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Real Estate

Pennsylvania Advanced Real Estate Law Guide 2023

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 47 minutes
James Ettelson
Jeffrey Morris
Shane Sclichter
With James S. Ettelson from Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC + 2 others
Recorded December 01, 2023
Product ID 97462

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Overview

Key Insights and Updates for Experienced Practitioners

We've gathered the most relevant and important updates and legal insights real estate law practitioners will need this year and got experienced attorney faculty to share their hard-won wisdom on the subjects. Skip the basics! Spend the day with us and get up to speed on the latest rule changes with plenty of practical tips along the way. Register today!

  • Tackle complex purchase and sale agreement provisions and gain tactics for moving past impasse.
  • Get answers to tough lease questions and protect clients from the latest issues.
  • Avoid admissibility and enforceability complications when using e-signatures and electronic contracts.
  • Discuss the latest case law shaping real estate contract practice.
  • Ensure your clients stay in compliance of land use and zoning rules.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Top Title Considerations
  2. Complex Sale/Purchase Contract Issues
  3. Real Estate Financing, Investments, 1031 Exchange Updates
  4. Advanced Lease Provisions, Updates, and Tactics
  5. Land Use, Zoning, and Development Updates You Need to Know
  6. Legal Ethics in Real Estate Law Practice

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Product ID 97462

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
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  1. Top Title Considerations

    1. Title Insurance Policy and Commitment
    2. Insurance Coverage Questions
    3. Exclusions and Endorsements
    4. Quality of Title
    5. Merchantable Title vs. Insurable Title
    6. Abstract vs. Title Insurance
    7. Special Assessments
    8. Representations and Warranties Impacting Title
    9. Recognizing and Curing Title Defects
    10. Easements, Boundaries, and Surveys
    11. Analyzing Issues on Authority

  2. Complex Sale/Purchase Contract Issues

    1. Real Estate Transactions in an Unstable Market
    2. Letters of Intent and Preliminary Agreements
    3. Disclosure Issues, Corporate Transparency Act Implications
    4. Working Through Impasse: Negotiating Key Contract Provisions
    5. Environmental Assessments and Compliance in Commercial Transactions
    6. Risk Mitigation Tactics
    7. Post-Closing Problems
    8. AI Contract Review, Online Notarization, E-Signatures, and Other Tech-Related Practice Changes

  3. Real Estate Financing, Investments, 1031 Exchange Updates

  4. Advanced Lease Provisions, Updates, and Tactics

    1. Current Issues (Airbnb, Marijuana Legalization, Support Animals, etc.)
    2. Dangers of "As is" and Other Commonly Overlooked Provisions
    3. Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Expenses
    4. Exclusivity Provisions and Co-Tenancy Clauses
    5. Sublease and Assignments
    6. Repair and Maintenance Obligations
    7. Addressing Tenant Improvements
    8. Indemnities, Additional Insured Endorsements, and Waivers of Subrogation
    9. Default, Remedies, and Termination

  5. Land Use, Zoning, and Development Updates You Need to Know

  6. Legal Ethics in Real Estate Law Practice

    1. Attorney Fees and Engagement Agreements
    2. Preventing Fiduciary Liability
    3. Candor in Negotiations
    4. Conflicts of Interest
    5. Joint Representation
    6. Individual vs. Business Client

Who Should Attend

This practical advanced level online seminar will provide an in-depth look at advanced real estate issues for:

  • Attorneys
  • Title Insurance Professionals
  • Lenders
  • Commercial Real Estate Agents
  • Industrial Real Estate Agents
  • Real Estate Developers

Speakers

James S Ettelson
James S.
Ettelson
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Jeffrey T Morris
Jeffrey T.
Morris
The Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Morris
Shane D Sclichter
Shane D.
Sclichter
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Speaker bio
James S Ettelson

James S. Ettelson

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
James Ettelson

is senior counsel with the law firm of Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC, where he practices in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, and commercial financing. Mr. Ettelson has represented a number of major commercial and residential developers, and has been involved in a diverse range of real estate litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on topics related to zoning and land use law, real estate transactions, and condominium/planned community law, and is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph's University. Mr. Ettelson is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from Temple University. Mr. Ettelson is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American bar associations. He has also served more than four years as a member of his Township's Planning Commission, and was elected to three full terms as a Lower Merion Township Commissioner, and subsequently served as board president.

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Jeffrey T Morris

Jeffrey T. Morris

The Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Morris
Jeffrey Morris

is an attorney with The Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Morris, where he practices in the areas of zoning, construction, and business and commercial litigation matters. He represents lenders in state, federal and bankruptcy courts, as well as corporate, transactional and construction litigation matters. Mr. Morris is a member of the Pennsylvania, Allegheny (member, Construction Dispute Resolution Group) and American bar associations, as well as the American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitration Panel). He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Mr. Morris earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

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Shane D Sclichter

Shane D. Sclichter

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Shane Sclichter

is a partner in the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, where he is a member of the finance, energy and real estate group. He has nearly two decades of experience in banking and commercial finance law. In his practice, Mr. Sclichter primarily represents commercial banks and borrowers in a wide range of multi-lender and single lender secured and unsecured financing transactions, including real estate development and construction financing, asset-based lending facilities, acquisition financings, equipment financings, mezzanine financings, and intercreditor and subordination agreements. He also has experience with real estate sales and acquisitions (commercial and residential), including purchase and sales agreements, title insurance matters, inspection issues, transfer tax issues, survey requirements, and leasing issues. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Sclichter was senior counsel at First Niagara Bank. He earned his B.A. degree from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, and his J.D. degree from the Duquesne University School of Law. He is a member of The West Virginia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and New Jersey State Bar Association.

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