2. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
   10:15 - 11:00, David L. Van Slyke
1. Boundary Line Agreement
2. The Grant of an Easement
3. Variance
4. Trespass Action to Try Title
5. Declaratory Judgment
6. Quiet Title
7. Action for Possession
8. Quitclaim Deed
9. Land Patent
3. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
   11:15 - 12:15, David L. Van Slyke
1. Indemnifying Prior Open Liens
2. Resolving Tax Issues
3. Open Equity Lines of Credit
4. Correcting Scriveners' Errors
5. Unreleased Mortgages or Mortgages Recorded Out of Order
6. Unrecorded or Improperly Attested Security Deeds
7. Break in the Chain of Title – Quiet Title Litigation Procedures
8. Bankruptcy Notice Predating the Sale but Received After
9. Recovering Manufactured Housing
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
   1:15 - 2:00, David F. Robertson Jr.
1. Schedule A
2. Schedule B-1: Requirements of the Title Insurer
3. Schedule B-2: Exceptions to Coverage
4. Opinion Letters
5. Negotiating the Title Insurance Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
   2:00 - 3:15, Edmonde DeGregorio
1. Standard ALTA Endorsements (ALTA 2006 Forms)
1. ALTA 1.06 and 2.06
2. ALTA 3.06 and 3.1.06
3. ALTA 4.06, 4.1.06, 5.06 and 5.1.06
4. ALTA 6.06 and 6.2.06 Series
5. ALTA 7.06 and 7.2.06
6. ALTA 8.1.06
7. ALTA 9.1.06, 9.3.06, 9.4.06 and 9.5.06 Series
8. ALTA 10.06 and 10.1.06
9. ALTA 11.06 Series
10. ALTA 12.06 Series
2. Commercial ALTA Endorsements
1. ALTA 13.06 and 13.1.06
2. ALTA 14.06, 14.1.06, 16.06, 20.06
3. ALTA 15.06, 15.1.06, 15.2.06 and 21.06
4. ALTA 17.06 and 17.1.06, 18.06 and 18.1.06, 19.06 and 19.1.06
3. Exceptions
1. Standard Exceptions
2. Special Exceptions
3. Affirmative Coverage
6. Ethical Considerations
   3:30 - 4:30, Thomas W. Kendo Jr.
   1. Formation of the Attorney-Client Relationship
   2. Conflicts of Interest
   3. Duties of Competence and Diligence
   4. Disclosure of Defects in Property
   5. Attorneys' Fees

EDMONDE DEGREGORIO is an attorney at the law firm of Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt, LPA and president of Tri-State Land Title Agency, Inc. Mr. DeGregorio works in commercial real estate, title insurance, construction and commercial leasing. He is a licensed title agent in Ohio and Kentucky. Mr. DeGregorio is a member of the Ohio Land Title Association, and the Cincinnati, Ohio State, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from Columbia University and his J.D. degree from Boston University.

THOMAS W. KENDO JR. is a licensed attorney and counselor of law in the state of Ohio. He also is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Kendo is the president of the Centerville law firm of Thomas W. Kendo, Jr. Co., L.P.A. His primary areas of practice are real estate, estate planning and probate law, with a concentration in litigation. Mr. Kendo earned his B.A. degree from Washington and Jefferson College and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. He is a member of the Dayton, Clark County, Ohio State and American bar associations. Mr. Kendo is the chairman of the Real Property Committee of the Dayton Bar Association, a position which he has held five times. He received the Outstanding Committee Leadership Award in 2009. Mr. Kendo is a licensed title insurance agent in the state of Ohio. He is a member of the American, Ohio, and Miami Valley (past president) Land Title associations. Mr. Kendo is a frequent speaker for the Dayton Area Board of Realtors, the Dayton Bar Association, the Women's Counsel of Realtors, the Greater Dayton Real Estate Investor's Association and National Business Institute. He also has taught real estate and probate law for the Dayton Area Board of Realtors and Sinclair Community College.

DAVID F. ROBERTSON JR. is the managing partner of the Cincinnati law firm of Robertson, Geiser & Longano, LLC and president of All Quest Title Agency. Mr. Robertson has been an attorney for more than ten years and practices in the areas of real estate transactions and litigation, foreclosure defense, short sales, loan modifications, probate, and domestic relations law. He is a member of the Butler County and Cincinnati bar associations. Mr. Robertson earned his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from Northwestern University Law School.

DAVID L. VAN SLYKE is an attorney with Plunkett Cooney, P.C., in the firm's Columbus office, where his practice areas include general litigation, title insurance litigation, and banking and finance law. As a member of the firm's title insurance practice group, Mr. Van Slyke's clients include insured owners and lenders under title insurance policies and title insurance companies in escrow defalcations, coverage matters and closing protection letters. As a member of the business law group, he represents clients in commercial litigation, including loan workouts and due-diligence reviews. Mr. Van Slyke also has been involved in litigation involving wrongful death, fraud and white collar crime. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Baldwin-Wallace College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Mr. Van Slyke is a member of the Columbus, Ohio State and American bar associations.

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