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July 2012
30th Annual Real Estate Symposium
Sponsored by the Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Description:
29 Years in the Making …
What began in 1982 as a Saturday program in Denver has grown into the definitive annual gathering place for members of the Colorado real estate community old and new. More than a CLE conference, this annual event brings together the most outstanding speakers and timely topics, all with the spectacular backdrop that is Steamboat Springs.
Share your stories and experiences during coffee breaks, at the wine tasting, on the tee, or at the trailhead. Join the conversation on these and other issues-
- Different Approaches to Buying and Selling Contaminated Property
- Public Private Financing - Deal Structure Options
- Legislative and Case Law Updates
- Brokerage License Law for Dirt Lawyers
- 2013 CREC Contract Forms
- Common Water Law Issues Encountered in Real Estate Closings
- Lurking Special Districts in a Distressed Market
- Railroad Rights of Way in Colorado
- Ethics: The Life Cycle of a Client File
- Interstate Land Sales Act Update
- Key Provisions, Strategies and Methodologies in Negotiating Leases
- Ethics: Ten Tips to Truncate Tenuous Ethical Temptations
- Back by Popular Demand-The 10-Minute Drill!
FRIDAY, JULY 20th
7:30am
Registration Open
Continental Breakfast
8:20 - 9:20am
2012 Case Law Update
Presented by:
Frederick B. Skillern, Esq., Montgomery, Little & Soran, PC, Greenwood Village, CO
9:20 - 9:40am
2013 CREC Contract Forms
Presented by:
Kent Jay Levine, Esq., Kent Jay Levine, PC, Englewood, CO
9:40 - 10:00am
Networking Break
10:00 - 10:50am
Common Water Law Issues Encountered in a Real Estate Closing
- What Kind of Documentation Do You Need to Pass Good Title for Water Rights in a Mutual Ditch v. Groundwater
- Lost Stock Certificates and Other Issues
Presented by:
Timothy J. Flanagan, Esq., Fowler, Schimberg & Flanagan, PC, Denver, CO
10:50 - 11:40am
Lurking Special Districts in a Distressed Market-Questions You Need to Ask
- Buying Real Estate out of Foreclosure?
- Is There a District?
- Is It Safe?
- Can You Get Control?
Presented by:
Matthew R. Dalton, Esq., Grimshaw & Harring, PC, Denver, CO
11:40am - 1:15pm
Lunch Provided
1:15 - 2:20pm
Railroad Rights of Way in Colorado - What Did Uncle Sam Grant?
- Absolute fee/limited fee/easement
- The “Fed” interpretations
- Recent recreational influences
Presented by:
Willis V. Carpenter, Esq., Carpenter & Klatskin, PC, Denver, CO
2:20 - 3:10pm (1 Ethics Credit)
The Life Cycle of a Client File: Issues Relating to the Creation, Retention and Destruction of Client Files, with Particular Emphasis on Colo. RPC 1.16A.
- What is the file?
- Must the lawyer keep the file? How long?
- Under what circumstances may the lawyer destroy the file? How?
- What happens if a lawyer can no longer care for and feed his files?
Presented by:
Charles “Chip” Mortimer, Jr., Esq., Colorado Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Counsel, Denver, CO
3:10 - 3:30pm
Networking Break
3:30 - 4:40pm
The 10-Minute Drill
Moderator:
J. Marcus Painter, Esq., Holland & Hart, LLP, Boulder, CO
- Title Standards Update
Presented by: Diane B. Davies, Esq., Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP, Denver, CO
- Trust the Trust or Trust the Trustee? Where to Put the Title?
Presented by: Geoffrey P. Anderson, Esq., Sweetbaum Sands Anderson, PC, Denver, CO
- RECEIVER SALES OF REAL PROPERTY: Can They Really Do That? OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Foreclosure Law and Love Receiver Sales
Presented by: Robert L. Brown, Esq., Sherman & Howard, LLC, Denver, CO
- Cool and Gnarly Title Issues: A Brief Review of Surprise Title Issues Awaiting Unsuspecting Real Estate Practitioners
Presented by: Julia T. Waggener, Esq., Waggener & Foster, LLP, Denver, CO
- Payoff? What Payoff? Misappropriation of Funds at Closing - Discussion of the Current State of the Law Concerning Misappropriation of Funds by Loan Servicers and Title Agents
Presented by: Daniel A. Sweetser, Esq., The Sweetser Law Firm, PC, Denver, CO
- Insurance ABCs: Building Blocks for Real Estate Practitioners
Presented by: Wesley B. Howard, Jr., Esq., Benjamin, Bain, Howard & Cohen, LLC, Greenwood Village, CO
- Picking Your Battle Ground - Drafting Considerations in Light of the Rocket Docket Pilot Project
Presented by: J. Marcus Painter, Esq., Holland & Hart, LLP, Boulder, CO
4:40pm
Adjourn
4:40 - 6:00pm
Networking Reception
SATURDAY, JULY 21st
7:30am
Registration Open
Continental Breakfast
8:20 - 9:10am
Interstate Land Sales Act - New Cases, New Agency, New Proposals
Presented by: Richard C. Linquanti, Esq., Carlton Fields, St. Petersburg, FL
9:10 - 10:00am
Negotiating Leases-Key Provisions, Strategies and Methodologies
Commercial leases have numerous key provisions of considerable import to landlords and tenants. Several of these provisions will be discussed in the context of six winning negotiation strategies, the negotiation process, and negotiation techniques to avoid.
Presented by: John R. Benitez, Esq., Moye White, LLP, Denver, CO
10:00 - 10:20am
Networking Break
10:20am - 12:00pm (2 Ethics Credits)
Ethics : Ten Very Good Reasons Why You Should Attend This Session
Presented by: John E. Moye, Esq., Moye White, LLP, Denver, CO
12:00pm
Adjourn
Sponsors:
THANK YOU to all of our sponsors for their continuous support of the Annual Real Estate Symposium!
Platinum Program Sponsor:
The Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Gold Program Sponsor:
Chicago Title of Colorado
Cordes & Company
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Silver Program Sponsor:
Assured Title Agency, LLC
Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund
Bloomberg L.P.
Commonwealth / Heritage Title Company
First America Title Insurance Company
JAMS
Stewart Title
Bronze Program Sponsor:
1031 Corporation Exchange Professionals
ABA Retirement Funds Program
Bradford Publishing Co.
Land Title Guarantee Company
LexisNexis
Agenda:
THURSDAY, JULY 19th
11:30 am
Registration Open
12:45 pm
Opening Remarks
Randall G. Alt, Esq., Program Chair, Moye White, LLP, Denver, CO
1:00 - 2:00pm
Buying and Selling Contaminated Property
- Transactional and Regulatory Approaches for Managing Environmental Risk, Cleaning Up and Redeveloping Properties
- Case Studies to Illustrate Different Approaches
- Lessons Learned
Presented by:
Polly B. Jessen, Esq., Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP, Denver, CO, Eric Williams, President and CEO, Frontier Renewal, LLC, Englewood, CO, and Fonda Apostolopoulos, PE, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO
2:00 - 2:50pm
Public Private Financing - Deal Structure Options
PIFs, Sales Tax Sharing Arrangements, TIFs and Urban Renewal Authorities
Presented by:
James T. Johnson, Esq., Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff + Ragonetti, PC, Denver, CO
2:50 - 3:10pm
Networking Break
3:10 - 4:00pm
2012 Legislative Update
Presented by:
Christopher W. Payne, Esq., Ballard Spahr, LLP, Denver, CO
4:00 - 4:50pm
License Law for Dirt Lawyers
Real estate law frequently interacts with real estate brokerage law. This is not a survey of real estate license law. Instead, it touches upon the half a dozen topics real estate lawyers often bump into.
Presented by:
Jonathan A. Goodman, Esq., Frascona, Joiner, Goodman & Greenstein, PC, Boulder, CO
4:50pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $409.00 USD
- Member Price $389.00 USD
- General Credits 15.00
- Ethics Credits 3.00
- EDI Credits