[blindlaw] oil and gas rights

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

Does anyone on this list know an attorney who has experience with oil and 
gas drilling rights?  If so, please contact me offlist.
pattichang at att.net


Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frye, Dan" <DFrye at nfb.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] title searches


> Will:
>
> My best guess, though I do not manage these kinds of transactions, is
> that you are describing an instance when technology should give way to
> the benefits of using a reader. I hope this suggestion doesn't seem
> inappropriate; it simply seems to make the most intuitive sense to me as
> I reflect on your challenge. If you are wanting a practice that can be
> solely facilitated through technology, one that involves unclear or
> hand-written documents should probably be avoided. The use of a reader,
> though, will allow you to govern what you read, digest, and determine
> about the content of the material in question.
>
>
> With Kind Regards,
>
>
> ***********************
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Will Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> 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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