[blindlaw] title searches

[Farber, Randy]

Will - Contact me offline and I can discuss the issue with you.  We
handle title differently in Texas, but I may be able to give you a few
tips.

Randy
 
Randal S. Farber
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
713-752-4241 - Phone
 

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Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:05 PM
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Subject: [blindlaw] title searches

Dear list:

 

I am Will Miller, a blind lawyer in North Carolina. I have monitored
this list since starting law school in 2006 and have gleaned some
excellent information over the years. I hope that some of you can advise
me on an issue I have recently encountered in my law practice.

 

I have a general civil law practice and hope to concentrate in elder
law, disability, workers' comp, and employment. I share space,
resources, and the services of a paralegal with an attorney who has ten
years of experience in medical malpractice. My colleague also handles
real estate closings to supplement her med mal practice. I have the
opportunity to handle the occasional closing and am working on my first
one now. 

 

My question is in regard to title searches. When preparing the
preliminary opinion on title for my colleague, our paralegal copies all
relevant documents in the chain of title at the register of deeds and
submits the documents to the attorney for review before sending the
preliminary opinion to the title insurance company. The paralegal told
me that many of the documents are not suitable for scanning, and that
she would have to hand-type the relevant information for me. We do not
think this would allow me to adequately supervise the paralegals work
and feel that this process would involve an inefficient use of the
paralegal's time. 

 

Do any attorneys or paralegals on this list handle real estate closings?
If so, have you developed an efficient means of performing or
supervising title searches? Any guidance is very much appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

Will

 

William T. Miller

Attorney at Law

Terre T. Yde, P.A.

P.O. Box 2478

Kernersville, NC  27285

Phone: (336) 497-4419

Fax: (336) 497-4422
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