2018 Spring Education Seminar
April 18, 2018 – MLTA Spring Education – Grand Rapids DoubleTree
May 16, 2018 – MLTA Spring Education – Livonia Marriott
OVERNIGHT RESERVATIONS
DoubleTree Grand Rapids
4747 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512
$112 per night
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Livonia Marriott
17100 Laurel Park Drive, Livonia, MI 48152
$159 per night
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Thank you to our 2018 Spring Education Sponsor
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Opening Remarks
John Bommarito, President
General Counsel of ATA National Title Group
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
Legislative Report
Cami Pendell, Michigan Legislative Consultants
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Endorsement Review – ALTA 31-33 Series
John Baumbick, Agency Rep/Underwriting Counsel, Westcor Land Title Ins. Co
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Marijuana, Money Laundering, Federal vs State Law
Phil Neuman, Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, P.C.
Ruth Dillingham, Senior Underwriting Counsel VP, Corporate Underwriting, First American Title
11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
E – Migration and E-volution – Electronic Closing, Evolution on Electronic Process-closings, Notary, Adopting Forms
Moderator – John Bommarito, General Counsel of ATA National Title Group
Panel discussion:
David Kressel, Co-Founder/Finance and Operations from NotaryCAM (Grand Rapids), Rick Triola, Founder/CEO from NotaryCAM (Livonia)
Ruth Dillingham, Senior Underwriting Counsel VP, Corporate Underwriting, First American Title
Karl Trottnow, National County Account Manager, SIMPLIFILE
12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
FIRPTA Pitfalls, Compliance and Regulatory Reporting
Alex Kidd, VP and Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance, North American Title Insurance Company
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Managing Your Cybersecurity Risk: Recognizing and Combating the Threats
Jacob Koering – Principal Attorney, co-Leader of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Team, Miller Canfield (Livonia)
Melanie Shield – Associate Attorney, Member of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Team, Miller Canfield (Grand Rapids and Livonia)
Speaker Bios
COMMITTEES
4/17/18 – Membership Committee – 5:30 PM – Salon C
4/18/18 – Education Committee – 7:30 AM – Salon D
4/18/18 – Young Title Professionals – Noon – The Cove
5/16/18 – Abstractor Agents – 12:00 Noon Huron Room
2018 Legislative Day
Wednesday, May 2nd
Boji Tower
1st Floor Conference Room
124 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933
This year, make sure your voice is heard. By registering for MLTA’s 2018 Legislative Day, you will have the opportunity to join with colleagues from across the state to lobby for changes of importance to our industry. The Michigan Legislature has members who need to hear our concerns and know when issues pertinent to our industry arise, to call us; the Title Experts!
8:45 AM Registration – 1st Floor Conference Room, Boji Tower
9:00 AM Legislative Update & Briefing – 1st Floor Conference Room, Boji Tower
10:00 AM Legislative Meetings and Drop Bys
12:00 Noon MLTA Legislative Luncheon – 1st Floor State Capitol
1:00 PM Legislative Meetings and Drop Bys
Please be aware, your meetings and drop bys will be scheduled events. If you are unable to attend, the MLTA office must know 24 hours prior so we are able to fill your meetings or cancel. We will try not to schedule any meetings past 3:30 PM.
You will need to bring your picture ID for entrance to the legislative buildings. If you do not have picture ID, you will not be allowed to enter.
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