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Assistance Animals and the Law
Identify the types of animals that qualify as Assistance Animals. Understanding FHA and the ADA obligations with respect to Assistance Animals. Best Practices for Housing Providers and owners of Commercial Establishments.
- Speaker: Michelle Gomez Hinden, Attorney, Nishad Khan P.L. & Ticon Title Company
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Attorney Opinion Letters: To the Best of Our Knowledge
What is an AOL? What are the accepted best practices? How do you best protect yourself from liability?
- Speaker: Jay St. Lawrence, Legal Education Attorney, The Fund
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Claims are in the Eye of the Beholder
Find out more about claims decisions based on policy provisions. Ever wondered how to explain to your client what the policy even covers? Find out more about the contractual obligations of the title insurer and the insured. Did you know the covered risks are subject to exclusions and exceptions? Would you like to learn the difference between exclusions and exceptions? Would you like to learn how to translate the policy into real situations your clients may find themselves in, so you can assist and advise them?
- Speaker: Megan Crandall Solomon, Claims Counsel, The Fund
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Foreign Seller Ahead Proceed with Caution, Top FIRPTA Questions & Answers
Learn how a Seller proves non-foreign status. Understand your liability and the buyer’s liability for non-compliance. De-mystify the many forms involved.
Runtime: 38:31 So lets say that we have two sellers, one foreign and one not and our sales price is $100,000 (Correction sales price should be $200,000).
- Speaker: Linda Monaco, Legal Education Attorney, The Fund
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Fund Member as Legislator: A Conversation with Senator Kathleen Passidomo
- Speaker: Melissa Murphy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, The Fund
- Speaker: Kathleen C. Passidomo, State Senator, Florida
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General Counsel's Perspective
Important updates and recent changes that are impacting the Real Estate industry in Florida.
- Speaker: Melissa Murphy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, The Fund
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How to Keep Zombie Permits from Killing Your Deal: A Look at Florida's New Permit Expiration Statute and Related Topics
A Look at Florida's New Permit Expiration Statute and Related Topics. Comprehensive discussion of Florida’s new statute. Practical discussion of how building departments around the state are implementing it and what they are requiring taking advantage of it. Discussion of related topics dealing with unpermitted work and other construction issues that can impact real estate transactions.
- Speaker: Jason Lambert, Attorney, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP
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Kelley's Homestead Paradigm Made Easy
Learn to speak Homestead fluently in one easy lesson. Avoid the hidden Homestead shoals. Real estate lawyer’s pocket guide to Homestead.
- Speaker: Rohan Kelley, Attorney, The Kelley Law Firm, P.L.
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Legislative Update
Keep abreast of changes to existing the laws that affect your practice. Learn of new laws that have passed that will affect your practice going forward. Understand trends in the market conditions that may invite legislative changes and encourages members to think about the laws how they affect your practice and to become an advocate for the industry.
- Speaker: Charles Nostra, Senior Underwriting Counsel, The Fund
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Quiz on Real Property Cases
Case summaries, including citations, to provide current information on topics related to the practice of real property law in convenient course materials. Interesting true/false quiz format with answers that explain the reasoning behind the court decision. Highlight of key cases from the past year all real property attorneys need to know.
- Speaker: Colleen Sachs, Underwriting Counsel, The Fund
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Remote Online Notarization - Technical Aspects and Estate Planning
Perspective of an estate and trust lawyer of the new RON law. Overview of the requirements for the electronic signing and remote notarization for estate planning documents. When can RON be used for estate planning documents? When should RON be avoided for estate planning documents? Potential pitfalls and regrets!
- Speaker: Bruce Stone, Shareholder, Goldman, Felcoski & Stone, P.A.
- Speaker: Laird Lile, Attorney, Laird A. Lile, PLLC
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The New Era of Wire Fraud
Learn about the latest wire fraud trends that rocked the title industry in 2019 as well as. Examine who is liable for loss and the standard of care imposed on title agents. New best practices to protect yourself and your clients.
- Speaker: Tom Cronkright, CEO and Co-Founder, CertifID, LLC
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The Return of the Economist
He's back for another entertaining and enlightening update on the latest economic factors impacting the real estate market. Recognize way in which global economic dynamics are impacting the U.S. economy. Gain insight regarding regional economic trends within the United States, including in Florida and Florida real estate markets. Analyze how policymaking continues to shape economic outcomes in the U.S.
- Speaker: Dr. Anirban Basu, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sage Policy Group, Inc.
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Title Teasers
An interactive program where Fund Members are challenged to choose the proper underwriting response based on real-life fact scenarios. A panel of Fund Underwriters provides discussion and analysis of the underwriting decision in each scenario. Attendees will stay informed with the latest developments in The Fund’s underwriting guidelines.
- Moderator: Steven Presley, Underwriting Counsel, The Fund
- Panelist: John Brown, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Commercial Services, The Fund
- Panelist: Jennifer Barrow, Underwriting Counsel, The Fund
- Panelist: Connie Clark, Senior Underwriting Counsel, The Fund
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What Do You Do When Your File Has Fur and Wags Its Tail?
There are no style points in law; learn from those who fix the problems instead of trying to fix it yourself. Learn the recent case law affecting remedies. Avoid the traps & pitfalls as your files morphs from closing to possible litigation.
- Speaker: Brian Hoffman, Partner, Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC
- Speaker: Manuel Farach, Resident Partner, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
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What Were They Thinking? Avoiding Issues that Turn Away Clients, Turn Off Staff and Turn into Malpractice
Overcome misperceptions from the other side of the table to enhance your ability to close a deal. Identify considerations important to clients that think differently than you Improve your ability to expand your clientele, and to attract top notch staff.
- Speaker: Michael Gelfand, Managing Shareholder, Gelfand & Arpe, P.A.
- Speaker: Brenda Ezell, Shareholder, Ezell Law Firm, P.A.
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