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Overview
A Comprehensive Guide to Real Estate Title Law
A clear title is the foundation of any real estate transaction. Do you have the necessary skills to shore up critical title issues that undermine transactional foundations? This fast paced, comprehensive title law training will provide valuable information you can use to maximize title protections for your clients. Experienced faculty will take you through a crucible of title commitment analysis, title defect cures, insurance coverage maximization, and more. Arm yourself with cutting-edge title law tactics - register today!
- Ensure your knowledge of real estate title issues is up to par.
- Get the latest updates that affect title insurance policies and practices.
- Be thorough in title reviews - confidently spot issues in land surveys and title commitments.
- Obtain title insurance endorsements that fit the transaction and provide crucial protections down the road.
- Efficiently cure title defects when title insurance endorsements are a less than optimal solution.
- Analyze title insurance policies for last-minute additions that substantially change coverage.
- Resolve critical title issues that arise after title insurance policies have been issued.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Title Law Updates
- When Things Go Wrong: Dealing With Title Issues After the Policy Has Been Issued
- Conducting Thorough Title Reviews: Analyzing Title Commitments and Land Surveys
- Curing Title Defects: Alternatives to Endorsements
- Maximizing Title Insurance Protections: Essential Endorsements, Negotiation Strategies, and More
- Spot-Checking the Title Insurance Policy: Locating Gaps in Coverage
- Ethical Considerations
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
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CLE
Agenda
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Title Law Updates
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When Things Go Wrong: Dealing With Title Issues After the Policy Has Been Issued
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Conducting Thorough Title Reviews: Analyzing Title Commitments and Land Surveys
- How Insurers Conduct Title Searches: A Brief Overview
- Insurer's Obligations Under the Title Commitment
- Analyzing Schedule A
- Preliminary Information: Verifying Dates, Amounts, etc.
- Name Variations With Individual Owners, Trusts, and Corporate Entities
- Complete and Accurate Legal Descriptions
- Schedule B-I
- Pending Litigation, Foreclosure, and Bankruptcy Pitfalls
- Last-Minute Deeds, Mortgages, and Liens That Fall in the Gap Period
- Taking a Close Look at Schedule B-II
- Standard Exceptions Explained
- Special Exceptions: Liens, Easements, and Other Considerations
- How Will Standard or Special Exceptions Affect the Transaction?
- Analyzing Land Surveys
- Minimum Survey Standards
- How to Order the ALTA Survey
- Reviewing and Correcting the ALTA Plan
- Reviewing Sample Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions
- Sample Title Review Checklists
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Curing Title Defects: Alternatives to Endorsements
- Dealing With Breaks in Chain of Title, Including Estate Issues
- Title Curing Statutes
- Mortgage Releases and Alternatives to Release
- Title Indemnity Agreements
- ALTA Owner Affidavits
- Discharging Liens
- Unrecorded Leases
- Encroachments, Overlaps, and Other Boundary Issues
- Boundary Line Agreements
- Quiet Title Actions
- Adverse Possession Claims
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Maximizing Title Insurance Protections: Essential Endorsements, Negotiation Strategies, and More
- Removal of - or Coverage for - Standard Exceptions: Key Negotiation Strategies
- Insuring Over Common Risks - Which Endorsements to Obtain and Why
- Special Endorsements - Ensuring They Fit the Situation
- Key Endorsements for Survey-Related Issues
- Negotiating Endorsement Fees
- Advising Clients of Their Options - Risk vs. Cost Analysis
- ALTA Endorsement Updates
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Spot-Checking the Title Insurance Policy: Locating Gaps in Coverage
- When to Obtain Pro Forma Policies
- Are the Necessary Endorsements There?
- Spotting Last-Minute Additions
- Working With Title Insurance Companies to Make Changes
- Locating Common Policy Mistakes
- Sample Policy Review
- Closing Protection Letters
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Ethical Considerations
- Duties of Competence and Diligence
- Conflicts of Interest
- Disclosure of Defects in Property
- Attorneys' Fees
Who Should Attend
This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for:
- Attorneys
- Title Insurance Agents
- Title and Abstract Professionals
- Real Estate Professionals
- Lenders
- Paralegals
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
Ellen N. Savino
is a partner at Sahn Ward Braff Coschignano PLLC. She
has represented major institutional lenders and credit unions as well as real
estate investors and business owners. Ms. Savino has extensive knowledge and
experience in handling all aspects of real property law, including
institutional and private financing, real estate sale, acquisition, and leasing
transactions, as well as foreclosure and real estate related
litigation. Ms. Savino also serves as the Associate Judge in the City of
Glen Cove. Ms. Savino was featured in the New York Real Estate Journal
Spotlights in 2021 and 2025, which highlighted the achievements of Women in
Commercial Real Estate. In 2019 and 2025, Ms. Savino was recognized by
RichnerLIVE Communications and Herald Community Newspaper as a Top Real Estate
Lawyer on Long Island. In 2023, she received the Real Estate Achievement and
Leadership Award from the Herald Community Newspaper recognizing her
accomplishments in real estate transactions on Long Island. In 2017, she was
named to Long Island Business News as “Who’s Who in Professional Services”
which honors influential businesswomen who take a lead role in their companies.
Ms. Savino was also recognized by Hofstra Law as an Outstanding Women in Law.
In addition, she was honored in 2016 by Schneps Communications and Star Network
as a “Power Woman in Business”. In 2014, she was recognized in Long Island
Business News as “Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate Law”. In 2003 and 2008,
Ms. Savino was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women on Long Island by
Long Island Business News. Ms. Savino has also received the distinction of
receiving the Class of 2002 Business Recognition and Leadership Award from the Multiple
Sclerosis Society. Ms. Savino is a member of a wide array of professional and
community activities. She is a former trustee and past president of the Glen
Cove Library Board. She is also a former member of Women Economic Developers of
Long Island (WEDLI), where she served as a board member for four years. Ms.
Savino is also a member of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG), the
Nassau County Bar Association, where she is active in the Real Property Law
Committee, the Women’s Bar Association and Columbian Lawyers Association. Ms.
Savino is also actively involved with her alma mater, Hofstra University, where
she has served as an affiliate instructor, teaching real property law for the
Paralegal Studies Certificate Program. She is an active member of the Career
Services Alumni Committee at Hofstra Law School and has also served as a mentor
for the Hofstra Law Mentorship Program. Ms. Savino received a Bachelor of Arts,
cum laude, from Hofstra University. She was a member of Phi Betta Kappa and Psi
Chi. Ms. Savino graduated from Hofstra Law School and is admitted to the New
York State Bar, Second Judicial Department. She is also admitted to practice in
the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New
York.
Speaker bio
Michael P. Crowley
is a member of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. where he focuses his practice on commercial and real estate litigation. His experience includes title disputes and coverage investigations, mortgage fraud and forgery actions, commercial foreclosures, commercial leasehold disputes, and other general commercial matters. Mr. Crowley earned his B.A degree from University of Notre Dame and his J.D degree, cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School.
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