Real Estate closings

I’m spending today in a seminar on Real Estate closings. My reasons for attending this seminar are two-fold; first, although I don’t usually handle real estate closings (I’ve worked on a few in my career), I do handle the lawsuits that arise out of them – as a Fox special would say, “When Good closings go bad.”

It makes me better at litigating real estate claims to know best practices – that is, my ability to be able to spot something wrong in the myriad of closing documents is a big help, making me more efficient at serving you.

The second reason is to meet attorneys who do handle real estate closings – it’s not uncommon for attorneys to specialize in transactions (such as closing) and not handle much litigation. Attorney to attorney referrals can be important to you, the client, because it allows you to obtain the services of a specialist without having to find another attorney yourself. It is not uncommon for non-litigators to refer their litigation matters to me, while I would refer a closing, or estate planning needs to them. In the end, everyone wins – the attorneys do that they do best (which generally means doing it better and cheaper) while you get the specialized service you deserve.