PA Specific

Real Estate

4.57

Title Law in Pennsylvania

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 51 minutes
Jeffrey Morris
Stephen Bresset
Peter Kogan
With Jeffrey T. Morris from The Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Morris + 2 others
Recorded November 11, 2024.
Product ID 99188

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Overview

Get the foundation you need to handle any title issues that come your way!

Do you have a solid foundation of knowledge in title law? Are you confident in handling any complications that may arise? This comprehensive online seminar will give you the title law fundamentals you need to make title problems a non-issue in your business. Our expert faculty will take you through the title examination process, so you can identify potential problems before they arise. Don't miss this opportunity to build your skills. Register today!

  • Gain strategies and techniques for overcoming common and not-so-common obstacles to obtain marketable title.
  • Keep your practices current with a review of current trends and developments in real estate conveyances.
  • Navigate the title examination process with ease using forms, practice tips, and procedural pointers from experienced practitioners.
  • Don't let common title issues derail your transaction: learn to identify and overcome title issues.
  • Learn how to overcome title defects such as homestead and statutory rights, heir's deeds, and defects in execution.
  • Elements incorrect or missing in documentation? We'll show you what you can do.
  • Gain practical tips on drafting and negotiating title insurance policies.
  • Learn how to handle voluntary and involuntary title transfers with ease.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Law of Real Estate Titles
  2. The Process of Title Examination
  3. Preparing the Title Opinion and Issues in Title Insurance
  4. Ethical Considerations
  5. Transfer of Title

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Product ID 99188

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The Law of Real Estate Titles

    1. The Background of Real Estate Titles
    2. Current Issues in Conveyancing Practice
    3. Typical and Atypical Liens and Encumbrances
    4. Q&A

  2. The Process of Title Examination

    1. Forms, Practice Pointers, and Procedures
    2. Finding and Resolving Issues Through Examination of the Records
      1. Defects in Execution
      2. Homestead and Statutory Rights
      3. Heir's Deeds
      4. Missing or Incorrect Elements in Documents
      5. Old Roads and Old Subdivisions
    3. Examination of the Abstract of Title
    4. Q&A

  3. Preparing the Title Opinion and Issues in Title Insurance

    1. Organizing and Analyzing Information
    2. What is Marketable Title?
    3. Introduction to Title Insurance
    4. Drafting and Negotiating Title Insurance Policies
    5. ALTA Owner's and Lender's Title Insurance Policies
    6. Availability of Expanded Coverage Policies Provided by ALTA
    7. The Role of the State
    8. Governmental Control
    9. Q&A

  4. Ethical Considerations

    1. Attorneys' Fees
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Multiple Representation
    4. Disclosure of Defects in Property
    5. Q&A

  5. Transfer of Title

    1. Voluntary Transfers
      1. Legal Requirements for an Effective Conveyance
      2. Types of Deeds
    2. Involuntary Transfers
      1. Foreclosures of Mortgages or Deeds of Trusts
      2. Mechanics' Lien Foreclosures
      3. Foreclosures of Tax and Other Liens
      4. Adverse Possession
      5. Condemnation
      6. Reversion of Title
      7. Forfeitures of Title
    3. Private Covenants and Restrictions
    4. Q&A

Who Should Attend

This nuts and bolts, basic level online seminar will provide a good foundation in title law for the following:

  • Attorneys
  • Title/abstract practitioners
  • Real estate professionals
  • General practitioners
  • Paralegals
  • Bankers

Speakers

Jeffrey T Morris
Jeffrey T.
Morris
The Law Offices of Jeffrey T. Morris
Stephen G Bresset
Stephen G.
Bresset
Bresset & Santora, LLC
Peter L Kogan
Peter L.
Kogan
Reed Smith LLP
Speaker bio
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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Stephen G Bresset

Stephen G. Bresset

Bresset & Santora, LLC
Stephen Bresset

is a partner with Bresset & Santora, LLC, where he has practiced commercial and bankruptcy law and litigation throughout Pennsylvania and the region for more than 30 years. During his time in practice, Mr. Bresset has represented debtors in more than 50 Chapter 11 proceedings in Pennsylvania; as well as creditors, creditor committees, and trustees at virtually every level of bankruptcy proceedings, and debtors in more than 1,000 Chapter 7 proceedings. He is admitted to the state courts of Pennsylvania, the three U.S. District Courts in Pennsylvania, the three bankruptcy courts, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Bresset has always been an active member of his community and the bar associations of which he is a member. He has served as an office holder in the Wayne County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as a committee chair in both associations. Mr. Bresset has been a featured speaker at numerous seminars throughout Pennsylvania in litigation, commercial law and bankruptcy law topics. He earned his B.A. degree from Temple University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Widener University School of Law.

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Peter L Kogan

Peter L. Kogan

Reed Smith LLP
Peter Kogan

is counsel in the real estate group of the law firm of Reed Smith LLP. He represents clients in all major aspects of transactional real estate law, including property acquisition and disposition, land use and development, leasing and subleasing, and real estate finance and entity structuring. Mr. Kogan's clients have included large global retailers, professional sports franchises, hotel and restaurant developers, major industrial and manufacturing businesses, software and information technology companies, entities engaged in commercial transportation and waste disposal, and owners of retail and other properties. He focuses his practice on complex transactions involving the multi-purpose development and redevelopment of large-scale properties in Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere, which frequently include extensive and innovative arrangements with public and quasi-public agencies for the use of former industrial, commercial and institutional sites. In connection with such transactions, Mr. Kogan has assisted clients in securing public-private financing, and entering into partnership and development agreements governing the use and development of Brownfield and Grayfield sites. He has lectured extensively on issues of real estate law and commercial development in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Kogan earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Emory University School of Law.

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