Seminar Number

6799

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$300

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$320

CLE Hours

12 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism Hour and
3 Trial Practice Hours

 

 

30th Annual
REAL PROPERTY LAW INSTITUTE

MAY 8-10, 2008

Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island, FL

Co-Sponsor:
Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
JOINT SESSION

Presiding:
Susan L. Elliott, Program Chair; Chair-Elect, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Director – Legal, Real Estate, HD Supply, Inc., Atlanta
7:45
 REGISTRATION
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
8:20

WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Edward P. Hudson, Chairperson, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Hudson Law Offices, LLC, Columbus
8:30

HISTORY OF RPLS
Bruce P. Cohen, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Atlanta
9:00

JUDICIAL UPDATE WITH TRIAL PRACTICE POINTERS
Carol V. Clark, Carol Clark Law, LLC, Atlanta
10:00

PRESENTATION OF PINDAR AWARD
Nancy N. Liu, Liu & Associates, P.C., Atlanta
10:15
 BREAK
10:30
 ETHICS UPDATE
J. Stephen Berry, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Atlanta
11:30
 WORKING WITH THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ™ FORMS
Ned Blumenthal, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., Atlanta
1:00
 RECESS
1:30
 RAIFORD MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Ocean Links Golf Course
6:30
 SOCIAL HOUR (ends at 7:30)
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
7:00
 FEAT FOR MCFEE RUN/WALK
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SESSION

Presiding:
A. Michelle “Shelli” Willis, Secretary-Treasurer, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta
8:30

SUBPRIME MELTDOWN (Panel Discussion)
Peter L. Lublin, Adorno & Yoss, LLC, Atlanta
Jennifer L. Dickenson, Dickenson Gilroy, LLC, Alpharetta
David E. Carey, Senior Consultant, Fannie Mae, Philadelphia, PA

9:30
 STORMWATER ISSUES AND NEW LEGISLATION
Marlo Orlin Leach, Powell Goldstein LLP, Atlanta
10:15
 BREAK
10:30
 LEASING PROVISIONS IN A CHANGING MARKET
Laura B. Kurlander, Hartman Simons Spielman & Wood, LLP, Atlanta
11:15
 GOOD TITLE VS GOOD TITLE INSURANCE
Jeffrey H. Schneider, Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C., Atlanta
12:00
 CONSTRUCTION LIEN ISSUES AND AIA CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS HOT TOPICS
Deborah Cazan, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
12:45
 RECESS
2:00
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SESSION

Presiding:
Susan L. Elliott
8:30
 COLLECTED FUNDS/GOOD FUNDS
Edward P. Hudson
9:15
 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UPDATE
J.V. “Jay” Dell, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., Greensboro
10:15
 BREAK
10:30
 CLOSING ATTORNEY RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING GOVERNMENT REPORTING: GA WITHHOLDING FORMS, FIRPTA, FORM 1099, PROBATE FORMS, SECTION 1031 EXCHANGES
Jeffrey W. Rubnitz, Rubnitz & Lohn, P.C., Savannah
11:15
 DRAFTING THE UNBREAKABLE SALES CONTRACT
Robert B. Brannen, Jr., Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chilsholm, P.C., Savannah
11:45
 THE BILL AND DANNY SHOW (OR WORKING THROUGH TITLE ISSUES AT CLOSING)
William H. Dodson, II, William H. Dodson, II, LLC, Atlanta
Danny C. Bailey, Slutzky, Wolfe & Bailey LLP, Atlanta
12:45
 RECESS
2:00
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008

Presiding:
Susan L. Elliott
7:30
 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Co-hosted by the Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Georgia and ICLE in honor of the 30th Annual presentation of the Real Property Law Institute
8:15
 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION AND THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Edward P. Hudson
8:30
 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Gayle Camp Keener, Legislative Committee Member, Gayle Camp Keener, P.C., Woodstock
9:30
 REAL ESTATE LITIGATION
Simon Howard Bloom, The Bloom Law Firm, Atlanta
10:30
 BREAK
10:45
 NOVEL LEGAL DEFENSES TO TITLE CHALLENGES
Edward D. Burch, Jr., Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
11:45
 HARASSMENT IN THE CLOSING AND IN THE WORKPLACE
Charlotte K. McClusky, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Atlanta
12:45
 ADJOURN
1:00
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING