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1. The Law of Real Estate Titles
2. The Process of Title Examination
3. Ethical Considerations
4. Preparing the Title Opinion and Issues in Title Insurance
5. Transfer of Title

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1. THE LAW OF REAL ESTATE TITLES
   9:00 - 10:00, Stephen C. Gregory
   1. The Background of Real Estate Titles
   2. Estates and Interests in Real Property
   3. Typical and Atypical Liens and Encumbrances
2. THE PROCESS OF TITLE EXAMINATION
   10:15 - 12:00, Paul J. Prunty
   1. Forms, Practice Pointers and Procedures
   2. Finding and Resolving Issues Through Examination of the Records
      1. Defects in Execution
      2. Homestead and Statutory Rights
      3. Decedent's Estates
      4. Missing or Incorrect Elements in Documents
      5. Old Roads and Old Subdivisions
   3. Examination of the Abstract of Title
3. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
   1:00 - 2:00, Paul J. Prunty
   1. Attorneys' Fees
   2. Conflicts of Interest
   3. Multiple Representation
   4. Disclosure of Defects in Property
4. PREPARING THE TITLE OPINION AND ISSUES IN TITLE INSURANCE
   2:00 - 3:15, Stephen C. Gregory
   1. Organizing and Analyzing Information
   2. What is Marketable Title?
   3. Introduction to Title Insurance
   4. Drafting and Negotiating Title Insurance Policies
   5. The New ALTA Owner's and Lender's Title Insurance Policies
   6. Availability of Expanded Coverage Policies Provided by ALTA
5. TRANSFER OF TITLE
   3:30 - 4:30, Stephen C. Gregory
   1. Voluntary Transfers
      1. Legal Requirements for an Effective Conveyance
      2. Types of Deeds
   2. Involuntary Transfers
      1. Foreclosures of Mortgages or Deeds of Trusts
      2. Mechanics' Lien Foreclosures
      3. Foreclosures of Tax and Other Liens
      4. Adverse Possession
      5. Condemnation

STEPHEN C. GREGORY is an attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. Previously, he has been vice president, West Virginia district manager, and West Virginia and Virginia state counsel for Stewart Title Guaranty Company in the Charleston, West Virginia office. Mr. Gregory is a licensed title insurance agent. He was previously in private practice. Mr. Gregory litigated numerous real estate cases and appeared as an expert witness in Fairfax County. He is a member of the Virginia, Federal and Bankruptcy bar associations, and has served the Fairfax Bar Association on several committees, including a year as chair of the General District Court Committee. Mr. Gregory earned his B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree, with honors, from George Mason University School of Law.

PAUL J. PRUNTY is a partner in Prunty Law Offices in Huntington. He has been practicing law for 19 years and currently has a general practice with an emphasis on real estate, wills and estates, taxes and business, and corporations. Mr. Prunty earned his B.A. degree from Marshall University and J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. He is a member of the Cabell County, West Virginia, Ohio State and American bar associations, and The West Virginia State Bar.

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