General Session

Breakout Session

Residential Session

Commercial Session

 

Description

Seasoned and successful Fund Members with high volume residential practices will discuss how they manage each transaction to optimize work flow and efficiency while providing quality settlement services. The panelists will discuss varying approaches to dissection of the process and management of the transaction including planning for the unexpected, pain points, and tips for success in closing residential transactions.

Presenter(s)

John Wolfe

Partner

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Prior to that he was a partner in another Marathon law firm. His practice consists primarily of transactional law focused on residential and commercial closings and business entity matters as well as handling a variety of land use matters. Mr. Wolfe has served as counsel for the Monroe County Planning Commission since 2000. As a solo practitioner, his firm was consistently a President’s Circle member.


Prior to relocating to the Florida Keys, Mr. Wolfe practiced corporate, finance and international law in Dallas, Texas for 20 years. He received his B.A. degree in Economics from Georgetown University and his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

Melissa Scaletta

Vice President, Chief Underwriting Counsel

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Ms. Scaletta has also served on the Real Property Committee of the Orange County Bar Association, the Reinsurance Committee of the American Land Title Association, and on several committees of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.  Currently, Ms. Scaletta serves as a co-vice chair of the Title Issues and Standards Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section.   

Ms. Scaletta has authored numerous articles for Fund publications and serves on the editorial boards for the Fund Title Notes and Fund Concept.  She has presented various seminars pertaining to transactional law and title insurance at the Fund Assembly and Fund Affiliate Assembly. 

Ms. Scaletta is the author of the Marketable Record Title Act and Uniform Title Standards chapter of Florida Real Property Title Examination & Insurance (Fla. Bar CLE 8th ed. 2016). She earned her B.S. degree with honors from the University of Florida and received her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University.  She has practiced real estate law with the firm of Cummings and Lockwood in Naples, Florida.  She previously served as Senior Attorney for the Florida Association of Realtors. Ms. Scaletta is a Florida board certified real estate lawyer. 

Paul Mandel

Founding Member

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Upon earning his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1985, Mr. Mandel established his own law firm in Coral Springs, Florida, specializing in real property law and estate planning. Mr. Mandel founded Capital Abstract & Title in 1986, and the Law Office of Mandel & Perkins, P.A. in 1988 with fellow attorney, spouse, and business partner, Diane M. Perkins.  

With over 30 years of experience practicing real estate law, Mr. Mandel and his team diligently search and examine title, issue title insurance, and conduct closings for both residential and commercial transactions. With over 60,000 transactions closed, Mr. Mandel also provides legal counsel in order to identify and answer even the most complex real estate questions.  

 



 
Sultana Haque

Attorney

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She learned what it means to be an entrepreneur at a very early age as her father has owned his own businesses since before she was born. After earning a law degree and an MBA degree, the proper foundations were in place and Ms. Haque’s entrepreneurial spirit really kicked in. In 2010 she formed Sultana Law, P.A. - a full service law firm that offers tailored and cost-effective legal solutions to match changing times. In 2014, Ms. Haque formed StoneBridge Title Group, LLC – a title company based in Winter Park specializing in investor and simultaneous transactions. 
 
Ms. Haque is licensed to practice law in Florida and New York.  She is admitted to Federal Court for the Middle District and Southern District Court of Florida as well as the United States Supreme Court.  Ms. Haque is a licensed title agent and Realtor® and circuit civil certified mediator and serves as a mediator in bankruptcy court mortgage modification mediations.
 
Ms. Haque is active in Orange County's legal community.  She serves on the board of directors of the Central Florida Real Estate Attorney Counsel as well as the non-profit Central Florida Women's Resource Center.  Ms. Haque was born and raised in the Hague, the Netherlands and speaks Dutch fluently. She enjoys being a new mom to her son, Raheem as well as traveling and the company of good friends.

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