Real Estate

4.6

Legal Description and Land Survey Review Deep Dive: With Examples and Checklists

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Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Minturn Wright
Duane Wunsch
Brian Fischer
Jennifer Williams
Martina Nelson
With Minturn Wright from Shannon & Wright LLP + 4 others
Recorded October 14, 2025
Product ID 101064

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Overview

Review, Interpret, and Correct Legal Descriptions and Surveys

If you've ever stared at a legal description or a land survey and thought, "What exactly am I looking at?" - this is the program for you. This full day, example-driven CLE cuts through the jargon to give you everything you need to confidently review, interpret, and fix legal descriptions and land surveys in real estate transactions and disputes. Don't miss this opportunity to walk away with checklists, real-world examples, and model documents you can use immediately in your practice - register today!

  • Learn exactly what you should be looking for when reviewing legal descriptions.
  • Get a practical and visual walkthrough of different legal descriptions.
  • Know when and how to use corrective deeds, affidavits, and reformation agreements to fix faulty descriptions.
  • Home in on land survey problems with the help of handy checklists and examples.
  • Determine the best methods for resolving encroachments, boundary line issues, easement problems, and more.
  • Cross-reference land surveys, legal descriptions, title commitments, and other documents for inconsistencies.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Legal Description Review Checklist
  2. Correcting Problems Revealed by the Land Survey
  3. Review of Example Survey Maps and Reports
  4. Land Survey Essentials
  5. Fixing Faulty Descriptions: Methods, Uses, and Model Documents
  6. Cross-Reading Legal Descriptions, Land Surveys, Title Commitments, and Other Documents
  7. What Land Surveys Are Trying to Tell You (With a Review Checklist)
  8. Reading and Interpreting Legal Descriptions: With Examples

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Product ID 101064

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Legal Description Review Checklist

    1. Type of Description: Ensure It's Properly Formatted for the Jurisdiction and Type of Transaction
    2. Metes and Bounds Specific Checks
    3. Plat/Lot and Block Description Specific Checks
    4. Government Survey Description Specific Checks
    5. Cross-Referencing and Consistency, Recorded References
    6. Error Checks: Typos, Missing or Repeated Calls, Clarity, and Legal Sufficiency

  2. Correcting Problems Revealed by the Land Survey

    1. Encroachments
    2. Incorrect Boundary Lines
    3. Conflicting Surveys
    4. Missing or Moved Monuments
    5. Setback Line Issues
    6. Access, Easement, and Right-of-Way Problems
    7. Understanding Surveyor Liability

  3. Review of Example Survey Maps and Reports

    1. Basic Boundary Survey Map
    2. Commercial ALTA/NSPS Survey
    3. Subdivision Plat Map
    4. Review of Other Example Surveys

  4. Land Survey Essentials

    1. Key Surveying Concepts and Terminology
    2. Types of Land Surveys
    3. ALTA/NSPS and Other Survey Standards
    4. How Land Surveys Are Conducted
    5. Tips for Ordering a Survey and Working With Your Surveyor

  5. Fixing Faulty Descriptions: Methods, Uses, and Model Documents

    1. Corrective Deeds
    2. Affidavit
    3. Reformation Agreements
    4. Survey
    5. Judicial Reformation
    6. Quiet Title or Declaratory Judgment Action

  6. Cross-Reading Legal Descriptions, Land Surveys, Title Commitments, and Other Documents

    1. Current Deed and Prior Deed(s)
    2. Legal Descriptions
    3. Title Commitment
    4. Survey
    5. GIS/Assessor Data for Visual Aid

  7. What Land Surveys Are Trying to Tell You (With a Review Checklist)

    1. What Land Surveys Can and Cannot Tell You
    2. How to Read and Understand a Land Survey
    3. Common Red Flags to Watch For
    4. Complete Survey Review Checklist

  8. Reading and Interpreting Legal Descriptions: With Examples

    1. Metes and Bounds
    2. Lot and Block
    3. Government Rectangular Survey System (GRSS or PLSS)
    4. Strip/Hybrid or Easement Description
    5. Historical Legal Description
    6. Spot the Issues: Problematic Legal Descriptions

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals, land surveyors, title agents and underwriters, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Minturn Wright
Minturn
Wright
Shannon & Wright LLP
Duane H Wunsch
Duane H.
Wunsch
Fidelity National Title Group
Brian Fischer
Brian
Fischer
THD Design Group
Jennifer A Williams
Jennifer A.
Williams
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Martina Nelson
Martina
Nelson
Park City Surveying
Speaker bio
Minturn Wright

Minturn Wright

Shannon & Wright LLP
Minturn Wright

is a founding partner with Shannon & Wright LLP in Alexandria, Virginia, where he primarily represents clients in real estate transactions and litigation matters. His three-plus decades of experience as a lawyer have been almost equally divided between real estate transfers and other transactions, and litigation (principally real estate, tax appeals and tax sales, civil rights, and insurance defense). Mr. Wright has had experience dealing with environmental issues, business entities (corporations, limited liability companies, and the like), and patent/trademark issues, particularly licensing. He earned his B.S. degree from Yale University and his J.D., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California. Mr. Wright is admitted to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and California.

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Duane H Wunsch

Duane H. Wunsch

Fidelity National Title Group
Duane Wunsch

is vice president and Wisconsin state counsel for Fidelity National Title Group. He has more than 30 years of experience, including searching and examining titles, closing transactions, and handling title insurance claims. Mr. Wunsch is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Land Title Association and State Bar of Wisconsin. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.

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Brian Fischer

Brian Fischer

THD Design Group
Brian Fischer

is with THD Design Group, and has more than 30 years of experience in the survey field performing a variety of survey types for residential, municipal, commercial, industrial and government agency clients. He has experience in survey instrumentation and computer aided drafting (CAD) programs, as well as office and survey programs such as Trimble Office, Carlson and Civil 3D. Mr. Fischer's management experience includes overseeing drafting and field crews, as well as a branch office for an oil and gas services firm in southeast Texas. He holds professional land surveyors licenses in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Kansas, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, and Texas.

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Jennifer A Williams

Jennifer A. Williams

Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Jennifer Williams

has worked in the title industry for over 34 years, starting out in Winter Park, Colorado before moving to Denver in 1993. Subsequently she worked in the Denver metro area in various capacities including title assistant, examiner, title officer, and state title manager. In 2011, Ms. Williams gained further experience working for a regional title insurance underwriter, where her responsibilities included agent underwriting support in Colorado, Utah, Minnesota, and North Dakota. She returned to Stewart in April 2021 as a member of the Western Region Underwriting team with duties in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Ms. Williams is an active member of the Land Title Association of Colorado where she serves as Vice-Chair of the Education Committee and holds their Certified Title Insurance Specialist designation. She is also an active member of the Montana Land Title Association and the Wyoming Land Title Association where she serves on the Education and Legislative Committees.

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Martina Nelson

Martina Nelson

Park City Surveying
Martina Nelson

is the owner of Park City Surveying, where she handles boundary surveys, topographic mapping, construction layout surveys, subdivision plats, infrastructure construction layout, and ALTA surveys. Ms. Nelson has provided courtroom expert witness testimony. She is on the Ethics Committee of the Utah Council of Land Surveyors. Ms. Nelson attended The Ohio State University and Salt Lake Community College, where she earned her Associate of Applied Science degree in land surveying. In addition, Martina is also now the Summit County, Utah Survey Manager.

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