Erin Toll
Director
Colorado Division of Real Estate
Erin Toll is the Director of the Colorado Division of Real Estate, appointed September 2006. Prior to assuming the director role, Erin served as the Deputy Commissioner of Compliance and Market Regulation for the Colorado Division of Insurance. Prior to that, she served as an Assistant Attorney General specializing in regulatory law, and was a litigator and lobbyist in private practice.
Erin is a graduate of the University of Colorado and received her law degree from the University of Virginia.
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Phil Schulman
Partner
K&L Gates
One of the nation’s most widely respected and most recognized RESPA attorneys, Phil Schulman’s national practice focuses on real estate finance and mortgage banking, with specialties in RESPA, the Truth-in-Lending Act and administrative and regulatory compliance matters.
Phil is a former Assistant General Counsel for the Inspector General and Administrative Proceedings Division, H.U.D. Phil will join the legal panel to discuss RESPA, affiliated business arrangements and answer audience submitted questions.
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Justin Ailes
Director of Government Affairs
American Land Title Association
Justin Ailes serves as Director of Government Affairs for the American Land Title Association (ALTA) with responsibilities for federal and state government affairs and grassroots engagement with a focus on enhancing ALTA’s partnership with state land title associations and state governments.
Before joining ALTA, Justin was Deputy Federal Representative for Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels serving as a liaison between the federal government and State of Indiana. Justin spent six years on the staff of U.S. Senator Richard Lugar following time as a legislative assistant in the Indiana State Senate. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Indianapolis.
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Tamara W. Kopp
Senior Enforcement Counsel
Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
Tamara Kopp is Senior Enforcement Counsel for the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration. She leads the Legal/Enforcement Section to advance caseload and complex statewide and nationwide investigations into alleged improper insurance practices. Tamara also litigates license discipline cases through complaints before the Administrative Hearing Commission, cease and desist orders, consent orders, and other administrative actions. She issues No-Action letters and prepares 1033 waivers. Tamara also reviews questions and drafts legal opinions for the Director and Director’s staff.
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Charles C. Cain
President of Alliance Solutions, LLC
Of counsel, The Sterbcow Law Group
Chuck Cain has been in the Title Insurance industry since 1977. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University and the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and Kentucky, several Federal District courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He is former chair of the Real Property section of the Cincinnati Bar Association, a former director of the Cincinnati Mortgage Banker’s Association and a recipient of a special citation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning Fair Housing Best Practices.
A native Cincinnatian, he has been a licensed title insurance agent for over 25 years, was an owner-operator of his own agency for 18 years and corporate officer with LandAmerica for over 10 years. He has spoken before many state land title associations, state and local bar associations, RESPRO, the National Settlement Services Summit, Title Radio, and numerous other groups and classes on the topic of title insurance and compliance. His many articles have been published in state land title publications and in October Research publications.
He has been nationally prominent in the creation and management of compliant affiliated and alliance relationships having been involved in the creation of over 400 such relationships in over 20 states. Having worked in all areas of the title industry and with its customers he brings a great depth of knowledge of all aspects of the real estate industry.
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Richard J. Andreano
Partner
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
Richard Andreano focuses on regulatory compliance, transactional and administrative matters for residential housing and financial clients. His practice includes: Advising lenders, brokers, financial service companies, builders, title companies and real estate professionals regarding matters involving RESPA, TILA, ECOA, FairHA, FCRA, FDCPA, HMDA, information privacy and safeguarding requirements and other federal and state laws; Assisting clients with affiliated business arrangements, marketing and incentive programs, and developing new loan programs and arrangements; Representing clients in RESPA, fair lending/housing and other administrative investigations and enforcement actions.
Rich is counsel to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA) on RESPA reform, and is a frequent speaker on industry matters for MBA, RESPRO, October Seminars, and other organizations Rich also is a faculty member for the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s regulatory compliance school.
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Anne L. Anastasi C.L.T.P.
President
Troon Management Corp.
One of only a few people who hold the coveted Certified Land Title Professional designation showing her excellence in title knowledge, educating others and serving the industry, Anne L. Anastasi has been in the title insurance business for over 25 years. Prior to opening her own agency Genesis Abstract in 1994 she served as Vice President of a regional underwriter, managing branch operations and joint venture arrangements.
In 1999 Anne served as President of the Pennsylvania Land Title Association for which she was the first female President in the Association’s 80-year history. She currently serves as Board Member and as Chairman of the very active Public Relations committee for the American Land Title Association.
In 1996, along with partner Chip Lutz, Anne created Troon Management Corp., a consulting company dedicated to the creation and management of compliant Affiliated Business Arrangements. Anne has been asked by many state associations, title underwriters and national agencies to address their members on this burgeoning trend in our industry.
Anne is a renowned national speaker covering topics such as title insurance, customer service, sales and motivation. In the past seven years she has been the key-note speaker at more than 20 title industry state conventions and has addressed audiences for ALTA and RESPRO. Anne has recently published a book on the art of public speaking called, “Fearless Public Speaking” which has been reviewed as a “must-read” for all business people by Rick Wolff, Editorial Director for Warner Business Book.
Anne graduated with honors from Colgate University with a major in Japanese.
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Francis "Trip" X. Riley, III
Partner and Vice Chair of the Litigation Department
Saul Ewing LLP
Trip Riley is a Partner and Vice Chairman of Saul Ewing’s 100-plus attorney Litigation Department, where he concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation and business torts matters. Trip has authored and co-authored a number of articles on Sect. 8 & 9 RESPA, AfBAs, mark-ups/overcharges and class-action consumer fraud claims.
Trip is a member of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, as well as its Business Torts and Corporate Counsel committees. He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Stephanie Laird Tolson
Counsel
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Stephanie Laird Tolson is counsel in the firm's Houston office. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, appellate law, bankruptcy and insurance coverage and practices in the firm's commercial litigation section.
Stephanie serves on the board of directors and various committees for the Women's Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA). The WBEA certifies women owned businesses in the State of Texas and supports women business owners in developing business with corporate partners such as McGlinchey Stafford and various McGlinchey Stafford clients. Stephanie has also provided legal services to Living Water International, a charity that drills for water wells in developing nations.
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Gregory T. Casamento
Partner
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Gregory Casamento is in the New York office of Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP. Greg’s practice focuses on business, commercial, insurance and intellectual property litigation. He has significant experience litigating matters for his clients before both the State and Federal Courts of New York, and before a variety of New York state administrative bodies. His experience includes litigating trademark infringement claims, contract and restrictive covenants disputes, and insurance coverage issues. Greg’s practice often results in his seeking TROs and preliminary injunctions on behalf of his clients, resulting in his having a high level of knowledge and experience in this area. He also serves as a Neutral in the New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division Mediation Program.
Prior to joining the firm, Greg served as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy. In the Navy, he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for his defense of service members in courts-martial (4 jury trials, 1 bench trial, and 15 sentencing trials) and administrative discharge boards (25), and he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for his prosecution of service members in courts-martial (5 jury trials, 2 bench trials, and 25 sentencing trials).
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Timothy V. (Tim) Kemp
Chief Regulatory and Compliance Counsel
Director of Government Relations
The First American Corporation
Tim Kemp is Chief Regulatory and Compliance Counsel and Director of Government Relations for The First American Corporation, based in Santa Ana, California. A native of Mississippi, Mr. Kemp earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi.
Mr. Kemp serves the First American Family of Companies as its chief legal counsel in areas of regulatory compliance and government relations, overseeing the day to day regulatory affairs of the Company, managing the nationwide licensing efforts of subsidiary companies and providing ongoing legal support and representation to various First American entities and operating segments. He also serves as a legal, regulatory, legislative and political strategist for First American, and state and national trade associations, acting as liaison to regulators, members of the press, analysts and independent auditors as to the regulatory affairs of the Company. Tim provides training and continuing education nationwide to federal and state legislators and insurance industry regulators, First American personnel, agents and customer groups, and various industry groups, in areas of regulatory compliance, changing market conditions and new products and programs. He has helped develop a number of new products for First American companies in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.
Before joining the corporate staff of First American as Vice President and Associate Senior Underwriter, Mr. Kemp was State Counsel for First American’s Mississippi State Office in Jackson. He came to First American after having served as Senior Attorney for the Secretary of State of Mississippi. For several years prior to entering the public sector, he was engaged in the private practice of law.
Mr. Kemp is active in a number of professional associations and community organizations and serves on the boards of First American Homeownership Foundation and The Prentice School.
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Paul H. Schieber
Chairman, Consumer Financial Services/Retail Banking Group
Blank Rome LLP
Paul H. Schieber is the chairman of Blank Rome LLP's Consumer Financial Services/Retail Banking Group, where advises clients on state and federal consumer compliance and regulatory issues, including RESPA, TILA, HMDA, ECOA, usury and federal preemption, as well as warehouse lending, loan sales and securitizations, servicing, mergers and acquisitions, government relations, strategic planning and other business law matters.
Schieber is also co-author of the 6 volume, Pratt's State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans; and co-author of A Lender's Guide to Consumer Compliance and Anti-Discrimination Laws: Complete Coverage of CRA, ECOA and HMDA, published by the Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America. His more than 30 articles have appeared in the ABA Banking Journal, Origination News, Risk Management Assn. Journal, Pennsylvania Law Journal, Loyola Consumer Law Review, Mortgage Banking Magazine, and other publications. His monograph, Federal Regulation of Second Mortgage Lending, 2nd Ed. was published by the National Home Equity Mortgage Association. He is author of the original Allregs© State Law Compliance Module.
Schieber is past Chairman of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Consumer Law Committee and the Philadelphia Bar Association Consumer Financial Services Committee.
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David A. Townsend
President & CEO
Agents National Title Insurance
David A. Townsend is President and CEO of Agents National Title Insurance, a regional title insurance underwriter based in Columbia, Missouri. He founded Agents National Title Insurance to address the needs of independent agents.
Prior to entering the title insurance world, David worked in private law practice in the areas of real estate and insurance defense. He has presented at the Missouri Land Title Association Title School and many other title and real estate seminars. David is a member of the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, and the Missouri Department of Insurance Title Insurance Advisory Committee. David is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law and Drury University.
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Jonathan W. Cannon
Associate
Buckley Kolar LLP
Jonathan Cannon is an associate at Buckley Kolar LLP. Mr. Cannon works with financial institutions, financial services companies, mortgage companies, banks, securities broker-dealers, and other financial services providers regarding federal and state regulation. He advises clients on multi-state licensing, alternative mortgage transactions, and compliance with consumer credit lending laws and regulations such as RESPA, TILA, FCRA, FDCPA, GLBA, ECOA, and HMDA (with an emphasis on mortgage lending), and on responding to examinations and governmental enforcement actions.
Mr. Cannon was is the author of “2008 Survey of RESPA Developments,” 63 Business Lawyer 611 (Feb. 2008) (with Robert M. Jaworski and Joseph M. Kolar). Mr. Cannon received a J.D. from the University of Virginia, an M.A. from Middlebury College, and a B.A. from Colby College.
John D. Socknat
Member
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
John’s practice focuses on state and federal regulatory compliance matters related to the financial services industry. John represents and advises mortgage companies, consumer finance companies, financial institutions, title companies, real estate brokers and secondary market investors on issues such as: state and federal licensing and approval requirements, including those related to stock and asset acquisitions; state laws and regulations concerning fees, disclosures, interest rates, and practices; federal laws including, but not limited to ECOA, FCRA, GLBA (privacy), RESPA & TILA; e-commerce issues, including electronic signatures, electronic storage of records and electronic delivery of disclosures.
John also performs specialized regulatory compliance due diligence on lenders, servicers and other settlement service providers; develops, structures and negotiates business relationships, including joint ventures and asset and stock transactions; assists with structuring operations and developing compliance programs; and represents clients in state and federal enforcement actions.
John is a member of the Advisory Council to the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR), and is working closely with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) in the testing and implementation of the CSBS/AARMR Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS).
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Michael Laurie
Vice President Strategic Development
Silanis Technology
Michael Laurie, co-founder and vice president of Strategic Development, Silanis Technology, oversees product and industry marketing and strategy for the company. With more than 20 years' experience, he is a recognized expert on enterprise solutions for the application and compliance of electronic signatures, vaulting and transactions, and frequently presents on these topics. Mr. Laurie also represents Silanis in industry associations and standards committees related to financial services, insurance and government. He is a founding board member of the Electronic Signatures and Records Association (ESRA).
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Mary Ann Shulman
Senior Staff Counsel
California Department of Insurance
Legal Division, Enforcement Bureau
Mary Ann Shulman is a Senior Staff Counsel for the California Department of Insurance. She has a lead role in major administrative enforcement actions involving improper title insurer practices. She litigates rate and regulatory compliance issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings on behalf of the Insurance Commissioner. She has participated in drafting title regulations to clarify standards for title marketing expenditures and implement recent state law on certification of title marketing representatives.
Mary Ann has also drafted privacy regulations to harmonize with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and state law and serves as the Commissioner’s voting representative on the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan Advisory Committee. Prior to her position with the Department, she was a litigator in private practice.
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Dudley B. Ewen III
Chief Examiner
Maryland Insurance Administration’s Compliance and Enforcement Division
Dudley B. Ewen III is the Chief Examiner for the Maryland Insurance Administration’s Compliance and Enforcement Division. He is responsible for P&C market regulation analysis, examination and investigations of insurance companies, title insurers, premium finance companies and motor clubs. Ewen has been with the division for nearly 30 years, and in 2006, was awarded the Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award by the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society (IRES). The award recognizes one current or former regulator nationally who demonstrates continual commitment to increasing and improving insurance regulatory knowledge through educating regulators, industry and the public.
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Syndie Eardly
Editorial Director
October Research Corporation
Syndie Eardly is the Editorial Director for October Research Corporation, managing the day to day editorial function and content for The Title Report,
The Legal Description and each of the October Research publications.
Syndie is an accomplished industry speaker and is recognized for her insight on high impact matters such as RESPA reform, affiliated arrangements and non-compete clauses.
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