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Real Estate Law 101

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Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
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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
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Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
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Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
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Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Kristen McMurray
Caleb Tomaszewski
Anne Wal
Rose Pickenpaugh
Heather Fuller
Michael Greene
With Kristen McMurray from McMurray Legal Group, LLC + 5 others

Tue, Jun 30, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 101992

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Overview

Contracts, Title, Due Diligence, and More

Are you interested in taking a broad look at the fundamental building blocks of real estate law? Whether you're new to the practice or seeking a refresher, this comprehensive guide is just what you're looking for. This program will walk you step by step through many common legal issues you may encounter when handling real estate transactions. Experienced faculty will guide you from the initial agreement all the way to closing, equipping you with the tools you need to spot hidden risks and protect your real estate clients. Build a foundation for a successful practice - register today!

  • Learn how to draft and negotiate key provisions in real estate contracts.
  • Investigate and resolve title defects.
  • Gain practical tips for dealing with liens on property.
  • Understand how to prepare and review documents for real estate closings.
  • Know what terms to negotiate when representing either side in a lease transaction.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Purchase and Sale Contracts: Key Negotiating Points, Pitfalls and Tips
  2. Financing and Loan Documents in a Nutshell
  3. Real Estate Leases: Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating
  4. Reading Deeds, Legal Descriptions, and Land Surveys
  5. Spotting Risks, Insuring Title, and Curing Defects
  6. Navigating the Real Estate Closing Process and Documentation
  7. Easements and Boundary Law: A Practical Look
  8. Applying Legal Ethics Rules to Real Estate Practice

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Product ID 101992

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 7.2 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 Approved 7 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. Purchase and Sale Contracts: Key Negotiating Points, Pitfalls and Tips

    1. Letter of Intent
    2. Purchase and Sale Agreements - Residential vs. Commercial
    3. Option Agreements
  2. Financing and Loan Documents in a Nutshell

    1. Financing Options: Ensuring Proper Choices
    2. Loan Documentation Walkthrough
    3. Negotiating Key Financial, Business, and Legal Issues
  3. Real Estate Leases: Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating

    1. Anatomy of a Lease
    2. Key Terms to Negotiate: Lessor vs. Lessee Perspectives
    3. Sample Lease Agreement and Ancillary Documents
    4. Landlord-Tenant Laws and Evictions
  4. Reading Deeds, Legal Descriptions, and Land Surveys

    1. Types of Deeds and Their Uses
    2. Reading Legal Descriptions
    3. Common Legal Description Issues
    4. Surveys - What Attorneys Need to Know
  5. Spotting Risks, Insuring Title, and Curing Defects

    1. Reps and Warranties: Buyer and Seller Tips
    2. Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions
    3. The Title Search
    4. Reviewing the Title Commitment and Policy
    5. Exclusions and Endorsements
    6. How to Cure Different Title Defects
    7. Removing Liens on a Property
  6. Navigating the Real Estate Closing Process and Documentation

    1. Handling Residential vs. Commercial RE Closings
    2. Sample Closing Checklist
    3. Reviewing the Closing Documents
    4. Online Closings and E-Notarization
    5. Wire Fraud
    6. Recording the Deed and Other Post-Closing Procedures
  7. Easements and Boundary Law: A Practical Look

    1. Types of Easements
    2. Creating/Acquiring Easements
    3. How to Locate Easements and Identify Discrepancies
    4. How to Enforce or Terminate an Easement
    5. Encroachment and Adverse Possession Issues
    6. Resolving Boundary and Property Line Disputes
  8. Applying Legal Ethics Rules to Real Estate Practice

    1. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
    2. Obligatory Disclosures vs. Duty to Preserve Confidentiality
    3. Attorneys' Fees and Handling Client Funds
    4. Dealing with Unrepresented Parties

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Lenders, real estate professionals, title officers, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Kristen McMurray
Kristen
McMurray
McMurray Legal Group, LLC
Caleb G Tomaszewski
Caleb G.
Tomaszewski
Erchull Real Estate Group
Anne E Wal
Anne E.
Wal
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Rose Pickenpaugh
Rose
Pickenpaugh
Litwin Kach LLP
Heather M Fuller
Heather M.
Fuller
Sandberg Phoenix
Michael S Greene
Michael S.
Greene
Development Law Group
Speaker bio
Kristen McMurray

Kristen McMurray

McMurray Legal Group, LLC
Kristen McMurray

is the founder and principal attorney at McMurray Legal Group, LLC, where she focuses her practice on real estate law. She earned her undergraduate degrees from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. from Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, where she graduated Cum Laude. Ms. McMurray has been sworn into the Superior Courts of Georgia, as well as the Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, and the U.S. Northern District of Georgia courts.

Speaker bio
Caleb G Tomaszewski

Caleb G. Tomaszewski

Erchull Real Estate Group
Caleb Tomaszewski

is an attorney at Erchull Real Estate Group. He earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. During law school, Mr. Tomaszewski had the opportunity to clerk for a local Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County Corporation Counsel and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. These clerkships provided him with a diverse set of experiences that have translated to a unique and helpful knowledge of property and real estate law. Mr. Tomaszewski is admitted to practice law in Wisconsin.

Speaker bio
Anne E Wal

Anne E. Wal

von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Anne Wal

is a shareholder in the real estate, construction, banking, bankruptcy, and business restructuring sections of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She represents privately and publicly held businesses, financial institutions, and governmental and quasi-governmental entities in construction, real estate, and commercial finance matters. Ms. Wal's real estate work covers all stages of commercial development, including acquisition; obtaining entitlements; negotiating development agreements, easements, or other documents memorializing property rights; negotiating design and construction contracts; and negotiating leases. She has an extensive background in banking as a former business banker, middle market commercial banking paralegal, and project manager for compliance issues at three of the largest banks in Milwaukee. While at Chase Bank (formerly Bank One), she was a member of a national project team formed to create new versions of middle market commercial loan documents. Ms. Wal's professional memberships include the American and Milwaukee bar associations, and the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Speaker bio
Rose Pickenpaugh

Rose Pickenpaugh

Litwin Kach LLP
Rose Pickenpaugh

is of counsel at Litwin Kach LLP. Her practice is focused on energy real estate transactions and projects including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, optioning, leasing, contract negotiations, general counsel, due diligence, development of minerals, siting campaigns, general business contract negotiations, and leading real estate teams. Since 2010, Ms. Pickenpaugh has worked at Fortune 500, publicly-traded, and vanguard start-up energy companies. She is also well versed in the full cycle of real estate transactions for utility- scale renewable energy, utility - scale battery energy storage systems, transmission lines, pipelines, and minerals (oil, gas, and other minerals). Ms. Pickenpaugh's experience and expertise spans from greenfield, development, continuing obligations and issues, all the way through decommissioning. While working for multibillion dollar companies, she successfully facilitated a spin-off of $6 billion in assets and secured another $2 billion in revolving credit. Ms. Pickenpaugh has grown and managed a portfolio of over 60 projects with 10 GW in development in more than 28 states and Canadian provinces. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas. Ms. Pickenpaugh earned her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Heather M Fuller

Heather M. Fuller

Sandberg Phoenix
Heather Fuller

is an attorney at Sandberg Phoenix and works in the business litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on creditor's rights, title resolution, mortgage servicing law, and real estate related matters. With more than 20 years of foreclosure, eviction, and title insurance experience, Ms. Fuller is proficient in handling all aspects and phases of the default servicing process. She routinely represents lenders, investors, and servicers as they navigate state and federal compliance questions and resolve borrower disputes. Ms. Fuller has extensive experience resolving complex title issues including disputed easements, boundary lines, lien priority, clouds in the chain of title, and title insurance claim coverage matters. She has assisted clients with drafting both commercial and residential loan origination and loan modification documents. Ms. Fuller earned her B.A. degree from Eastern Illinois University and her J.D. degree from St. Louis University. She is licensed in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, and is a member of The Missouri Bar, Illinois State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Ms. Fuller frequently speaks on topics relating to foreclosure, title defects and title insurance for mortgage servicing and attorney organizations.

Speaker bio
Michael S Greene

Michael S. Greene

Development Law Group
Michael Greene

is the principal partner of Development Law Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate development and finance, real estate acquisition, sale and leasing, construction law, construction contracting and claims resolution, indoor environmental and disaster preparation and recovery, ADA and Accessibility Code, Fair Housing Act hospitality law, land use and zoning law, healthcare facilities (including nursing homes and senior living projects), trademark and copyrights for owners, design professionals and manufacturers, and alcoholic beverage licensing. Mr. Greene represents developers, institutional and entrepreneurial building owners, purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants, contractors, mold assessors and remediators. He earned his Bachelor of Building Construction degree from University of Florida and his J.D. degree from University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law. Mr. Greene was an advisory board member for the University of Florida's Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies 2008 -2023. He is admitted to practice in Florida.

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