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Leave No Stone Unturned
The uncertainty of hidden defects or encumbrances are enough to keep any party to a real estate transaction up at night. Give your clients (and yourself) peace of mind with a thorough examination of public records. This focused program will show you what to look for, where to find it, and what to do with any issues you may unearth. Leave no potential problems overlooked - register today!
- Learn how to evaluate if the scope of a title search was sufficient.
- Discover how to search for any breaks in the chain of title.
- Spot gaps, overlaps, and other boundary problems.
- Track down unsatisfied mortgages, tax liens, mechanic's and other liens.
- Know what to look for when dealing with foreclosed properties.
- Unearth any easement, access, encroachment, and adverse possession problems.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Title Search & Examination Essentials
- Researching the Chain of Title & Examining Conveyances
- Digging Into Deeds, Legal Descriptions, and Plats
- Inspections: Unearthing Easement, Access & Encroachment Problems
- Pre- and Post-Foreclosure Title Issues - Liens, Defects, and Encumbrances
- Uncovering Unsatisfied Mortgages and Liens
- Business Entities & Trusts: Identity, Capacity, and Authority Issues
- Legal Ethics
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| California MCLE Paralegal |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2029 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-14-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-14-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-14-2026 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 10-14-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Delaware Certified Paralegal Program |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Florida Registered Paralegal |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
| Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division |
|
6 Total | 10-15-2026 |
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Paralegal
Agenda
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Title Search & Examination Essentials
- Title Search vs. Title Examination
- Checklist of Title Records
- Title Search Tools
- The Search Report
- Was the Scope of the Search Sufficient?
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Researching the Chain of Title & Examining Conveyances
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Digging Into Deeds, Legal Descriptions, and Plats
- Reviewing Deeds and Legal Descriptions
- Identifying Defective Legal Descriptions
- How to Read Plats/Maps & What to Look For
- Uncovering Gaps and Overlaps
- Boundary Line Problems
- Lakefront Property and Riparian Issues
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Inspections: Unearthing Easement, Access & Encroachment Problems
- Lack of Access
- Missing or Defective Easement
- Improvements Located on an Easement
- Encroachments
- Adverse Possession Claims
- Prescriptive Easements
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Pre- and Post-Foreclosure Title Issues - Liens, Defects, and Encumbrances
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Uncovering Unsatisfied Mortgages and Liens
- Priority of Liens
- Mortgages
- Uncovering Outstanding Tax Liens
- Finding Judgment Liens
- Issues with Common Names & Name Variations
- Unearthing Mechanic's Liens
- HOA Liens
- How to Resolve Lien Issues
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Business Entities & Trusts: Identity, Capacity, and Authority Issues
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Legal Ethics
- Attorneys' Fees
- Conflicts of Interest
- Multiple Representation
- Disclosure of Defects in Property
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Title agents and underwriters, real estate professionals, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Anita I. Lotz
is a member of the Memphis law firm of Phelps Dunbar LLP, where her areas of practice include commercial lending, real estate transactions, title law, foreclosures, and financial institutions regulatory law. Ms. Lotz has spoken for various business and professional organizations on a variety of foreclosure and commercial lending issues. She is a member of the Memphis, Tennessee and American (member, Business Law Section) bar associations; and the Association of Women Attorneys. Ms. Lotz earned her B.A. degree from Northwestern University and her J.D. degree from Boston University.
Speaker bio
Frank Kosir, Jr.
is a partner with Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP in Pittsburgh, and is a member of the firm's real estate and lending, litigation and dispute resolution, energy and mineral rights, and construction law groups. He has significant civil litigation and general practice experience in all areas of real property law. Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Kosir acquired extensive experience in all facets of real estate development, sales, construction and leasing with his family's home construction company. He represents clients in a wide range of matters, including commercial and residential real estate tax assessment appeals, commercial and residential sales and leasing, oil and gas lease negotiations, boundary line disputes, real estate title defense and claims, commercial and residential landlord-tenant proceedings, quiet title proceedings, eminent domain proceedings, condominium creation and amendment, and zoning and land use issues. Mr. Kosir earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Washington and Jefferson College and his J.D. degree from the Duquesne University School of Law. A member of the Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and Washington County bar associations, he formerly served on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Council. Mr. Kosir writes a monthly real estate case law update and a quarterly real estate update column. He is co-author of the books, Fagnilli and Kosir on Deeds-Fundamentals of Deed Drafting and Fagnilli and Kosir on Deeds-Fundamentals of Deed Drafting (2nd edition).
Speaker bio
Richard J. Fox
is an attorney with the Law Office of Richard J. Fox PLLC, where his practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate. As legal counsel, he represents buyers, sellers, and lenders in residential and commercial real estate transactions, including title searches and closing. As a title insurance agent, Mr. Fox reviews title opinions and issues title insurance policies. He is admitted to practice in Vermont and Massachusetts, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Fox is a member of the Vermont, Massachusetts, and Chittenden County bar associations; and is an agent for Vermont Attorneys Title Corporation. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers College and his J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School.
Speaker bio
Mary A. Slade
is legal counsel for Metropolitan Title of Indiana, LLC. She has seven years of experience in private practice in creditor's rights, bankruptcy, and real estate litigation and transactions. Prior to two years as a national underwriter covering approximately 30 states, Ms. Slade served as a regional counsel in claims and underwriting for three national title insurance carriers in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a deputy prosecuting attorney for Marion County, Indiana. She was a co-founder and the executive production editor for the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. Ms. Slade has served three years as the education chair for the Indiana Land Title Association. Her programs on title insurance and real estate have been accredited for title insurance license or attorney license credit in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Ms. Slade is a co-editor of the Indiana State Bar Association's Probate, Property and Real Estate newsletter and the ILTA Real Estate Handbook. She is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, and served as the 2017-2018 section chair and 2018-2022 real estate chair for ISBA's Probate Property and Real Estate Section. Ms. Slade earned her undergraduate degree from Butler University and her J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law.
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