State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of Michigan
home
pay your dues
contact us



real
property law
section




 print this page


SBM general information

member directory

admissions, ethics, and
   regulation


justice initiatives

opinions, research, and
   links


practice management
   resource center


programs and services

public policy resource
   center


publications and
   advertising


sections


for the public
public resources
media resources


Homeward Bound Continuing Legal Education Programs


Call ICLE customer service toll free at (877) 229-4350 to order.
Please provide the name, date, and program code when ordering. Each presentation is $85.00, plus 6% Michigan sales tax, and $9.00 shipping and handling. 2001-2008 Homeward Bound Series can be downloaded at no charge.

2007-2008
2006-2007

2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004

2002-2003
2001-2002

2000-2001
1999-2000
1998-1999
1997-1998


2007-2008 Seminars

November 15, 2007 Basic Michigan Real Estate Practice - Buying, Selling, and Renting 3.1MB
Roger B. Chard  of Chard & Lloyd
Karen Quinlan Valvo  of Reach Reach Fink & Valvo PC
Joseph H. Wener of Couzens Lansky Fealk Ellis Roeder & Lazar PC

December 6, 2007 Water and Real Estate Transactions: Why Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know How to Swim 4.2MB
Jeffrey H. Bednar PE, CFM of Anderson Eckstein and Westrick, Inc.
Paul F. Bohn of Fausone Bohn LLP
Ronald E. Reynolds of Berry Reynolds & Rogowski PC

February 7, 2008 Current Issues in Construction Law (NOT YET AVAILABLE ONLINE)
Lawrence M. Dudek of Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC
James R. Case of Kerr Russell & Weber PLC
Michael T. Lynch of Harley Ellis Devereaux
John M. Sier of Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook
Ronald P. Strote of May Simpson & Strote PC

March 20, 2008 Dealing With Drop Downs, Drop Ups, Defeasance, and Other Complex Transactional Real Estate Issues (NOT YET AVAILABLE ONLINE)
Mark P. Krysinski of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC
Vicki R. Harding of Pepper Hamilton LLP
Michael A. Indenbaum of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
Noam Y. Raz of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC

May 15, 2008 The Urban Village and Form Based Zoning: It’s Not Your Father’s Zoning Ordinance! (NOT YET AVAILABLE ONLINE)
Richard D. Rattner of Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett PC
Bradley K. Strader, AICP of LSL Planning
Keith Edwards of Community Dev. Director and Zoning Administrator, Charter Township of Grand Blanc
David E. Pierson of McClelland & Anderson LLP

2006-2007 Seminars

November 2, 2006 Bankruptcy Sale and Lease Issues - Mastering the Maze 1MB
Vicki R. Harding of Pepper Hamilton LLP
Thomas R. Morris of Silverman & Morris, PLLC
Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly of U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Geoffrey L. Silverman of Silverman & Morris, PLLC

December 7, 2006 The Real (Property) World of Liquor Licensing in Michigan 985KB
Judith Allen of Michigan Liquor Control Comm'n
Sandra M. Cotter of Dykema
Julie Wendt of the Michigan Liquor Control Comm'n
Gerald A. Whalen of the Office of the Attorney General

February 1, 2007 The Site Condominium Approval Process from the Developer and Municipal Perspectives - A View from Both Sides of the Fence 995KB
Mark F. Makower of Dickinson Wright PLLC
Thomas R. Schultz of Secrest Wardle Lynch Hampton Truex & Morley PC

March 29, 2007 Boundary Disputes - What Happens When You Cross the Line? 5.7MB PDF
Raymond J. Donnelly of Raymond J. Donnelly & Associates, Inc.
Ronn S. Nadis of Taubman Nadis & Neuman PC

May 19, 2007 Real Estate Tax Savings Ideas for Your Clients 2MB
William B. Acker of Kemp Klein Law Firm
Dean A. Rocheleau of Plante & Moran PLLC


2005-2006 Seminars

November 3, 2005 Tax Planning for Real Estate Owners 1.1MB
William B. Acker of Kemp, Klein, Umphrey, Endelman & May, PC
Dean A. Rocheleau of Plante Moran, PLLC
Richard A. Shapack of Butzel Long, PC

December 8, 2005 Real Estate Due Diligence
Part 1: Title and Survey Issues 1.1MB
David E. Nykanen of Steinhardt Pesick & Cohen, PC
Anne H. Hiemstra of Fidelity National Title Ins. Co.
Anthony T. Sycko, Jr., P.S. of Kem-Tec & Associates
L. Jeffrey Zauberman of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell Roth & Heller, PC

January 12, 2006 Real Estate Due Diligence
Part 2: Drafting Traps in the Purchase Agreement, Understanding Due Diligence Reports, and Deadlines for Economic Development Incentives
4.6MB
Brian P. Henry of Freeman, Cotton & Norris, PC
Jason M. Horton of REDICO
Nicholas Maloof of Associated Environmental Services, LLC
Steven D. Sallen of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, PC

February 2, 2006 Zoning and Condemnation: 21st Century Update 1MB PDF
H. Adam Cohen of Steinhardt Pesick & Cohen
Norman Hyman of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
Jerome P. Pesick of Steinhardt Pesick & Cohen
David E. Pierson of McClelland & Anderson LLP

April 6, 2006 Movin' On Up: Handling Higher-End Residential Transactions 6.9MB
Richard Kligman of Superb Custom Homes
Sam Messina of Keller Williams Realty
Gregg A. Nathanson of Couzens Lansky Fealk Ellis Roeder & Lazar PC
Dawn M. Patterson of Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Cynthia Price of ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc.

May 11, 2006 Uncovering the Secret to Real Estate Development Tax Incentives 6MB
Kenneth W. Beall of Loomis Ewert Parsley Davis & Gotting PC
Gordon B. Goldie of Plante & Moran PLLC
Randy S. Smith of Atwell-Hicks


2004-2005 Seminars

November 4, 2004 Keeping the Deal Together: How to Avoid Unnecessary Closing Problems and How to Solve Them 2.4MB
Matthew Keir of Liberty Title Co.
Thomas D. Richardson of Liberty Title Co./Investment Property Exchange Services Inc.
Margo B. Rosenthal of Liberty Title Co./Investment Property Exchange Services Inc.

December 2, 2004 How to Create Better Real Estate Forms: Drafting Methods, Tips and Essential Clauses 1MB
James C. Bruno of Butzel Long
Brian P. Henry of Freeman Cotton & Norris PC
Choon Lee of CogniLearn Inc.
Lawrence Shoffner of Lawrence Shoffner PLLC
Nick Stanley of CogniLearn Inc.

January 13, 2005 What Every Real Estate Practitioner Needs to Know About Bankruptcy Law
Paula Osborne of Butzel Long, PC
Lisa Sommers Gretchko of Howard & Howard Attorneys, PC

February 3, 2005 What Every Real Estate Practitioner Needs to Know About Title Insurance
Michael A. Luberto of Chirco Title Co.
Douglas G. Smith of LandAmerica Financial Group

April 7, 2005 Negotiating the Ground Lease for a Commercial Development Project
Mark P. Krysinski of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
Robert R. Nix, II of Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC

May 19, 2005 Real Estate Financing: Negotiating, Documenting, and Closing Deals
Robert D. Mollhagen of Howard & Howard Attorneys, PC


2003-2004 Seminars

October 16, 2003 Delinquent Property Taxes: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Foreclosures
Kevin T. Smith of Revenue Division

December 4, 2003 Utilizing AIA Forms - Construction and Design Contracts in Michigan
Mark L. McAlpine of McAlpine & Associates PC

January 15, 2004 Real Estate Practitioner's Guide to Essential Zoning Law and Administrative Procedures 1MB
Susan K. Friedlaender, of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Richard D. Rattner of Williams Williams Ruby & Plunkett PC

February 5, 2004 Real Estate Practitioner's Guide to Essential Environmental Law 2.7MB
Tony R. Anthony of AKT-Peerless Environmental Consultants Inc.
Neil S. Silver of Strobl & Sharp PC

April 22, 2004 Real Estate Practitioner's Guide to Essential Concepts Concerning LLC's Operating Agreements and Other Related Real Estate Ownership Vehicles
C. Leslie Banas of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Richard H. Schloss of Weisman Young Schloss & Ruemenapp PC
Jeffrey A. Supowit of American Community Dev. Inc.

May 6, 2004 Real Estate Practitioner's Guide to Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions: Selected Topics 1MB
William B. Acker of Kemp Klein Law Firm
Gordon B. Goldie of Plante & Moran PLLC
Dean A. Rocheleau of Plante & Moran PLLC
Richard A. Shapack of Butzel Long


2002-2003 Seminars

November 14, 2002 The Mechanics of Commercial Development from Start to Finish

December 5, 2002 The Mechanics of Commercial Development from Start to Finish

January 16, 2003 Residential Real Estate Transactions 101
Jamie Passon Brooks, House Counsel
Gregg A. Nathanson of Couzens Lansky Fealk Ellis Roeder & Lazar PC
Laura A. N. Nieber of LaSalle Bank Corp
Clarence L. Stone, Jr. of Michigan State Housing Dev. Authority, Office of Legal Affairs
Anthony J. Viviani of Philip F. Greco Title Co.

February 6, 2003 Title Insurance: A Comprehensive Review for Real Estate Attorneys
Lynn Sagar of Metropolitan Title Co.
W.A. Steiner, Jr. of Dykema Gossett PLLC

April 10, 2003 The Future Direction of Brownfields

May 8, 2003 New Strategies Impacting Development: Smart Growth, Sprawl, Land Conservancy & Purchase Development Rights
Norman Hyman of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Edward Barry Stulberg of Edward Barry Stulberg PC


2001-2002 Seminars

October 18, 2001 Condemnation for the Transigator: A Transactional and Litigation Overview
David W. Berry of Berry & Reynolds, PC
Alan S. Levine of Butzel Long, PC
Thomas J. McCarthy of Monaghan, LoPrete, McDonald, Yakima & Grenke

November 15, 2001 Securities Law Aspects of Real Estate Transactions - What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs to Know

December 6, 2001 Telecommunications and Real Estate

January 17, 2002 Commercial Construction Projects: What You Need to Know about Construction Contracts and Liens
Brian P. Henry of Freeman, Cotton & Norris, PC
Matthew C. Norris of Freeman, Cotton & Norris, PC

February 7, 2002 September 11th: Rethinking Real Estate Issues in These Unsettling Times
Michael S. Hale of Cambridge Underwriters Ltd.
Joel D. Kellman of Dykema Gossett PLLC
Susan A. Kovach of Libbey Inc.
Lawrence D. McLaughlin of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Robert R. Nix, II of Kerr Russell and Weber PLC
Charles K. Watters, Jr. of Hines Interests
Creighton J. Weber of Wells Fargo CMB

March 14, 2002 New Urbanism: Innovative Concepts in Mixed Use Developments

April 18, 2002 Emerging Issues in Electronic Transactions

May 9, 2002 Update and Repairs on the Condominium Act


2000-2001 Seminars

October 19, 2000 The Real Estate Attorney's Role in A Business Acquisition
Mark McGowan of Plunkett & Cooney, PC
Jack D. Shumate of Butzel Long, PC

November 9, 2000 Developing the Vacant Corner into the Neighborhood Retail Center: From Acquisition to Zoning
Brian P. Henry of Freeman, Cotton & Norris, PC
Ronald E. Reynolds of Berry & Reynolds, PC
Thomas A. Wardlow of K-Mart Corp.

December 7, 2000 What to Look for in Negotiating Key Loan Documents
Joel D. Kellman of Dykema Gossett
Michael B. Peterman of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC

January 18, 2001 Trust and Estate Issues in Real Estate
Tracy L. Allen of Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, PC
Kenneth F. Silver of Hertz, Schram & Saretsky, PC

February 8, 2001 Handling the Commercial Real Estate Sale and Purchase
Todd M. Fink of Butzel Long
Stephen G. Palms of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC

March 15, 2001 Section One: Economic Incentives and Tools for Real Estate Development
Jeffrey A. Kaczmarek of Michigan Economic Dev. Corp.
Steven R. Opper of Michigan Economic Dev. Corp.

April 12, 2001 Where to Draw the Line: The Role of the Surveyor and Attorney in Boundary Creation and Boundary Dispute Resolution
Patrick A. Karbowski of Butzel Long

May 17, 2001 When the Bubble Bursts: The Next Real Estate Downturn and How It Will Affect Commercial Real Estate
Lawrence M. Dudek of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
Lisa Sommers Gretchko of Pepper Hamilton LLP


1999-2000 Seminars

October 21, 1999
The New Land Title Standards
James E. Reed of Vandervoort, Cooke, McFee, Christ, Carpenter & Fisher, PC
James M. Marquardt of Lewis & Allen, PC
Robert D. Mollhagen of Howard & Howard, PC

November 18, 1999 Issues on the Interrelationship Between Leases and Mortgages
Mark P. Krysinski of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
Margaret D. Petersen of Borders Group, Inc.
Glen M. Zatz of Comerica Incorporated

December 9, 1999 ABC's of Resolving Post Closing Problems and Disputes in the Residential Transactions: Arbitration Before Court?
Tracy L. Allen of Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, PC
Patrick A. Karbowski of Butzel Long, PC

January 20, 2000 Like Kind Exchanges - A Congressionally Blessed Tax Shelter
Margo B. Rosenthal of Chicago Title & Trust Co.
Dean A. Rocheleau of Plante & Moran, LLP
William B. Acker of Kemp, Klein, Umphrey & Endelman, PC

February 10, 2000 Resolution of Real Estate Partnership and Membership Disputes
Martin C. Weisman of Weisman, Trogan, Young & Schloss, PC
Jeffrey A. Supowit of Weisman, Trogan, Young & Schloss, PC
Jeffrey M. Risius, CPA, CFA, ASA of Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

March 16, 2000 Tax Sales and Tax Deeds
Alan S. Levine of Butzel Long, PC
Kevin T. Smith, Assistant Attorney General

April 13, 2000 Real Estate Brokerage Law
William M. Schlecte of William M. Schlecte & Associates, PC
John A. Obee of Morrison, Mahoney & Miller

May 18, 2000 Primer on Zoning: Obtaining Zoning Variances and Exhausting Remedies, etc.
Susan K. Friedlaender of Butzel Long, PC
Joseph F. Galvin of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, LLC


1998-1999 Seminars

October 15, 1998 Profits in Brownfields
(Program Code 1998 30 7191W)
Mark Morante of Michigan Jobs Comm'n
Bruce Rasher of Consumer Renaissance Dev. Corp.
Grant R. Trigger of Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
Fred M. Woodruff, Jr. of Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, LLP

November 19, 1998 Residential Transactions New Construction
(Program Code 1998 30 7192W)
Gregg A. Nathanson of Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, PC
David W. Charron of Charron & Hanisch, PLC
Mary M. Fowlie of Standard Federal Bank
Michael D. Mezey of Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.

December 10, 1998 The Development Process
(Program Code 1998 30 7193W)
Susan K. Friedlaender of Butzel Long
James Clarke of Robertson Brothers

January 21, 1999 Avoiding and Resolving Title Problems
(Program Code 1999 30 7194W)
Catharine B. LaMont of First American Title Ins. Co.
Dennis W. Hagerty of Metropolitan Title Co.

February 25, 1999 AIA Contracts General Conditions
(Program Code 1999 30 7195W)
Sharon J. LaDuke of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
Mark L. McAlpine of McAlpine & McAlpine, PC
Kevin J. Gleeson of Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler & Asher, PC

March 25, 1999 AIA Contracts Defaults and Remedies
(Program Code 1999 30 7196W)
Dennis B. Schultz of Butzel Long
Kenneth H. Adamczyk of Butzel Long

April 15, 1999 Negotiating the Older Commercial Facility Lease
(Program Code 1999 30 7197W)
Robert A. Berlow of Dykema Gossett, PLLC
Kenneth M. Korotkin of Korotkin, Schlesinger & Associates, Inc.
Michael W. Maddin of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth, Heller & Pesses, PC

May 20, 1999 Negotiating Land Contracts and the New Statutory Security Interest in Land Contracts
(Program Code 1999 30 7198W)
Robert R. Nix, II of Kerr, Russell & Weber, PLC
Gary A. Taback of Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, PC


1997-1998 Seminars

October 16, 1997 Practicing Before the Michigan Liquor Control Commission
(Program Code 1997 30 7191W)
Terrance P. Conlin of Conlin & Associates
Thomas J. Giachino of Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood, PC

November 13, 1997 Land Division in Michigan
(Program Code 1997 30 7192W)
David E. Pierson of McClelland & Anderson, LLP
David W. Charron of Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, PLC

December 11, 1997 Real Estate Valuation: Problems and Proofs
(Program Code 1997 30 7193W)
Joseph F. Galvin of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, LLC
Dean Nelson of Nelson Appraisal Co.
Jay L. Messer of Nelson Appraisal Co.

January 22, 1998 Representing the Condominium Unit Purchaser and Regulation of Cable & Satellite Update
(Program Code 1998 30 7194W)
Mark F. Makower of Mark F. Makower & Associates, PC
Robert M. Meisner of Meisner & Associates, PC
Wayne G. Wegner of Wegner & Associates, PC

February 12, 1998 Environmental Issues Affecting the Real Property Practitioner in 1998
(Program Code 1998 30 7195W)
David H. Fink of Fink Zausmer, PC
Thomas C. Phillips of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, LLC

March 12, 1998 Dealing with Non-Consensual Liens
(Program Code 1998 30 7196W)
Lawrence M. Dudek of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, LLC
John A. Stevens of Matheson, Parr, Schuler, Ewald & Jolly, LLP
Ronald P. Strote of May, Simpson & Strote, PC
C. Robert Wartell of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth, Heller & Pesses, PC

April 23, 1998 Anatomy of a Residential Transaction
(Program Code 1998 30 7197W)
Gail A. Anderson of McClelland & Anderson, LLP
Mary M. Fowlie of Standard Federal Bank
Gregory J. Gamalski of Maddin, Hauser, Wartel, Roth, Heller & Pesses, PC
Michael D. Mezey of Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Gregg A. Nathanson of Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, PC

May 21, 1998 The Impact of Bankruptcy on Commercial Real Estate Leases
(Program Code 1998 30 7198W)

Overview of Bankruptcy Law Affecting Commercial Real Estate Leases
Clay E. Ottoni of Clay E. Ottoni, PC
Was the Lease Terminated Before the Tenant Filed Bankruptcy?
Austin M. Hirschhorn of Austin M. Hirschhorn, PC
Larry R. Shoffner of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
What Happens to the Leases Bankruptcy Clause if the Tenant Files Bankruptcy?
Donald J. Hutchinson of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, LLC
Mark P. Krysinski of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC
Special Bankruptcy Issues Affecting Shopping Center Leases
Robert D. Gordon of Erman, Teicher, Miller, Zucker & Freedman, PC
Andrew S. Conway of Miro, Weiner & Kramer, PC