Benjamin (Ben) Jepson is an underwriting attorney for The Fund, working in the Naples satellite office. Prior to becoming an underwriting attorney for The Fund, Ben was a Fund member for many years while running a private practice in Naples. His practice mainly focused on real estate, estate planning and probate.

Mr. Jepson is a volunteer for Meals of Hope, is a member of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and is a Past-President of the P.O.L.O. Club of Collier County.

Mr. Jepson obtained his B.S. degree in Psychology and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2000. He has been a presenter for seminars on trusts and is a member of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.

Connie Clark is an Associate Underwriting Manager with The Fund. She previously served The Fund as a Senior Claims Attorney, Vice President and Deputy Claims Manager, and Risk Manager.

Ms. Clark received her B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of Central Florida and her J.D. degree from the University of Florida College of Law. She is a past chair of the Title Insurance Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section.

John D. Benson is an Associate Underwriting Manager in the Palm Beach Branch with The Fund. He received his B.S. degree in business administration and economics from the University of Florida and his J.D. degree from Nova Southeastern University.

Prior to joining The Fund, Mr. Benson was in private practice with a concentration in real estate transactions and closings. He has been a guest lecturer at Nova Southeastern Law School and an adjunct professor at Palm Beach College. Mr. Benson is a member of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and the Palm Beach County Bar Association.

Silvia B. Rojas is a Senior Underwriting Counsel for The Fund, in Miami-Dade County. Before attending law school, she worked as a paralegal for various law firms during the times of carbon copies, shorthand and recording belts. She received her J.D. degree from University of Florida Law School and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1980.

Before joining The Fund, Ms. Rojas’ private practice was primarily centered on commercial and real estate transactions as well as probate. She is a Board Certified real estate lawyer and a licensed real estate broker in the State of Florida.

As a member of the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, she has served as chair, co-chair and vice-chair of a number of the Section committees (Mortgage Law, Real Estate Board Certification Seminar, Legislative Update, RPPTL Convention, and RPPTL Website), was program chair for the Florida Bar/Barcelona Bar Joint Seminar in Barcelona, Spain, and is a past Editor-in-Chief of ActionLine, The Florida Bar RPPTL Section magazine.

Ms. Rojas is the current editor of the Trusts Chapter of the Fund Title Notes and the author and current editor of the Standard Commitment Clauses Handbook and Affidavit Practice Manual used by Fund members and the Mortgage Modification Manual used by Fund examiners.