Real Property Law Part I: Title and Transfers

Agenda / Content Covered

1. Real Estate Title 101
   1:00 - 2:00, Norman R. Newman
   1. Real Estate Ownership and Property Rights Explained
   2. Evidence of Title
   3. Methods of Holding Real Property Title
   4. Owning Real Estate Through an LLC or Other Business Entity
   5. Real Estate Owned by a Trust
   6. Concepts of Insurable and Marketable Title
2. Easements and Other Nonpossessory Interests in Real Estate
   2:00 - 2:45, Richard J. Fox
   1. Easements
   2. Leases
   3. Licenses
   4. Covenants, Equitable Servitudes, and Restrictions
3. Water, Mineral, and Air Rights in a Nutshell
   2:45 - 3:15, Richard J. Fox
4. Deeds and Legal Descriptions
   3:30 - 3:45, James J. Randall
   1. Types of Deeds
   2. Reading and Writing Legal Descriptions
   3. How to Plot/Map Legal Descriptions
5. Transferring Real Estate - Voluntarily or Involuntarily
   3:45 - 4:15, James J. Randall
   1. Voluntary Transfers
   2. Will, Descent, or Escheat
   3. Foreclosure
   4. Partition
   5. Quiet Title Suit
   6. Condemnation or Eminent Domain
   7. Adverse Possession
   8. Abandonment, Forfeiture, and Reversion

Accreditation Details:

Richard J. Fox is an attorney with the Law Office of Richard J. Fox PLLC, where his practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate, construction law, and property related litigation. As legal counsel, he represents buyers, sellers, and lenders in residential and commercial real estate transactions, including title searches and closings, as well as property dispute resolution through mediation and litigation. As a title insurance agent, Mr. Fox reviews title opinions and issues title insurance policies. He is admitted to practice in Vermont and Massachusetts, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Fox is a member of the Vermont, Massachusetts and Chittenden County bar associations; and is an agent for Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers College and his J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School.

Norman R. Newman is senior counsel in the Indianapolis office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, practicing within the firm's real estate practice group. Mr. Newman is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He earned his J.D. degree, with distinction, from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law and is now an adjunct professor there.

James J. Randall is a shareholder in the Monett law firm of Randall, Masri & Randall, P.C. Mr. Randall has practiced law for nearly 50 years. His practice focuses on litigation, medical/legal issues, business transactions, and estate planning. Mr. Randall is a former bankruptcy examiner for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He has lectured to attorneys, CPAs, insurance adjusters and medical personnel. Mr. Randall earned his AB degree from Rockhurst College and his J.D. degree from St. Louis University. He is a member of The Missouri Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Missouri and Arkansas.