Insuring the American Dream

8:30 – 9:00       Registration

9:00 – 9:15       President’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
                       MLTA White Board Video Presentation 
                       Doug McFarlane, MLTA President

9:15 – 9:30       Lansing Report
                       Tim Ward, Michigan Legislative Consultants

9:30 – 10:15     The Basics of Commercial Closings
                       Gerald R. Hardebeck, Assistant Vice President, Lighthouse Title Group

10:15 – 10:30    Break

10:30 – 11:15    ALTA Survey Examinations and ALTA Commercial Endorsements
                       David Martyn Esq., Vice President and Associate Underwriter, 
                       National Title Services, Stewart Title Guaranty Company

11:15 – 12:00    Transfer Tax and Retroactive Tax Assessment Issues, and More
                        Dennis Hagerty Esq., Michigan Legal Counsel, First American Title
                        Insurance Company

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch

1:00 – 1:45        Closing Checklist Items and Potential Stumbling Blocks
                        David Barbour Esq., Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki & Berg, P.C.

 1:45 – 3:00       Panel Discussion – with Commercial Issues and Q&A
                        Allan Dick (Moderator), Gerald R. Hardebeck, David Martyn, Dennis
                        Hagery and David Barbour