Comments for Georgia Real Property Law Section http://garealpropertylaw.com Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:28:11 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Comment on New Listserve User Agreement by Larry Feldman http://garealpropertylaw.com/2011/05/new-listserve-user-agreement/#comment-366 Larry Feldman Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:28:11 +0000 http://www.garealpropertylaw.com/?p=852#comment-366 I have submitted information to get on the Listserv. How long does it usually take? Larry I have submitted information to get on the Listserv. How long does it usually take?

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]]> Comment on RPLS launches Member Area for website by Alexandra Rason Coons http://garealpropertylaw.com/2011/06/rpls-launches-member-area-for-website/#comment-365 Alexandra Rason Coons Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:29:11 +0000 http://garealpropertylaw.com/?p=944#comment-365 I need immediate help! I signed up for my log-in information again this morning (in which I may already have an account but of course can't find it). I'm a current RPLS Member and have accessed the forms library before (but again, cannot find log-in information). I need to obtain the Supplement to the Model Legal Opinion form ASAP and I can't get to it. PLEASE HELP! Thanks so much!!! Alex Rason Coons I need immediate help! I signed up for my log-in information again this morning (in which I may already have an account but of course can’t find it). I’m a current RPLS Member and have accessed the forms library before (but again, cannot find log-in information). I need to obtain the Supplement to the Model Legal Opinion form ASAP and I can’t get to it. PLEASE HELP! Thanks so much!!!

Alex Rason Coons

]]> Comment on Request for Formal Advisory Opinion on Witness Only Closings by Robert L. Moore Jr. http://garealpropertylaw.com/2011/01/request-for-formal-advisory-opinion-on-witness-only-closings/#comment-7 Robert L. Moore Jr. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:16:09 +0000 http://www.garealpropertylaw.com/?p=743#comment-7 I think it is unfortunate that this position has been taken rather than a position to educate those attorneys who conduct witness only closings. Many of the attorneys that I have met who engage in this practice area do so mostly out of necessity. Most of them were not hired by law firms once they graduated, however, each has serious obligations to satisfy and for many these types of closings are there only means of support. The selection process of firms results in many new grads being unemployed rather than employed with a particular law firm. I think a better position to take is for attorneys to help one another, that is to educate rather than eradicate. I'm not stating that the current process may posssess faults; however, many states do permit the same types of closings without an attorney present. In fact the closings are conducted in Washington, DC with just a notary. To make witness closings an unauthorized practice of law in Georgia, will also bring up consitutional questions regarding the interference with interstate commerce. I believe a better solution is to determine the best method to manage this process. I think it is unfortunate that this position has been taken rather than a position to educate those attorneys who conduct witness only closings.

Many of the attorneys that I have met who engage in this practice area do so mostly out of necessity. Most of them were not hired by law firms once they graduated, however, each has serious obligations to satisfy and for many these types of closings are there only means of support. The selection process of firms results in many new grads being unemployed rather than employed with a particular law firm.

I think a better position to take is for attorneys to help one another, that is to educate rather than eradicate. I’m not stating that the current process may posssess faults; however, many states do permit the same types of closings without an attorney present. In fact the closings are conducted in Washington, DC with just a notary.

To make witness closings an unauthorized practice of law in Georgia, will also bring up consitutional questions regarding the interference with interstate commerce.

I believe a better solution is to determine the best method to manage this process.

]]> Comment on Residential Closing CLE by Curtis L. Hubbard, Jr. http://garealpropertylaw.com/2010/02/residential-closing-cle/#comment-3 Curtis L. Hubbard, Jr. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:43:52 +0000 http://test1.combsventures.com/?p=178#comment-3 Are the written materials for this seminar still available? If yes, how can I obtain the materials? Are the written materials for this seminar still available? If yes, how can I obtain the materials?

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