Schedule of Events

Thursday, May 15, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Assembly Pre-Registration and On-Site Registration Desks Open

12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Technology Central & Expo Open

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Closing Errors and Ethical Dilemmas
Presented by Claims Staff of Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc.

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
10 Questions Most Commonly Asked of Underwriting Counsel
Patricia P. Jones, Fund Vice President, Underwriting

2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lessons Learned from Quality Assurance Reviews
Peggy Williams, Fund Risk Manager

4:10 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Title Teasers
Moderator:
      Valerie J. Grandin, Fund Commercial Account Executive and Senior Underwriting Counsel
Expert Panel:
      Allen Heeke, Fund Senior Underwriting Counsel
      Melissa Scaletta, Fund Senior Underwriting Counsel
      Jalinda (Jay) Davis, Fund Underwriting Counsel

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception in Technology Central & Expo (Ticket Required)

Friday, May 16, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Optional Assembly Private Breakfast (Ticket Required)

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Technology Central & Expo Open

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Assembly Pre-Registration and On-Site Registration Desks Open

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Charles J. Kovaleski, Fund President

9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Market-by-Market Projections for the Florida Real Estate Attorney
Dr. Henry Fishkind, President of Fishkind & Associates, Orlando

10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
What You Need to Know About Homestead Before You Die - Facts, Fictions and Facilitation
Roland D. "Chip" Waller, New Port Richey

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Florida's Title Insurance Perspective
R. Norwood Gay III, Fund Senior Vice President and General Counsel

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Optional Assembly Private Luncheon (Ticket Required)

1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Quiz on Recent Real Property Cases
G. Robert Arnold, Fund Vice President, Special Legal Services

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
American Land Title Association
Kurt Pfotenhauer, Chief Operating Officer, American Land Title Association, Washington, DC

2:45 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Mortgage Fraud Update
Robert A. Cohen, Miami

3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Real Estate Contract Update
James R. Mitchell, Orlando

4:20 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.
Sale of Financially Distressed Property
D. Michael Chesser, Shalimar

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception in Technology Central & Expo (Ticket Required)

9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
The Subrogators
Fund Members, Fund Staff & Others Live Rock Band Performance in Conway Meeting Room (Cash Bar)

Saturday, May 17, 2008

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Optional Assembly Breakfast (Ticket Required)

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Assembly Pre-Registration and On-Site Registration Desks Open

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Real Estate Contract Litigation
Alfred A. LaSorte, Jr., West Palm Beach

9:20 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
What a Real Estate Attorney Should Know about "Green Buildings"
Michael W. McNatt, Orlando

9:55 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Ethics
Homer Duvall, III, Tampa

11:05 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
The Winds of Change - What to Expect with the 2006 ALTA Policy Forms
Jennifer Fulks, Fund Underwriting Counsel

11:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Legislative Update
Lynn Lovejoy, Fund Sr. Underwriting Counsel

12:10 p.m.
44th Annual Fund Assembly Concludes

1:30 p.m.
Seventh Annual Fund Assembly Golf Tournament at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Shotgun Start

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Assembly pre-registration is closed. On-site registration desks will be open at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the Assembly.
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