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Real Estate

Ohio Real Estate Law 2026

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 59 minutes
Marlon Primes
Andrew Gerling
LeAnn Davis
David Gunning
With Marlon A. Primes from Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC + 3 others
Recorded October 20, 2026.
Product ID 102348

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Overview

Updates and Best Practices in Contract Drafting and Negotiations, Title, Financing, and More

Don't let outdated knowledge put your clients at a disadvantage! In this online seminar, seasoned faculty will provide you with the latest, state-specific insights on purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing, title, and more. Receive thoughtful strategies for tackling pressing issues in your practice, and get prepared to handle new ones as new technologies and financial pains bring fresh challenges. Represent today's and tomorrow's clients with confidence - register today!

  • Catch up with new legislation, cases, and market trends that impact your practice.
  • Take a deeper dive into the most heavily-negotiated purchase and sale contract provisions.
  • Review new drafting and negotiation considerations for leases.
  • Learn what's changed - and changing - in the world of real estate financing.
  • Dig into survey and title legal updates, standards, and forms.
  • Understand the pitfalls surrounding e-signatures and contracts, remote online notarization, and other tech.
  • Examine how foreclosure and bankruptcy impact real estate transactions.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Real Estate Law Updates
  2. Real Estate Contracts and Due Diligence: Current Best Practices
  3. Handling Title Issues
  4. Modern Real Estate Leases
  5. Financing and Loan Agreements
  6. New Tech, New Legal Issues: E-Signatures, RON, Wire Fraud, and More
  7. Short Sales, Foreclosure, and Bankruptcy
  8. Legal Ethics for Real Estate Attorneys

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Product ID 102348

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total

Credit Details by Jurisdiction

CLE Credits
Indiana CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
  • 1 Ethics

Earn Until

OnDemand - Indiana CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Admissions & Continuing Education. Participating attorneys are eligible to receive 6.0 hours of distance education, which includes 1.0 hour of ethics.

Ohio CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
  • 1 Professional Conduct

Earn Until

OnDemand - Ohio CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.0 self-study CLE credit hours, including 1.0 hour of attorney professional conduct instruction.

Video Download - Ohio CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.0 self-study CLE credit hours, including 1.0 hour of attorney professional conduct instruction.
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  1. Real Estate Law Updates

    1. Legislative Updates
    2. Biggest Cases of the Past Year
    3. Residential and Commercial Real Estate Market Updates
    4. Hot-Button Issues and Trends

  2. Real Estate Contracts and Due Diligence: Current Best Practices

    1. Letters of Intent: Nonbinding and Binding
    2. Modern Purchase and Sale Agreements
    3. Negotiating Key Provisions: Due Diligence Period, Reps and Warranties, Covenants, and Closing Conditions
    4. Purchase Contract Dispute Trends and Developments
    5. Developments in Disclosure Lawsuits
    6. Latest Due Diligence Standards and Insights

  3. Handling Title Issues

    1. Title Law Updates
    2. Updated Survey Standards and Title Policy Forms
    3. Title Search and Examination Best Practices
    4. Title Commitments and Exceptions
    5. Surveys and Legal Descriptions
    6. Resolving Title Defects

  4. Modern Real Estate Leases

    1. Landlord-Tenant Law Updates
    2. New Negotiation and Drafting Considerations
    3. Top Lease Mistakes to Avoid Right Now
    4. Issues With Specialty Leases (Cannabis, Short-Term Rentals, etc.)

  5. Financing and Loan Agreements

    1. Changes and Hot Topics in Real Estate Finance
    2. Best Finance Options and Loans
    3. Underwriting and Due Diligence: What Lenders Are Currently Looking for
    4. Loan Document Provisions Buyers and Lenders Are Talking About Right Now
    5. Negotiation Tips
    6. Recourse vs. Non-Recourse; Guarantees

  6. New Tech, New Legal Issues: E-Signatures, RON, Wire Fraud, and More

    1. E-Signatures and Electronic Contracts
    2. Remote and Electronic Notarizations - What You Must Know
    3. Data Privacy Regulations and Real Estate Transactions
    4. Cybersecurity Protections
    5. Wire Fraud - Advising Clients
    6. Blockchain in Real Estate Transactions

  7. Short Sales, Foreclosure, and Bankruptcy

    1. Short Sale Process
    2. Deficiency Judgment
    3. Tax Consequences of Short Sales
    4. Multiple Mortgages
    5. Foreclosure 101 for Real Estate Lawyers
    6. Foreclosure-Related Title Issues
    7. What You Need to Know About Bankruptcy

  8. Legal Ethics for Real Estate Attorneys

    1. Conflicts of Interest in Real Estate Transactions
    2. Wearing Multiple Hats: Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Escrow Agent, Title Agent, Closing Agent
    3. Compensation
    4. Client Confidentiality
    5. Disclosure of Defects in Property
    6. Ethics Opinions on Transactional Matters

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals, title insurance professionals, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Marlon A Primes
Marlon A.
Primes
Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
Andrew Gerling
Andrew
Gerling
Kohl & Cook Law Firm, LLC
LeAnn Davis
LeAnn
Davis
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
David H Gunning II
David H.
Gunning, II
McDonald Hopkins LLC
Speaker bio
Marlon A Primes

Marlon A. Primes

Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
Marlon Primes

is a partner in the Cleveland office of Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC. He is a distinguished former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, with over 30 years of experience. Mr. Primes has transitioned to serve as co-chair of BMD's business and tort litigation practice, and represents companies across the U.S. in high-stakes litigation. He has handled a wide variety of complex civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts, including jury trials and appellate actions. Mr. Primes earned his B.S. degree from Ohio University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. 

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Andrew Gerling

Andrew Gerling

Kohl & Cook Law Firm, LLC
Andrew Gerling

is a partner at Kohl & Cook Law Firm, LLC. He oversees the firm's consumer litigation and small business practices. As a trial lawyer, Mr. Gerling represents homeowners and businesses throughout Ohio. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to consumer protection, including foreclosure defense, abusive debt collection, and consumer fraud. Mr. Gerling has experience representing consumers in matters involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act. He also represents clients in state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Gerling earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Otterbein University; and his J.D. degree from Capital University.

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LeAnn Davis

LeAnn Davis

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
LeAnn Davis

is a partner at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP. She is a practical and experienced commercial real estate attorney, assisting developers, lenders, corporations, and investors in all phases and types of complex real estate transactions. Ms. Davis has a special interest in commercial asset redevelopment, joint ventures, conservation and environmental credit projects, legal opinion practice, and in resolving difficult title issues. She earned her B.A. degree from Duke University, her M.A. degree from University of Florida Warrington College of Business, her J.D. degree from The University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law and her M.B.A. degree from University of Florida Warrington College of Business.

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David H Gunning II

David H. Gunning, II

McDonald Hopkins LLC
David Gunning

is a member of McDonald Hopkins LLC. He is chair of the firm's business department. His practice focuses on real estate and finance. He understands the complex and challenging issues facing the real estate and finance industries. Mr. Gunning's experience spans the areas of real estate, finance, construction, and general corporate law, and includes real estate acquisition and dispositions, joint venture agreements, investor relations, negotiations/contracts, litigation management and fund development. He has represented national lenders and other financial institutions, borrowers, institutional and corporate owners, national retailers, privately-held businesses and national, regional and local developers. Mr. Gunning is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He earned his B.A. degree from Lake Forest College and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

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