Title Counsel Work Group

The purpose and scope of work of this work group is to:

  1. Promote the exchange of information within the ALTA membership about current developments in the law affecting title insurance and conveyancing generally.
  2. Conduct semi-annual meetings to facilitate the exchange of information.
  3. Establish an institutional mechanism for sharing views on common legal problems.
  4. Assist the ALTA Legislative & Regulatory Counsel in advising ALTA officers and staff on specific legal developments.
  5. Assist the ALTA Legislative & Regulatory Counsel in providing legal review of publications and other legal documents.
  6. Act as task force on any legal problem facing the title industry which is identified by the Title Insurance Underwriters Section executive committee as warranting the committee's consideration.
  7. Assist the ALTA Legislative & Regulatory Counsel in the development of bulletins to the membership on legal and general underwriting issues of broad concern.


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Chair

Cheryl Cowherd NTP

National Agency and Midwest Underwriting Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Portland, OR

Member

Julie Angelakos ITP, NTP

Regional Underwriting Director
First American Title Insurance Co
Warrenville, IL

Michael D Behrens

Managing Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Bizhan Beiramee

Managing Attorney
Beiramee Law Group, PC
Bethesda, MD

Brienne Berscheid

Vice President, Construction Manager
Chicago Title
Chicago, IL

Heather Bland ITP

SVP, Chief Underwriting Counsel - Direct Operations
Stewart Title Company
Naperville, IL

David G. Boss

Senior Partner
Dillon Miller Ahuja & Boss, LLP
Carlsbad, CA

Richard Bramhall

Chief Underwriting Counsel
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
Lititz, PA

Shawn T. Briner

Attorney
Evans & Dixon, LLC
Chesterfield, MO

Dan Buchanan

SVP, Chief Title Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Santa Ana, CA

Mark Burr

Milton Title & Escrow, LLC
Alpharetta, GA

Tabitha Campbell

Managing Counsel
Fidelity National Title Group
Omaha, NE

Liz Halabu Casselman Esq., CLTP, NTP

Chief Operating Officer
Birmingham Title Agency
Southfield, MI

Margaret Cook

General Counsel
Alliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Longmont, CO

Maria Deligiorgis

Director of National Expansion & General Counsel
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Mullica Hill, NJ

Elizabeth Faber

Advocus National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Nancy Ferguson

VP/State Counsel
Chicago Title
Greensboro, NC

Lauren Foster

Attorney
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Gaytan

Underwriting Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Stephen M Gerdes II

Vice President, National Underwriting
Essent Title Insurance, Inc.
Uvalde, TX

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.

Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Underwriting Counsel, Corporate Legal
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

Monica Gilroy NTP

Managing Partner
The Gilroy Firm LLC
Atlanta, GA

Christopher Glaser Esq.

Jackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC

James L. Gosdin

AVP, Title Underwriting Counsel
AmTrust Title Insurance Company
Houston, TX

Stephen C. Gregory

Underwriting Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Charleston, WV

Neil Higgins

Commercial Agency Underwriter
First American Title Insurance Co
Kennebunkport, ME

Jeremy Holley

Team Leader, Audit and Compliance
Amrock LLC
Detroit, MI

Sheri Kanesaka

Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CA

Melanie Kido

VP, MA State Counsel
CATIC
Waltham, MA

Brandon Kilberg

VP, Associate General Counsel
Radian Title Insurance Inc.
Independence, OH

Ginny Lafferty

Title Insurance Counsel
Rocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI

Nancy K. Landmark NTP

VP and Senior Title Counsel
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Margery Q Lee

Vice President |General Counsel
Doma Insurance Agency, Inc.
Miami, FL

Orlando Lucero

VP/Regional Counsel
Fidelity National Title Group
Albuquerque, NM

Annie Malave

Sr. Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Maple Grove, MN

Dillon Malone

Director
Iowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA

Christopher McChesney

Chief Claims Cousnel
Doma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL

Adrienne McCollister

General Counsel
Metropolitan Title of Indiana, LLC
Mishawaka, IN

Karla Moccero

Iowa Title Guaranty, A Division of Iowa Finance Authority
Des Moines, IA

Christopher J. Montalbano

V.P.
Pilgrim Title Insurance Co.
East Providence, RI

Charity Murow

Senior Underwriting Counsel
Lexington National Land Services
New York, NY

Sean O'Callaghan

Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Lisa Petrovsky

Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CA

Lance R. Pomerantz

Attorney at Law
Lance R. Pomerantz, Attorney at Law - Land Title Law
Sayville, NY

Joseph E. Powell NTP

VP|Managing Underwriting Counsel
Fidelity National Title Group
Atlanta, GA

Paul D Pruitt

Associate General Counsel
Title Resources Guaranty Company
Hewitt, TX

Rebecca Rhoda

VP, Managing Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Courtney Robbins

Senior Title Insurance Counsel
Rocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI

Mark Robinson

Georgia State Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Alpharetta, GA

James C. Russick

SE Regional Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Tampa, FL

Michael N. Russo Jr., Esq.

attorney
Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, PA
Annapolis, MD

Matthew R. Salzwedel

Associate General Counsel
HomeServices of America, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN

Sam Shiel

VP, National Underwriting Cnsl
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Mike Smith

Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Truly Title, Inc.
Midvale, UT

Giancarlo Spolidoro

Regional Underwriting Counsel
FNTG
Los Angeles, CA

Michelle Taylor NTP

Area Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Seattle, WA

Gloria Tison

General Counsel/Manager
Kotner Title and Abstract, LLC
Harrisburg, IL

Staff

Steve Gottheim

General Counsel
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC