Total Credits: 4.0 MCLE, 1.0 Ethics, 4.0 Kansas Credit, 1.0 Kansas Ethics
(Exact times are subject to change)
8:30 – 8:35 AM | Welcome Message
Planning Co-Chairs: Carrie L. Hermeling, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis; Harry M. (Mark) Murray IV, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis
8:35 – 9:25 AM | Record Retention Policy
Speaker: Laura C. Robinson, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
Every company needs a record retention plan to protect itself from liability, particularly given the explosion of data in the digital age. For our construction, development, and design clients, as well as the owners of the projects, this can be a daunting task. Our clients handle an enormous amount of data and information—from CAD and BIM records to paper blueprints in the warehouse. Appropriately preserving this information when they are faced with producing documents and records for litigation is critical. However, in today’s digital age it is not easy or cost effective to maintain large amounts of digital and paper records. This program will explain why construction clients need a policy, what records must be identified and preserved, and offer best practices and protocols when considering discarding older records.
9:25 – 10:15 AM | COVID and its Effect on Leasing, Lending, and Foreclosures
Moderator: Thomas J. Fritzlen, Jr., Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Kansas City
Speakers: Gregory D. Todd, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Kansas City, Beverly M. Weber, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Kansas City; Amy T. Ryan, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis
Panelists from Armstrong Teasdale LLP will share their thoughts and experiences looking back at COVIDs effects on leasing, lending, and foreclosures in Missouri and possible expectations in each of these areas as the pandemic appears to lighten.
10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break
10:30 – 11:20 AM | Updates in Title Insurance/Real Estate
Speaker: John T. Banjak, Banjak & Associates, LLC, Clayton
11:20 AM – 12:10 PM | Ethical Responsibilities Associated with Remote Real Estate Practice
Speaker: John D. Donnelly, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
Remote and/or virtual practice may be here to stay for many real estate lawyers. This program reviews a variety of professional rule requirements implicated with a remote or virtual practice such as competency requirements, the remote supervision of lawyers and non-lawyers, multi-jurisdiction practice concerns and the cybersecurity/confidentiality risks inherent in a virtual or remote office.
12:10 PM | Adjourn
John T. Banjak, Esq. is a principal and general counsel of True Title Company, LLC, a full-service residential and commercial title agency based in St. Louis, Missouri, and managing member of Banjak & Associates, a law firm specializing in real estate and business transactions. John earned his B.S. degree in Finance from Indiana University and his J.D. law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He has extensive experience in all facets of the title insurance & real estate industries from a legal, title underwriting and consulting standpoint.
Before opening True Title in 2012, John served as president and general counsel for three reputable St. Louis title agencies and as regional underwriting counsel for a national title insurance underwriter. He also served as senior vice president and general counsel for Pulaski Bank. Prior to entering the title insurance field, John worked as a private practice attorney and as an assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri.
He is licensed to practice law in Missouri, and is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. John lectures frequently on real estate and title-related matters for organizations such as National Business Institute, Lorman Educational Services, Missouri Land Title Association and The Missouri Bar. He previously taught real estate law as an adjunct instructor for the St. Louis Community College District. Community involvement has included serving as Civil Service Hearing Commissioner for Metropolitan Sewer District and Chairman of City of Kirkwood Citizen’s Finance Committee, and currently as board member for AMIkids St. Louis and Kirkwood School District Foundation Board.
John Donnelly researches and counsels the firm’s attorneys on conflicts of interest issues, supervises and provides training to staff on conflicts clearing functions, drafts conflicts waiver letters, reviews client engagement materials, and assists with other risk management projects. He received his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law; M.P.A. from Saint Louis University; and his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, history, political science.
Tom Fritzlen, Jr., is a partner in the firm’s Financial and Real Estate Services practice group. He represents some of the largest financial institutions in the country and has substantial experience in general civil and complex litigation involving commercial transactions, banking, creditors' rights, real estate and construction.
He has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, acted as lead trial counsel in numerous bench and jury trials in state and federal courts, successfully resolved numerous matters through mediation, and has won arbitration awards in construction and creditors’ rights matters.
Tom’s practice is founded on preparation and communication, and his incredibly strong skills in these areas lend to his success in developing creative solutions for his clients. A dedicated problem-solver, Tom employs a proactive approach in counseling his clients and ensures integrity in every interaction.
Under his direction, Tom’s prior firm was a 10-time winner of the United States Foreclosure Network (USFN) Diamond Award of Excellence, demonstrating his commitment to high quality.
A frequent speaker, Tom has presented at national and local legal and creditor’s rights conferences, and numerous educational seminars approved for CLE, as well as at dozens of onsite client trainings and industry events. He has covered topics including commercial transactions, mechanic’s liens, Missouri and Kansas foreclosure, eviction, litigation and bankruptcy, and topics related to practice management and information technology.
Tom is also passionate about and active in mentoring other attorneys at the firm with a focus on the future of the legal profession.
Carrie Hermeling leads the firm’s Real Estate, Development & Construction industry team. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute and Commercial Real Estate Women and frequently speaks on topics relevant to the real estate, development and construction industries.
Carrie has been lead litigation counsel in real estate, development and construction-related disputes, including claims involving construction projects, real estate sale contracts, commercial leases, broker agreements, easements and restrictive covenants; foreclosures (nonjudicial and judicial) and post-foreclosure other real-estate owned (OREO) title-related and land use-related claims; real estate tax sales and appeals; valuation litigation in the eminent domain context involving commercial and residential properties; development-related disputes involving land acquisition, rezoning, conditional-use permits, and mechanics’ liens; receiverships relating to restaurants and apartment complexes; and constitutional challenges to economic incentive financing and governmental actions.
Mark Murray concentrates his practice in real estate and related matters, including transactions, leasing, real estate lending, secured transactions, loan workouts and foreclosures, development projects, easement law, eminent domain and property disputes. He advises clients ranging from publicly traded companies and banks to individual commercial real estate investors and municipalities on a wide variety of projects. These encompass smaller investments under $1 million to deals in excess of $25 million.
He also represents both landlords and tenants in the negotiation and enforcement of commercial leases. Mark handles other real estate-related matters including property tax appeals and exemptions and eminent domain issues. His experience includes helping clients with various municipal issues, including subdivision approvals, re-zonings, variances, conditional uses and other matters.
In addition to his regular practice, Mark provides pro bono legal services for several religious and charitable organizations.
Amy Ryan is a partner in the firm’s Financial and Real Estate Services practice group with more than 20 years of experience handling real estate litigation and creditors’ rights matters.
Amy has worked on several major federal litigation cases involving complex title insurance coverage as well as a multimillion-dollar action for fraud and replevin of farm equipment and crops. Her practice often involves real estate, consumer lending, creditors’ rights and business law.
Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Amy was a shareholder and managing partner for the St. Louis office of another Missouri law firm.
Gregory Todd is a partner in the firm’s Financial and Real Estate Services practice group, focusing on real estate and creditors’ rights matters in both Missouri and Kansas. He is particularly skilled in matters involving foreclosure law and resolution of real estate title defects.
Greg represents banks, mortgage servicers and individuals and they rely on his knowledge of the complexities and nuances related to this area of the law. He also has significant experience in drafting both commercial and residential loan documents, as well as handling commercial real estate transactions.
Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Greg was a shareholder at another Kansas City area law firm. Before that, he worked as an attorney at a Kansas-based default servicing company.
Beverly Weber is a partner in the firm’s Financial and Real Estate Services practice group with nearly 20 years of experience. She is committed to the success of her clients and handles contentious matters, primarily in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, at both the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court.
Her matters often involve banking, real estate, consumer lending, creditors’ rights, insurance defense, probate litigation and business law. Further, Bev has extensive experience handling commercial loan transactions from origination through default and into litigation.
Bev has built her reputation speaking locally and nationally to industry members and clients, and for continuing legal education credit, in the areas of secured transactions, litigation trends, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, financial compliance and real estate titling.
Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Bev was a shareholder at another Kansas City area firm.
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