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Dig Into a Property's Ownership History
With real estate transactions, it's important that the title review is done thoroughly. In this comprehensive program, join our experienced faculty as they guide you on reviewing the chain of title, surveys, and more in full. Get practical tips and insights for identifying and resolving deeper issues that may arise - register today!
- Identify breaks in a chain of title.
- Learn how to find potential issues that can't be found via a basic title search.
- Find out how to effectively review legal descriptions, surveys, and plat maps.
- Discuss pre- and post-foreclosure issues and how they can affect titles.
- Develop an eye for spotting and resolving problematic liens.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Searching the Chain of Title: Documents to Review
- The Title Search, Title Reports, and the Title Commitment
- Legal Descriptions, Surveys, and Plats: How to Effectively Read and Review Them
- Quiet Title Actions and Other Tools for Curing Title Issues
- Pre- and Post- Foreclosure Title Issues
- Estate Issues and the Impact on Title
- Obscure Title Issues
- Easements, Encroachments, and Liens: Digging Deeper
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
7 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
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CLE
Agenda
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Searching the Chain of Title: Documents to Review
- Deed of Trust, Mortgages, Promissory Notes, and Release Documents
- Deeds and Mortgage Assignments
- Tax Liens, Utility Liens, Judgment Liens, and Other Involuntary Liens
- Covenants and Restrictions Declarations
- Death Certificates and Beneficiary Deeds
- Other Documents to Review
- Tracking the Property's Complete History
- Separated Rights and Fractional Interests
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The Title Search, Title Reports, and the Title Commitment
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Legal Descriptions, Surveys, and Plats: How to Effectively Read and Review Them
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Quiet Title Actions and Other Tools for Curing Title Issues
- Using Affidavits, Corrective, and Quitclaim Deeds
- Surveys
- Easement and Boundary Line Agreements
- Securing the Release of Liens and Other Adverse Interests
- Title Insurance
- Using Quiet Title Actions
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Pre- and Post- Foreclosure Title Issues
- Title Theory vs. Lien Theory
- Mortgage vs. Trust Deed
- Judicial vs. Non-Judicial Foreclosure
- Ordering Title Searches
- Mortgage Lender Title Insurance
- Lien Survivability and Clearing Liens
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Estate Issues and the Impact on Title
- Missing Estate or Heir Information
- Dower or Homestead Issues
- Unprobated Estate Interests
- Powers of Attorney Issues
- Life Estates
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Obscure Title Issues
- Fraud and Forgery
- Competence Issues
- Errors in Public Record
- Undiscovered Liens Against the Property
- Unknown Easements
- Lack of Access
- Improvements Located on Easements
- Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easement Claims
- Boundary Line Issues
- Estate-Related Problems
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Easements, Encroachments, and Liens: Digging Deeper
- Recorded Easements, Rights of Way, and Restrictive Covenants
- Unrecorded Easements
- Encroachments and Adverse Possession
- Voluntary Lien Agreements
- Outstanding Tax Liens
- Mechanic's Liens
- HOA Liens
- Child Support and Other Liens
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Title insurance professionals, real estate professionals, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi
is a real estate and corporate counsel with a 22+ year track record of assessing risk, managing litigation, and building compliance systems to protect organizational interests. He is a trusted business partner and problem solver, dedicated to delivering exceptional results that advance business objectives through preventive counseling, strategic risk management, and shrewd advocacy. Mr. Aponte-Parsi is a team leader and project manager who builds relationships, leads change, and communicates effectively with private and public stakeholders. He earned his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, with a major in international relations, and his J.D. degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In May 2014, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed his Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. In 2018, he completed a second LL.M. degree at Georgetown University Law School in securities and financial regulation. In 2022, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed a certification in privacy law from Seton Hall University School of Law. He was president of the Board of the Puerto Rico Education Council, the licensing agency for the Commonwealth, and is currently the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the San Juan Community College. Since November of 2024, Mr. Aponte-Parsi has worked as an associate general counsel at the Office of the General Counsel of the Air Force (SAF/GCN) at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas. SAF/GCN provides legal and policy advice to members of the Secretariat, air staff, and space staff on virtually all matters relating to the department's 180 installations, nearly 10 million acres of real estate, base realignment, and closure; programs for environmental planning, compliance, and restoration and natural and cultural resources management; and programs for safety and occupational health.
Speaker bio
Andrew M. Yoder
is an attorney with the Law Office of Andrew M. Yoder, where he has been in law practice for more than 18 years as a litigation attorney. He also is president of Advanced Property Management Team, LLC, assisting landlords to find, qualify and manage residential and commercial properties. Mr. Yoder is a licensed real estate agent and an adjunct professor with Indiana Tech. He has taught in the areas of public policy/political science, business law, business ethics, labor law and criminal justice for graduate and undergraduate students. Mr. Yoder has been trained as a civil mediator. He earned his B.A. degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso School of Law.
Speaker bio
Sheri Kanesaka
is of counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. She focuses her practice on litigation involving title issues (perfection, rights, restrictions), lien security and priority disputes, bad faith title insurance claims, escrow negligence, tax liens, and bankruptcy matters. Ms. Kanesaka earned her B.A. degree from University of California at Berkeley and her J.D. degree from University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she teaches as an adjunct professor.
Speaker bio
James J. Randall, Sr.
is a shareholder in the Monett law firm of Randall, Masri & Randall P.C. 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.
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