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Real Estate

California Real Estate Law 101

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 48 minutes
Brent Cheney
Michael Shonafelt
Jason Goldstein
John Hosack
David Palmer
Mark Hazelbaker
With Brent G. Cheney from Parker & Milliken + 5 others
Recorded February 12, 2026.
Product ID 101466

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Overview

Your Comprehensive Guide to Purchases and Sales, Title, Leasing, Easements, and More

With the broad range of legal disciplines involved in real estate law, it is easy to get overwhelmed. This insightful online seminar will arm you with the tools you need to handle each issue that arises. Get an in-depth review of the key aspects you need to know to make your mark in this field. Whether you are new to the real estate practice or looking to enhance your knowledge of this practice area - this course is for you! Register today!

  • Gain a better understanding of legal issues surrounding the purchase and sale of real estate.
  • Carefully analyze and review legal descriptions, deeds, and land surveys.
  • Discuss ways to conduct an effective title search.
  • Learn how to resolve easements and boundary disputes.
  • Take a closer look at the process for drafting and enforcing leases.
  • Explore how zoning and variances are handled for land use purposes.
  • Review the essential steps for a real estate closing.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
  2. Leases: Negotiating, Reviewing, Drafting, and Enforcing
  3. Legal Descriptions, Deeds, and Land Surveys
  4. Title and Title Insurance
  5. Easements and Boundary Law
  6. Land Use Issues - Zoning, Variances, and More
  7. Real Estate Closings Essentials
  8. Ethics in Real Estate Law
Product ID 101466

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
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CLE

Agenda

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  1. Purchase and Sale of Real Estate

    1. Process and Procedure for Different Types of Transactions
    2. Letters of Intent - What to Include
    3. Purchase and Sale Agreements
    4. Necessary Provisions - Reps and Warranties, Indemnification, and More
    5. Negotiation of Terms
    6. Due Diligence and Inspection Periods
  2. Leases: Negotiating, Reviewing, Drafting, and Enforcing

    1. Must-Have Lease Provisions
    2. Terms to Negotiate: Landlord vs. Tenant Perspectives
    3. Common Lease Amendments and Modifications
    4. Sample LOI, Lease Agreements, and Ancillary Documents
    5. Provisions That May Lead to Disputes
    6. Landlord-Tenant Laws and Evictions
  3. Legal Descriptions, Deeds, and Land Surveys

    1. Types of Deeds and When They are Used
    2. Reading and Interpreting Legal Descriptions
    3. Mistakes to Avoid: Typographical Errors, Unclear/Inaccurate Descriptions, and More
    4. Surveys - What Attorneys Need to Know
  4. Title and Title Insurance

    1. Title Search and Examination Fundamentals
    2. Title Insurance Overview
    3. Types of Liens
    4. Endorsements
    5. Exceptions to Title
    6. Title Defects and Their Cures
  5. Easements and Boundary Law

    1. Easements and Other Property Interests
    2. Encroachment and Adverse Possession Issues
    3. Resolving Boundary and Property Line Disputes
    4. Quiet Title Matters
  6. Land Use Issues - Zoning, Variances, and More

  7. Real Estate Closings Essentials

    1. Preparation for the Closing Date
    2. Closing Procedures, Timetable, and Attorney Duties
    3. Preparation and Review of Closing Documents
    4. Understanding Tax Consequences
    5. Closing the Transaction
    6. Post-Closing Procedures
  8. Ethics in Real Estate Law

    1. Legal and Ethical Standards
    2. Conflicts of Interest in Real Estate Practice
    3. Attorneys as Brokers and Title Agents
    4. Liability for Title Work
    5. Disclosures of Material Facts

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Real Estate Agents/Brokers
  • Title Professionals
  • Lending Professionals
  • Engineers
  • Surveyors
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Brent G Cheney
Brent G.
Cheney
Parker & Milliken
Michael Shonafelt
Michael
Shonafelt
Buchalter
Jason E Goldstein
Jason E.
Goldstein
Buchalter
John L Hosack
John L.
Hosack
Buchalter
David C Palmer
David C.
Palmer
Callahan & Blaine
Mark B Hazelbaker
Mark B.
Hazelbaker
Weld Riley, S.C.
Speaker bio
Brent G Cheney

Brent G. Cheney

Parker & Milliken
Brent Cheney

is a shareholder with Parker & Milliken, where he practices in the areas of environmental counseling, real estate law, and business litigation. Mr. Cheney earned his B.S. degree from the University of Southern California and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, both in federal and state courts, handling a wide variety of business and environmental matters. He has successfully handled jury trials, court trials and arbitrations, as well as multiple appeals. He is skilled in the resolution of intricate California real estate and finance disputes, and often litigates or negotiates workouts of failed transactions.

Speaker bio
Michael Shonafelt

Michael Shonafelt

Buchalter
Michael Shonafelt

is a shareholder at Buchalter. He advises landowners, developers, lenders, receiverships and public agencies on all zoning and land use matters, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Coastal Act, general plan amendments and zone changes, conditional use permits (CUPs), subdivision maps, variances, development agreements, wetlands issues and coastal development permits (CDPs) and the California housing laws. Mr. Shonafelt has obtained entitlement and permit approvals for a range of development projects, from industrial developments to resort hotels, residential developments and wireless telecommunications network projects. His practice covers all phases of the real property entitlement process - from preparing the permit application to achieving final approval and post-decision land use litigation. Mr. Shonafelt provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary level of service designed to most efficiently get projects to construction. He earned his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Mr. Shonafelt also earned his M.A. in Bilingual Education and a B.A. in History/Philosophy, from California State University, Dominguez Hills, in conjunction with baccalaureate studies received at St. Michaels Abbey as part of an academic seminary program with the Angelicum University.

Speaker bio
Jason E Goldstein

Jason E. Goldstein

Buchalter
Jason Goldstein

is a shareholder at Buchalter who primarily practices out of Buchalter's Irvine and Los Angeles offices, but his practice is statewide (and sometimes nationwide). He is a co-chairman of Buchalter's Title Insurance and Escrow Group, a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys ("ACMA"), an ACMA Title Insurance Committee member, and former President of the Orange County Bar Association Insurance Law section. Mr. Goldstein specializes in resolving complex business disputes for a diverse cross-section of clients, which include "private money" lenders/brokers/servicers, insureds, mortgage servicers, banks, credit unions, foreclosure trustees, investors, trade secret owners, individuals which own real property and general contractors. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Law located in Coral Gables, Florida and earned his B.A. degree at the University of Southern California.

Speaker bio
John L Hosack

John L. Hosack

Buchalter
John Hosack

is a shareholder in the firm's Los Angeles office and co-chair of Buchalter's Title Insurance and Escrow Industry Group. He represents secured lenders and property owners at trial and on appeal in complex real property disputes, including lender liability, fraud, class actions, breaches of contract, wrongful foreclosures, mechanic's liens, stop notices, judicial foreclosures, receiverships, escrow claims and title insurance claims. Mr. Hosack's transactional practice includes commercial real property loan documentation, loan workouts, REO sales and foreclosures. He is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, has been selected as one of Southern California's Super Lawyers from 2006 to 2022, and was also selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition from 2009 to 2022. He has also been selected by Who's Who Legal USA from 2002 to 2022 as "one of the USA's leading practitioners" in the field of real estate. Mr. Hosack performed his undergraduate school studies at the University of Washington. From 1965 to 1968, he performed his graduate school studies at the University of San Francisco School of Law and graduated in 1968 with a Juris Doctor degree.

Speaker bio
David C Palmer

David C. Palmer

Callahan & Blaine
David Palmer

is an attorney at Callahan & Blaine. He specializes in high-stakes business and real estate litigation as well as civil rights, environmental, and governmental tort litigation. Mr. Palmer earned his B.A. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara with majors in law and society, and cultural anthropology. He earned his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School, where he was a two-year member of the nationally ranked Byrne Trial Advocacy Team and Board Member of the Student Body Association. Prior to entering practice, Mr. Palmer participated in the American Board of Trial Advocates Fellowship in Trial Advocacy further honing his trial skills. His advocacy skills were recently recognized by his inclusion on the 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch List (Litigation-Real Estate). Mr. Palmer has obtained favorable verdicts for his clients in each of his trials to date and has also obtained favorable resolution in matters prior to trial. He is an aggressive litigator who carefully crafts a litigation strategy for each individual matter to ensure that his clients are always in the best possible position for trial or pre-trial resolution. Mr. Palmer is an active member of the State Bar of California and is licensed to appear and try cases before every state court in California, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Speaker bio
Mark B Hazelbaker

Mark B. Hazelbaker

Weld Riley, S.C.
Mark Hazelbaker

is an attorney with Weld Riley, S.C. He continues to emphasize representation of local governments, small businesses, and litigation. Mr. Hazelbaker began his career as legal counsel of the Wisconsin Counties Association. He served as personnel director/corporation counsel, and later as administrative coordinator for Manitowoc County. Mr. Hazelbaker has been in private practice since 1992, first with downtown Madison law firms, and then in his own firm since 1999. He has lectured many times on labor and employment law, land use law, and municipal law for various business and professional groups. Mr. Hazelbaker has also published law reviews and other articles. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Government Lawyers Division sections). Mr. Hazelbaker earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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