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Insurance Real Estate

Location:
Atlanta, GA
Posted:
October 08, 2014

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Elliott B. Smith, Esq.

**** ***** ***** *****

Atlanta, Georgia 30319

Phone: 678-***-****

Email: acga06@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Attorney with a strong background in commercial, industrial and residential real estate,

title insurance underwriting, land use and zoning, commercial, industrial and residential

development, leasing, municipal permitting and governmental regulations.

EDUCATION

• Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA, J.D., 2000

• University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Bachelor of Arts, 1995

Major – Political Science

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

2013-2014

Land Services USA, Inc. – Atlanta, GA

• Commercial Underwriting Counsel

• Title Insurance underwriting for the regional office of National Title Insurance

Agency

• Agency with First American Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title

Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and Commonwealth Title

Insurance Company

• Underwriting Title Insurance for multi-state acquisitions and refinancing of

industrial, commercial, multifamily and healthcare facilities

• Review of commercial closing documents, purchase and sale agreements and

due diligence involving title clearance matters

• Review and response to title objections letters

• Correspondence with commercial closing attorneys

2012-2013

Elliott B. Smith, P.C., Attorney at Law, Atlanta, GA

• Residential real estate closings

• Title examinations

• Contract review

• Collections

• Legal Research – FastCase and Westlaw Next

• Review of closing and settlement documents

• Review of title insurance commitments and final policies

2000-2012

Lipscomb, Johnson, Sleister, Dailey & Smith, LLP, Attorneys at Law,

Cumming, GA

Commercial and residential real estate closings

Preparation of deeds, security instruments and easements

Land Use – Zoning and variances

Permitting – Environmental and municipal, restaurant and business licensing

Ordinance violations

Title examinations

Property tax appeals

Business transactions

Review and drafting of local ordinances

1999-2000

Pettigrew & Associates, P.C., Atlanta, GA

Assistant to Harry W. Pettigrew, Bankruptcy Trustee

Assisted Bankruptcy Trustee in managing Chapter 7 cases

Filing of pleadings and documents in United States Bankruptcy Court,

Northern District of Georgia

1998

Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA

Summer internship main library

Conducted legal research on behalf of partners and associates

1996-1998

Sutherland, Asbill, & Brennan, Atlanta, GA

Support Services Division

Document review and preparation



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