35th Annual Real Estate Symposium
July 2017
35th Annual Real Estate Symposium - Enjoy the History. Explore New Relationships. Expect a Spectacular Future.
Co-sponsored by the Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Description:
For the past 34 years, the Real Estate Symposium has grown into a time-honored tradition you cannot miss as a real estate professional in the Rocky Mountain region. Join more than 400 of your friends and colleagues … and explore new connections … at this unique opportunity to talk about the most timely and vital issues you face in your real estate practice today—
- Legislative Update
- Easements: Beyond the Basics
- The Now-Famous 15-Minute Drill
- A Look at the History of Public Lands in the West
- Sorting Through Intertwined Provisions in a Lease
- Case Law Update
- Cybersecurity: How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Computer
- Regulation of Short-Term Rentals – A Municipal Perspective
- Documenting Real Estate Deals for IRS Tax Audit Success
- Judicial Interpretation of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act
- Vapor Intrusion Liabilities in Real Estate Transactions and Development Projects
- Condomania: What Colorado Can Learn from Florida
- The Law and Ethics of Negotiation: What Real Estate Lawyers Should Know
- Title Insurance Issues in Residential Real Estate Transactions
- Regulation of Short-Term Rentals – A Municipal Perspective
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and much more!
We look forward to seeing you in Vail!
Lodging Information:
Real Estate Symposium Headquarters:
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
715 W Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657
Cut-off for room reservations is June 30, 2017. Rooms will sell out fast! Make your reservation early!
CLE has reserved a block of rooms for guests of the Symposium at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort. Room rates start at $189 plus applicable taxes. A daily resort fee of $25 may be purchased upon check-in. Resort fee includes guestroom Wi-Fi and two water bottles per day.
When making your reservation, in order to receive the group room rate, please indicate that you are a guest of the Colorado Bar CLE Real Estate Symposium. Reservations will be accepted at https://aws.passkey.com/go/RealEstateSymposium2017
All reservations will require a credit card guarantee, and a deposit equal to one night of lodging and tax is due at time of booking. The balance is due at check-in. Cancellations made after June 30 will forfeit the initial deposit.
Additional Information:
To Register: You may REGISTER ONLINE at www.realestatesymposium.org, or return the attached form with check or credit card information. Register by phone or fax with Visa or MasterCard. Phone: (303) 860-0608. Toll Free (888) 860-2531.
Cancellations: If you are unable to attend, please notify CBA/CLE by July 7th and we will gladly refund your tuition in full or transfer your tuition to the home study. Cancellations after July 7th will be refunded less a $100 cancellation fee.
Credits: Submitted for 16 general credits, including 2 ethics credits.
Real Estate Credits: Submitted for 16 hours of credit for real estate continuing education requirements under CRS ยง 12-61-110.5(3).
Special Needs: If you need information regarding availability of special facilities, please call (303) 860-0608.
Hotel Accommodations: Special rates and lodging options are available for attendees of the Real Estate Symposium. For details, please see “LODGING INFORMATION” on the brochure.
Tax Deduction: An income tax deduction may be allowed for educational expenses, including registration, travel, meals, and lodging, if they improve or maintain professional skills in accordance with the limitations and requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Special thanks to our 2017 Sponsors confirmed to date:
Diamond
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Asset Preservation, Inc.
CBA-CLE Books
CBA-CLE Pass
1031 Front Range Facilitators, Inc.
MediaSmack
Registered Agent Solutions Inc
Title Company of the Rockies
Sponsorship opportunities are still available! For more information, please contact Melissa Higham at [email protected].
THURSDAY, JULY 13
12:00 pm
Registration Open
1:10 pm
Housekeeping Announcements and Introduction of Symposium Chair
Vincent J. O'Brien, Executive Director, Colorado Bar Association CLE
1:15 pm
Opening Remarks
Charles D. Calvin, Esq., Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Denver, CO, Symposium Chair
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Legislative Update
Presented by Kristin A. Decker, Esq., Moye White LLP, Denver, CO, and Jeremy Schupbach, Director, Legislative Relations, Colorado Bar Association, Denver, CO
2:20 – 3:10 pm
Easements: Beyond the Basics
Explore how easements are created and terminated, and how easements may change over time, including relocation by the servient estate owner. Learn how to draft easements to anticipate changing conditions.
Presented by Diane B. Davies, Esq., Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Denver, CO
3:10 – 3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:30 – 5:00 pm
The 15-Minute Drill
Moderator: J. Marcus Painter, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, Boulder, CO
1) The Fun Goes On: More Title Tips and Stories
Presented by Julia T. Waggener, Esq., Hoffman Crews Nies Waggener & Foster LLP, Greenwood Village, CO
2) Strategies for Using Flat Fees
Presented by Deanne R. Stodden, Esq., The Stodden Law Firm, LLC, Denver, CO
3) The Featured 2017 Form: The Revised Seller’s Property Disclosure Form - Exhibit A
Presented by Kent Jay Levine, Esq., Kent Jay Levine, P.C., Englewood, CO
4) What Real Estate Lawyers in Rural Colorado Wish Urban Lawyers Knew About Practicing Law in Small Towns
Presented by Erin Johnson, Esq., Erin J. Johnson Attorney at Law LLC, Rico, CO
5) Drafting for Arbitration
Presented by Jordan Bunch, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO
5:00 pm
Adjourn
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Annual Wine Tasting Reception Sponsored by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
FRIDAY, JULY 14
7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:15 am
Welcome Back!
Vincent J. O'Brien, Executive Director, Colorado Bar Association CLE
8:20 – 8:30 am
Good Morning Remarks
Charles D. Calvin, Esq., Symposium Chair, and Colorado Bar Association Leadership
8:30 – 9:20 am
A Land of Many Uses … And Conflicts – a Look at the History of Public Lands in the West and What May be in Store for the Future
Presented by Geoffrey Anderson, Esq., Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC, Denver, CO
9:20 – 10:10 am
Three (or More) Pretzels in a Lease: Sorting Through Intertwined Provisions
Presented by Beat U. Steiner, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, Boulder, CO
10:10 – 10:30 am
Networking Break
10:30 – 11:20 am
Case Law Update
Presented by Frederick B. Skillern, Esq., JAMS, Denver, CO
11:20 am – 12:10 pm
Cybersecurity: How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Computer
Presented by Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq., Risk Manager, ALPS Corporation, Missoula, MT
12:10 – 1:30pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Short Term Rentals
Presented by Marley Bordovsky, Esq., Denver City Attorney’s Office, Denver, and David W. Broadwell, Esq., Assistant City Attorney
Department of Law, City and County of Denver, Denver, CO
2:20 – 3:10 pm
Documenting Real Estate Deals for IRS Tax Audit Success
Presented by James R. Walker, Esq., Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Denver, CO
3:10 – 3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:30 – 4:20 pm
The Courts and CCIOA: Judicial Interpretation of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act
Presenters: Joseph Lubinski, Esq., Ballard Spahr LLP, Denver, CO, and Bryce Beecher, Esq., Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck, LLP, Denver, CO
4:20 – 5:10pm
Vapor Intrusion Liabilities in Real Estate Transactions and Development Projects: Assessing the Risk, Allocating Costs and Liabilities and Remediating the Problem
Presented by Joseph Middleton, Esq., Temkin & Hardt LLP, Denver, CO
5:10 pm
Adjourn
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Cocktail Party
SATURDAY, JULY 15
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:20 – 8:30 am
Good Morning Remarks
Charles D. Calvin, Esq., Symposium Chair
8:30 – 9:20 am
Condomania: What Colorado Can Learn from Florida
Presented by Richard C. Linquanti, Esq., Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tampa, FL
9:20 – 10:10am (ETHICS BURST)
The Law and Ethics of Negotiation: What Real Estate Lawyers Should Know
- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Good Faith and Bad Faith Negotiation
- Nondisclosure and Concealment
- Fact, Opinion and Puffing
- Innocent, Negligent and Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Presented by the Honorable Russell Carparelli (ret.), Conflict Resolution Services, Denver, CO
10:10 – 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30 – 11:20 am
Title Insurance Issues in Residential Real Estate Transactions
Those Dreaded Standard Exceptions, Exclusions and Endorsements, and Other Interesting Topics and Practice Tips
Presented by Eric L. Nesbitt, Esq., Law Offices of Eric L. Nesbitt, P.C., Englewood, CO
11:20am – 12:10pm
Real Estate Technology Update: What's Good, What's Bad, and What's Coming
Presented by Nathan G. Osborn, Esq., Montgomery Little & Soran, PC, Greenwood Village, CO
12:10 pm
Adjourn
12:30 pm
Annual Golf Outing – Vail Golf Club
Sign-ups are limited to the first 20 players! Deadline to sign up for the golf outing Is June 30th. Fee includes green fee, cart, range balls, and bag handling.
Location Information
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
715 West Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657
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715 West Lionshead Circle
Vail, CO 81657
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $509.00 |
| CBA Member | $459.00 |
| CBA Real Estate Section Member | $399.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $229.50 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $209.00 |
- General Credits: 16.00
- Ethics Credits: 2.00
- EDI Credits:
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