Total Credits: 1 CLE, 1.0 Real Estate Law Specialization
Steal a house with the stroke of pen? Deed fraud is real, and is happening here in Arizona. Through a series of real-world case studies, learn about deed fraud—how is happens, what to look for, and how to fix it.
Speakers:
Presented by Jesi Wolnik, Partner, Davis Miles McGuire Gardner PLLC
With color commentary by John T. Lotardo aka the TITLEMANTM, SVP and National Commercial Counsel for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; and Chadwick L. Campbell, Senior Counsel for Thomas Title & Escrow
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Jesi practices in the areas of real estate transactions, real estate litigation, arbitration/mediation, guardian/conservatorships, and probate.
Bringing more than 23 years of experience as a licensed real estate broker to her practice, Jesi handles a variety of real estate matters including property disputes, deed fraud, clearing clouded titles, tax lien foreclosures, partitions, and she assists brokers during audits or investigations by the Arizona Department of Real Estate.
From 2015-2019, Jesi served as one of the attorneys for the Arizona Association of REALTORS® legal hotline. In 2020 -2021, Jesi served as a subject matter expert for the Arizona Department of Real Estate to help craft the new real estate brokerage exam for the state of Arizona.
, aka the "TITLEMAN"™, is Senior Vice President, Director of Operations and National Commercial Counsel for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. He is the former State Counsel and Senior Underwriter for First American Title Insurance Company for the states of Arizona and Nevada. Previously, Mr. Lotardo was senior vice president and general counsel for Stewart Title & Trust of Phoenix Inc., as well as state underwriting and claims counsel for Stewart Title Guaranty Company. As an Arizona licensed attorney, Mr. Lotardo's practice entails all aspects of real estate, title/escrow and corporate operations. Mr. Lotardo received his Bachelor of Arts with honors and academic distinction from C.W. Post, Long Island University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Arizona State University.
Mr. Lotardo, an active member of the State Bar of Arizona, is a frequent speaker, instructor, retained expert and guest commentator for numerous Escrow, Banking, Realtor® &Title Associations such as ALTA, AEA, ASEA, NEA, AAR, SAR, AMLA, AMBA, among many others. Being past-President of both the Land Title Association of Arizona and the Arizona Trustee Association, he has been a member of many real estate organizations, settlement groups, bankruptcy, lending, foreclosure, legislative, judiciary and corporate organizations locally and nationally. He is a 2016 inaugural recipient of the Arizona Land Title Professional designation and regularly a member on the Arizona Association of Realtors' Residential & Commercial Contract Workgroups and the Education Advisory Committee for the Department of Real Estate. He is also recognized with the Excellence in Underwriting and IMD Hero designation.
Mr. Lotardo is author of numerous articles including the popular "Ask the TITLEMAN"™, which can be found on his website www.askthetitleman.com as well as other sites. He has been a volunteer for Lawyers-On-Call, a public service partnership with Channel 12 News as well appearing on Channel 3's news show: Money Matters. Being a guest commentator for many publications including the Arizona Republic, InBusiness Magazine, The New Times, among others, Mr. Lotardo has also appeared on Talk Radio for KFNX 1100, KFNN 1510 as well as Java with John. He had been the Editor for the Real Property Journal for the State Bar of Arizona, past-Chair for the Arts and Culture Commission for the City of Phoenix, past-participant for the State Bar's Speakers Bureau, Mentor for the Women Law Students' Association, and the Arizona Business Roundtable- an alliance organization between the business community and the Judiciary. Former Governor Napolitano appointed him to the Electronic Recording Commission to develop statewide protocols. He is a "Who's Who" in the legal community as part of The Business Journal's Leading Lawyers Program, the Strathmore's Who's Who, as well as the Cambridge Who's Who Registry demonstrating leadership and achievement in the field of real estate. Recently, he is Chair-Elect and Executive Council Member of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona as well as Chair of the Real Estate Advisory Board for the Maricopa County Recorder.
is responsible for Underwriting and National Commercial Business Development for Thomas Title & Escrow. As a lawyer, advisor, technology leader, and military officer, his career focus has been complex issue management. Since 2015, he has been advising clients on financial and insurance matters. Chad is essentially a deal facilitator-providing underwriting support to our title team, and working with clients to connect them to the various services and resources that Thomas Title offers.
Chad served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft maintenance officer, which included combat duty with a squadron of F-15E fighter jets. After law school, he practiced in Arizona as a civil litigation attorney. In London and Chicago, he ran the EMEA and development operations for a financial-industry software firm. In 2015, he returned to his home state of Arizona, and as a Director for a boutique insurance advisory firm, assisted individual and corporate clients with private placement investments and sophisticated insurance strategies.
He lives in Phoenix with his wife and their three children. He founded a junior tennis program, and is actively involved in the tennis and autism communities. He volunteers at his children's schools, and serves on the Board of Directors of two nonprofits in Phoenix.
Education and Professional Qualifications
• University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law, Juris Doctor
• Duke University, School of Engineering, B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
• FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses (2015-2020)
Community Service and Affiliations
• Chair, State Bar of Arizona, Real Property Section Executive Council (Member, 2019 - present; Chair, 2021-22)
• Member, Arizona Cannabis Bar Association (2019 - present)
• Member, Valley Partnership (2019 - present)
• Valley Leadership (Valley Leadership Institute, Class 38)
• Urban Land Institute Associate Member (2018 - present) ULI Arizona NEXT program (2019 - present)
• Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Board of Directors (2018 - present), Planned Giving Professional Advisory Council (2016 - 2019)
• Board of Directors, Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona (Member, 2016 - present; President, 2021-2022)
• Program Director, ACEing Autism - Phoenix (2017 - present)
• Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee (2009 - present)
• Committee Chair, Phoenix Country Day School Parents' Association (2015 - 2019)
• Member, United States Tennis Association - Phoenix District, Junior Team Tennis Committee (2018-2020)
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