Real Estate

4.12

From Plat to Plot: Attorneys' Checklist Guide to Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions

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Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
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Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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2 hours 59 minutes
John Stahl
Lawrence Glosser
Alfred DiOrio
With John B. Stahl from Cornerstone Professional Land Surveys, Inc. + 2 others
Recorded September 18, 2024.
Product ID 99019

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Overview

Checklists and Samples to Help You Spot Red Flags

Build your proficiency in reviewing land surveys and legal descriptions! Whether you're in the midst of a real estate transaction or property litigation, this checklist guide comes with handy resources and tips so you can know exactly what to look for, where to find it, and what to do about it. Read and interpret land surveys and legal descriptions with confidence - register today!

  • Discover how to analyze plat maps and identify boundary lines, easements, setbacks, and other features.
  • Receive checklists and tips to help you evaluate different types of surveys.
  • Use checklists to evaluate legal descriptions for accuracy and completeness.
  • Find solutions to common land survey and legal description problems, including gaps and overlaps.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Surveying Terminology Cheat Sheet, Standards, and Requirements
  2. Interpreting Plat Maps and Identifying Boundaries, Easements, Setbacks, and More
  3. What to Look for on Different Types of Surveys (With Checklists)
  4. Reviewing Legal Descriptions (With Checklist)
  5. Solutions to Gaps, Overlaps, and Other Problems

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Product ID 99019

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Surveying Terminology Cheat Sheet, Standards, and Requirements

  2. Interpreting Plat Maps and Identifying Boundaries, Easements, Setbacks, and More

  3. What to Look for on Different Types of Surveys (With Checklists)

    1. ALTA/NSPS Surveys
    2. Other Surveys:
      1. Boundary Surveys
      2. Data Accumulation Surveys (Feature Locations Can Include Topography)
      3. Building Location Surveys
      4. Dimensional Conformance Surveys
      5. Easement Survey
      6. Mortgage Surveys
      7. As-Built Surveys

  4. Reviewing Legal Descriptions (With Checklist)

  5. Solutions to Gaps, Overlaps, and Other Problems

    1. Ambiguity or Inaccuracy
    2. Overlaps and Gaps
    3. Inconsistencies and Deviations From Standards
    4. Encroachments
    5. Access Issues, Easements, and Restrictions
    6. Missing, Changed, or Unclear Landmarks, Monuments, and Other Markers

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Title insurance professionals, real estate professionals, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

John B Stahl
John B.
Stahl
Cornerstone Professional Land Surveys, Inc.
Lawrence S Glosser
Lawrence S.
Glosser
Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC
Alfred W DiOrio
Alfred W.
DiOrio
Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc.
Speaker bio
John B Stahl

John B. Stahl

Cornerstone Professional Land Surveys, Inc.
John Stahl

is a licensed professional land surveyor in the states of Utah and Montana, currently owning and operating Cornerstone Professional Land Surveys, Inc., and Cornerstone Land Consulting, Inc., in Salt Lake City. He specializes in surveying land boundaries, resolving boundary conflicts, performing title and historical research, land boundary consultation services, mediation, and dispute resolution. Mr. Stahl has been qualified as an expert witness in numerous boundary, access, and negligence cases and has actively participated in the preparation of amicus curiae briefs to the Utah Supreme Court. He has furthered his education by participating in a state-qualified mediation training program and earning recognition as a certified federal surveyor. Mr. Stahl has served his profession as state chairman of the Utah Council of Land Surveyors and a Utah delegate to the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors. He is an adjunct instructor for Salt Lake Community College and Utah Valley University, where he has taught mathematics, ethics and liability, and boundary law courses for land surveying students since 1991. Mr. Stahl also is a licensed real estate Instructor in Utah. He earned his A.A.S. degree in land surveying from Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana, and has authored numerous articles and publications covering topics on boundary laws, research, and resolving conflicts of evidence. Mr. Stahl has also conducted historical research and written articles on several important milestones in surveying history, including the Uintah Special Meridian Initial Point, Four Corners Monument, Stansbury Expedition to the Great Salt Lake and Gunnison Massacre.

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Lawrence S Glosser

Lawrence S. Glosser

Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC
Lawrence Glosser

is a partner with Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC. He is thoroughly familiar with all aspects of real estate transactions and financing. Mr. Glosser brings his past entrepreneurial experience to the practice of law, enabling him to understand both the legal and business issues presented in each transaction. He assists clients with understanding and evaluating legal issues associated with real estate and business transactions, enabling clients to analyze risk, and make informed business decisions. Mr. Glosser graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Washington and before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington.

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Alfred W DiOrio

Alfred W. DiOrio

Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc.
Alfred DiOrio

has been involved in surveying since the early 1970's. He graduated from Capitol Community College with a certificate in surveying technology. Mr. DiOrio holds current registrations as a professional land surveyor in all the New England states, is a certified erosion control specialist, and a Class II and Class IV OWTS designer in Rhode Island. He has served as president of the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors and has served as chair of the Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. DiOrio is a member of the RIDEM Designer Review Panel and the Rhode Island On-Site Wastewater Training program. He has served on the Hopkinton Planning Board since 1985, most of that time as chairman. Mr. DiOrio is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, and the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He has published, with T.S. Madson, et al (Rhode Island and Connecticut Boundary Law) and been published in Point of Beginning.

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