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First American Title
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SC24
Real Estate Never Sleeps (Dissecting Issues That Keep You Up at Night)
Grand Traverse Resort • Traverse City, Michigan
July 17-20, 2024
Program Co-Chairs:
Aileen Leipprandt, Hilger Hammond
Kevin Hirzel, Hirzel Law
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ~ Welcoming Reception
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. ~ Lobbyist Update: Tabitha J. Zimny, Karoub Associates
8:45 – 10:45 a.m. ~ Feature Presentation: Wine, Weddings, and Song –
Zoning Uncorked: Legal Perspectives on Winery Challenges and Other Issues in Navigating Modern Use Regulations
Moderator: Andrew Blodgett, Parker Harvey
Speakers: Joseph Infante, Miller Caneld
Professor Richard Norton, University of Michigan
Matthew Zalewski, Rosati Schultz Joppich & Amtsbuechler
11:00 – Noon ~ Workshops (Choose One)
Aordable Housing – Legal Underpinnings of Transactions in Michigan -
Clarence Stone, Jr., MSHDA and Rochelle Lento, Dykema
Articial Intelligence – Friend or Foe? (Impact of A.I. on the Practice of Law) -
Angela Shapiro, Butzel and Professor Rachel Hammond, Calvin University
Beyond Belief: Fair Housing Fact or Fiction? - Kevin Hirzel, Hirzel Law
The Corporate Transparency Act – Best Practices - Christine Phillips and Angela Gamalski, Honigman
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. ~ Roundtable Discussions (Choose One)
Selected members of the Section will chair discussions. (
See attached list)
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. ~ State of the Law
Rebecca Weekley, Williams Williams Rattner Plunkett & Amy Smith, Makower Abbate Guerra Wegner Vollmer
9:45 - 9:55 a.m. ~ Annual Meeting - Dawn Patterson, First American Underwriters, Chairperson
Land Title Standards Meeting - Kelly A. Myers, Myers & Myers
10:05 – 11:00 a.m. ~ Workshops (Choose One)
Aordable Housing – Legal Underpinnings of Transactions in Michigan -
Clarence Stone, Jr., MSHDA and Rochelle Lento, Dykema
Beyond Belief: Fair Housing Fact or Fiction? - Kevin Hirzel, Hirzel Law
Bridging Generational Gaps – Diversity in Real Estate Practice - Thomas Kabel, Butzel,
Richard Rattner, Williams Williams Rattner and Plunkett, and Samuel Kilberg, Dykema
Economic Development Incentives – What to Know -
Emily Palacios, Miller Johnson and Joseph Agostinelli, Michigan Growth Advisors
11:05 a.m. – Noon ~ Workshops (Choose One)
Articial Intelligence – Friend or Foe? (Impact of A.I. on the Practice of Law) -
Angela Shapiro, Butzel and Professor Rachel Hammond, Calvin University
Bridging Generational Gaps – Diversity in Real Estate Practice - Thomas Kabel, Butzel,
Richard Rattner, Williams Williams Rattner and Plunkett, and Samuel Kilberg, Dykema
The Corporate Transparency Act – Best Practices - Christine Phillips and Angela Gamalski, Honigman
Economic Development Incentives – What to Know
Emily Palacios, Miller Johnson and Joseph Agostinelli, Michigan Growth Advisors
SATURDAY, July 20, 2024
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. ~ Keynote Presentation: Tame the Digital Chaos – Time, Task, Email & Distraction Management
in an Age of Information Overload - Paul Unger, Esq., Anity Consulting Group, Atlanta, GA
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. ~ Roundtable Discussions (Choose Two)
Selected members of the Section will chair discussions. (
See attached list)