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

Robert Baker

Deputy General Counsel
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Minnetonka, MN

Michael D Behrens

Managing Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Brienne Berscheid

Vice President, Construction Manager
Chicago Title
Chicago, IL

Heather Bland ITP

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

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

Margaret Cook

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

Andrea Davis

Attorney
Chicago Title
Charlotte, NC

Maria Deligiorgis

SVP, Northeast Regional Manager
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Mullica Hill, NJ

Janice Dempster

Counsel
AmTrust Title of Texas
Larue, TX

Elizabeth Faber

Advocus National Title Insurance Company
Chicago, IL

Hilary H Fentress

VP & Regional Counsel
Chicago Title
Atlanta, GA

Lauren Foster

Attorney
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Gaytan

Underwriting Counsel
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Franklin, TN

Mickey Gerdes II, CTIP, NTP

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

Wendy S. Gibbons Esq.

SVP - Senior Underwriting Counsel/Corporate Underwriting
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA

Monica Gilroy NTP

Managing Partner
The Gilroy Firm LLC
Atlanta, GA

Christopher Glaser Esq.

Jackson & Campbell, PC
Washington, DC

Stephen C. Gregory

Underwriting Counsel
WFG National Title Insurance Company
Charleston, WV

Neil Higgins

National Commercial Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Co
Kennebunkport, ME

Jeremy Holley

Team Leader, Audit and Compliance
Rocket Close, 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

Kathy J. Kwak

Chief Operating Officer
Proper Title
Chicago, IL

Ginny Lafferty

Title Insurance Counsel
Rocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI

Nancy K. Landmark NTP

Deputy Chief Underwriting Counsel – Commercial Services
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

Dillon Malone

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

Christopher McChesney

Claims Director
Doma Title Insurance, Inc.
Miami, FL

Charity Murow

Senior Underwriting Counsel
Lexington National Land Services
New York, NY

Sean O'Callaghan

Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX

Lee Offir

State Counsel
Title Resources Guaranty Company
Sunrise, FL

Lisa Petrovsky

Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CA

Lance R. Pomerantz

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

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

Team Leader, Legal - Title Insurance Claims Lead Counsel
Rocket Title Insurance Company
Detroit, MI

James C. Russick

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

Sam Shiel

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

Mike Smith J.D., NTP

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

Giancarlo Spolidoro

Regional Underwriting Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Los Angeles, CA

Susan F. Stewart

Vice-President/State Counsel
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Columbia, SC

Laura Tierney

Corporate Underwriting Counsel
FNF Family of Companies
Jacksonville, FL

Gloria Tison

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

Maribeth Walsh

Senior Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA

Staff

Steve Gottheim

General Counsel
American Land Title Association
Washington, DC