Past Levine Programs 2004 - 2011

2011 Best Practices in Real Estate Transactions
• Representing your client
• Short sale representation
• Title policy preparation/review: Avoiding title claims
• Handling new procedures: Civil unions and transfer on death
• Preventing and defending an ARDC complaint
     ◦ Real estate attorneys and attorney/title agents
     ◦ New trust/escrow account requirements under rule 1.15

2010 The Emerging Role of the Real Estate Lawyer After the Mortgage Meltdown
• State regulation of the lawyer-title agent
• American land title association: Voice of the title industry    
• Looking ahead at RESPA: The consumer financial protection bureau and the foreclosure process
• Legal and ethical responsibilities of the lawyer-title agent to handle escrow, and client fund.
• Electronic banking, fraud, and internal control in the digital age

2009 Preparing Your Practice for Changing Times
• Hot topic: Real estate regulation - where are we and where are we going
• The mortgage loan and closing processes under the new HUD rules
• Overview of the new rules of professional conduct - impact on real estate and estate planning lawyers
• Legislative and case law update

2008 Innovative Marketing Strategies for Real Estate Lawyers
• Regulation of real estate transactions and the title industry
• Legislative and case law update

2007 Current Issues and Ethical Concerns for Real Estate and Estate Planning Attorneys
• State and federal scrutiny of the title industry: anticipating a sea of change
• Ethical issues for real estate lawyers
• Ethical issues for estate planning lawyers
• Legislative and case law updates

2006 Where is Your Practice Going?
• New 2006 ALTA owner’s and loan policies: What’s covered, what’s not
• The Illinois title insurance act: How to operate in Illinois
• Regulation of real estate transactions: Where is your real estate practice going
• Real estate fraud: A growth industry
• Case law and legislative update: A top ten list

2004 Harold I. Levine Symposium
• The real estate practitioner’s business environment
     • Real estate settlement procedures act (RESPA) reform
     • The new legislative environment for real estate lawyers
     • Effective representation of real estate clients
• The efficient real estate lawyer’s office
     ◦ Using Technology Effectively
     ◦ Preparing for an efficient real estate closing
     ◦ What we learned from Harold

[Last update: 6-13-2025]

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