• Investigate, determine coverage and manage an average of 150 - 200 claims and litigation files focusing on Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, California, Texas, and Louisiana, submitted under various insurance policies.• Review real property information, litigation pleadings, surveys, appraisals, contracts, maps and abstracts, as part of title insurance policy coverage analysis.• Determine need to retain outside counsel and direct their litigation strategy for title defect resolution, including assisting with the drafting of pleadings, motions, discovery and other litigation documents.• Negotiate with claimant, opposing counsel and internal and agency offices for non-litigation claim resolution, including presenting settlement opportunities and drafting related documents.• Identify opportunities and assist in procurement of loss recovery.• Review requests for indemnification, evaluate circumstances for issuance and issuance, if determined policy liability exists.• Create and present educational claims reduction and handling webinars, internally, to underwriters and title agents.• Review and approve invoices for costs and attorney’s fees.• Supervise and review work product of assistants.

• Investigated, determined coverage and managed 200 - 400 claim files, focused on Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin, submitted under various insurance policies.• Determined need to retain outside counsel and directed their litigation efforts for title defect resolution, including assisting with the drafting of pleadings, motions, discovery and other litigation documents.• Facilitated the recovery of over $400,000 for the company, from both internal and external sources• Attended mediations and other required court appearances and processes

Real Estate, Mortgage Foreclosure, Title Insurance Defense, Evictions and Bankruptcy• Prosecuted foreclosure actions from initial title search through sale confirmation, including drafting pleadings for all stages• Attended default and contested court appearances in Cook and surrounding counties• Examined and prepared closing documents, title searches and conducted real estate closings• Supervised and reviewed work product of law clerks

• Drafted pleadings and documents for mortgage foreclosure actions• Ensured title was clear and property taxes were paid• Researched Illinois law in areas of real estate and judgment liens

Criminal and Traffic Violation Defense, Residential Real Estate Closings