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Overview
Decipher, Identify, and Resolve Common Issues
All real estate lawyers should have the ability to advise clients about what legal descriptions and property surveys reveal. Yet, it is a skill many struggle to master. This practical program will walk you through example legal descriptions and land surveys so you can learn through doing. Better understand property boundaries and the limits of what is being conveyed - register today!
- Interpret legal descriptions and identify common issues.
- Walk through sample legal descriptions - from simple ones to the more complex.
- Learn the nuts and bolts of survey review: what to look for, where to find it, and what to do about it.
- Apply your knowledge by reviewing sample survey maps and reports.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Legal Descriptions: The Nuts and Bolts
- Review of Sample Legal Descriptions (With Increasing Complexity)
- Surveys: What They're Trying to Tell You
- Review of Sample Survey Maps and Reports
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Oregon CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |
Select Jurisdiction
CLE
Agenda
-
Legal Descriptions: The Nuts and Bolts
- The Basics: Key Terms, Types, etc.
- Legal Sufficiency and Ambiguities
- How to Read and Understand Legal Descriptions
- Common Mistakes and How to Correct Them
- Resolving Conflicting Legal Descriptions and Overlaps
-
Review of Sample Legal Descriptions (With Increasing Complexity)
-
Surveys: What They're Trying to Tell You
- Survey Basics: Terminology, Types, Standards, etc.
- How Surveys Are Conducted
- Ordering a Survey & Working With Your Surveyor
- How to Read and Understand Survey Maps
- What to Look for: Boundaries, Easements, Encroachments, etc.
- Complete Survey Review Checklist
- Common Problems and Ways to Resolve Them
-
Review of Sample Survey Maps and Reports
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
James J. Randall, Sr.
is a shareholder in the Monett law firm of Randall, Masri & Randall PC. He has practiced law for nearly 50 years. Mr. Randall's practice focuses on litigation, medical/legal issues, business transactions and estate planning. He is a former bankruptcy examiner for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Randall has lectured to attorneys, CPAs, insurance adjusters and medical personnel. He earned his A.B. degree from Rockhurst College and his J.D. degree from St. Louis University. Mr. Randall is a member of The Missouri Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Missouri and Arkansas.
Speaker bio
Brian R. Sahn
is co-head of the Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP's real estate practice group, where he broadly concentrates his practice in all facets of commercial real estate transactions; including representing clients in purchase and sale agreements, acquisition financing transactions, industrial/economic development projects, transfer of development rights transactions, easement and right-of-way negotiations, and commercial lease agreements in the office, retail, and industrial markets. He also has extensive experience in real estate brokerage matters, including representing clients in connection with real estate portfolio management service agreements, corporate global solutions agreements, lease administration agreements, and disputes over commissions and entitlements. Mr. Sahn represents several large public and private companies and not-for-profit entities concerning their real estate portfolios, involving the management, disposition and acquisition of corporate real estate holdings, frequently involving complex environmental, title, and facilities problems. In addition, he represents many clients in connection with ground-up real estate development projects, and institutional lenders in commercial real estate, and multi-family loan transactions. Mr. Sahn also has represented corporate clients in facility closures and divestitures, and in negotiations with local redevelopment agencies and municipal representatives. He earned his B.A. degree from University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
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