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Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Real Property - Transactions

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Thursday, February 8, 2024

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$347.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for all parties to a quiet title action through the complex process, providing practical instruction and litigation strategies. The panel will discuss how to determine when a quiet title action is necessary. The panel will also address the investigation process to be taken before filing an action so that the plaintiff may satisfy their burden of proof and all necessary defendants to the action are named and properly served, as well as describe unique procedural considerations.

Faculty

Lawrence S. Glosser
Partner
Ahlers & Cressman, PLLC

Mr. Glosser’s primary focus is real estate, business, and corporate law.  His practice combines transaction and litigation. He has been actively involved in the real estate industry as a broker, manager, developer and attorney since 1978. Mr. Glosser is thoroughly familiar with all aspects of real estate transactions and financing. He brings his entrepreneurial experience to the practice of law, enabling him to understand both the legal and business issues presented in each transaction. As an attorney, he assists clients with understanding and evaluating legal issues associated with business transactions, enabling clients to analyze risk, and make informed business decisions. Mr. Glosser is a frequent speaker on a variety of real estate topics, both locally and nationally.

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Zachary D. Schorr
Lead Trial Attorney
Schorr Law, PC

Mr. Schorr is an experienced Los Angeles real estate attorney and litigator who enjoys the litigation process and trials. He initially gained his experience in law by working in a well-known national law firm, while later honing his skills at a well-respected real estate and entertainment boutique law firm. Mr. Schorr is a frequent lecturer on various areas of real estate law.

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Beverly Weber
Partner
Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Ms. Weber has nearly 20 years of experience in contentious matters at both the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court. These matters involve banking, real estate, consumer lending, creditors’ rights, title insurance defense, probate litigation and business law, handling both the front-end transactional components as well as in litigation when relationships among parties break down. Further, Ms. Weber has extensive experience handling commercial loan transactions from origination through default and into litigation. She has built her reputation speaking locally and nationally to industry members and clients, and for continuing legal education credit, in the areas of secured transactions, litigation trends, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, financial compliance and real estate titling.

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Description

Understanding quiet title actions can be crucial when disputes arise over property ownership during real estate transactions. Often considered a last resort, these actions may be necessary where there are competing claims to property, unclear ownership records, or potential title defects.

Issues litigated in quiet title actions are numerous and complex and can involve multiple parties with an interest in the property in question including anyone and everyone who may claim an ownership interest in the subject property. Therefore, counsel on both sides of the action should clearly understand litigation strategies and considerations unique to these claims.

For example, counsel should understand the preliminary investigation required before filing a quiet title action; how to ensure all possible defendants are named and properly served; unique procedural issues; possible defenses and counterclaims; and what can be expected after a judgment is rendered.

Listen as our expert panel guides practitioners through the process of litigating a quiet title action with practical instruction and litigation strategies for counsel representing all parties to the action.

Outline

  1. Introduction: when is a quiet title action the best option?
  2. Grounds for a quiet title action
  3. Preparation and investigation
    1. State/local considerations
    2. Preliminary research and investigation
      1. Identifying all possible defendants
      2. Satisfying the plaintiff's burden of proof
    3. Procedural considerations (e.g., jurisdiction, statute of limitations)
  4. Litigating a quiet title action
    1. Contested vs. uncontested suits
    2. Naming all defendants to the action
    3. Drafting the complaint
    4. Adequate service of process
    5. Notice of pending action--lis pendens
    6. Responding to the complaint--possible counterclaims and defenses
    7. Discovery strategies
    8. Evidentiary considerations
    9. Obtaining final judgment
  5. What to expect after the judgment

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important considerations:

  • What are the grounds for a quiet title action?
  • What are unique procedural issues to be considered including state/local requirements?
  • How can counsel ensure that all parties who may claim an ownership interest in the property are properly served and notified of the action?
  • What are possible defenses and counterclaims to a quiet title action?
  • What can the parties expect after a judgment is rendered?