Description
Course Description
This course will delve into various areas of real estate transactions (both residential and commercial) that could result in problems, delays, disputes, and even litigation, and will guide the attendees on how to hopefully minimize and even avoid such situations throughout the entire real estate transaction process, from pre-signing through closing. Additionally, the course will provide numerous opportunities for ethical considerations and how to avoid running afoul of the governing laws and rules.
Learning Objectives:
- Identifying some of the more “problematic” real estate contract provisions
- Gaining a better understanding of how to avoid certain contract/closing problems before a contract is fully executed.
- Tips for communicating with clients about certain contract provisions and setting realistic expectations during the contract negotiation process.
- Gaining better insight as to how to handle contract/closing problems when they arise.
- Avoiding potential ethical and legal problems
Faculty: Paul H. Minoff, Esq. | Vice President, National Commercial Services, SE Region
CATIC Commercial
Program Date:April 23, 2024 1:00PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
Creits 2 General Includin 2 Ethics and 2 Real Estate
Paul Minoff has been an attorney in Florida for over 24 years. Throughout his noteworthy career, Paul has practiced in the areas of complex commercial litigation, business litigation, banking and financing, real estate transactions and litigation, and landlord/tenant transactions and litigation. For the past 8 years, Paul’s practice has largely focused on handling commercial real estate matters, residential real estate matters, title curative matters, and landlord-tenant matters.
Paul started his career at Holland & Knight before going in-house at Washington Mutual Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and then Fidelity National Title Insurance Company. Paul resumed his private practice at Gray Robinson, where he has been a shareholder and director since August 2013. In mid-May 2023, Paul joined CATIC, a regional title insurance underwriter based out of Connecticut as a Vice President and Commercial Sales Manager, with the express charge of growing and further developing its commercial title operations throughout the Southeastern United States.
Aside from his professional responsibilities, Paul serves as a board member and legal counsel for the CREW Fort Lauderdale/Raton Chapter and also as a board member HANDY/H.O.M.E.S, a charitable organization. Paul is also active with a number of other commercial real estate-related organizations as well as charitable organizations.
Paul has also received a number of accolades throughout his career: Best Lawyers in America, 2015-2023 (Commercial Litigation); Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, Top Lawyers, 2020; CREW Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton Chapter Member of the Year, 2019; Florida Trend, Legal Elite, Up and Comer, 2007; Holland and Knight LLP- Pro Bono Champ, 2006; The Holland and Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. – The Opening Doors for Children Award, 2003; and Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County, Inc. – Director of the Year, 2001.
