Real Estate Insurance

STEPHEN R. GARCIA-VIDAL

Attorney at Law

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Miami, Florida 33144

305-***-**** - Cell phone

E-Mail - ************@**************.***

Experience:

Stephen R. Garcia-Vidal, P.L.L.C./Garcia-Vidal Law Firm, Partner, June 2004 – Present:

Areas of Practice: (1) Commercial and Residential Real Estate closings; (2) Probate and Guardianship; (3) Wills and Trusts; (4) Corporate law; (5) Mortgage law; (6) Foreclosures; (7) Representation of lenders in residential and commercial closings; (8) Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney Ad Litem in and for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Miami-Dade County, Florida – Foreclosure cases; (9) Zoning; (10) Drafting commercial leases: (11) Drafting seller’s documents; (12) Drafting escrow agreements and purchase and sale agreements; (13) Landlord/Tenant and Property management cases: (14) Representation of private lenders; (15) Shareholder agreements; (16) corporate resolutions; (17) General counsel to foreign corporation; (18) Corporate purchase and sale agreements.

First National Title and Insurance Services, Inc./Stephen R. Garcia-Vidal, P.A., May, 2003 to June, 2004:

Duties included the following: (1) Managed title company; (2) Title examinations; (3) Commercial and residential real estate closings.

Lawyers Advantage Title Group, Miami, Florida, Managing Attorney, July 2001 – April, 2003: Duties included the following: (1) Managed title company; (2) Real estate closings of HUD properties; (3) Title examinations.

Glantz and Glantz, P.A., Plantation, Florida, Associate Attorney, April, 2000 - March, 2001:

Practiced in the following areas: (1) Residential and commercial real estate (2) Business closings; (3) Corporate law.

Nicklaus and Wicks, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida, Associate Attorney, February, 1999 - September, 1999:

Duties included the following: (1) Civil litigation – state and federal courts; (2) Motion Calendars and depositions.

Sole Practitioner, Coral Gables, Florida, September 1998 - March 1999; September 1999 - May 2000;

March, 2001 - July, 2001: Practiced in the following areas: (1) Representation of lenders in foreclosure cases; (2) Title examinations; (3) Probate; (4) Commercial and residential real estate closings; (5) Civil litigation/commercial litigation – state courts.

Law Clerk/Consultant: 1993-1998: I worked as an independent contractor with many corporate law departments and law firms. Duties included the following: Drafted articles of incorporation, licensing agreements, declaration of

condominium, stock and purchase agreement, shareholder minutes, and corporate resolutions.

Chambers of the Honorable Martin D. Kahn (Retired), Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk, April, 1994 - October, 1994.

Chambers of the Honorable Mario P. Goderich (Retired), Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk, Fall, 1987.

Education:

William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. 1993):

Legal Practicum Clinic: Contract Drafting Clinic; Comparative law clinic

Authored the following articles: (a) LOCAL GOVERNMENT: “The Development of Obscenity Law”; (b) LAND USE: “Historic Preservation throughout Europe and the U.S. . . .”

Former President of the Hispanic Law Students= Association

Legal Writing Advisor

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (B.A., 1987):

Dean’s List; Bowman Ashe Scholarship

Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida (A.A. 1985):

Dean’s List

Memberships/Licenses: Florida bar; U.S. District Court, Southern District, Middle District, and Northern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; Cuban American Bar Association, Attorneys Title Insurance Fund; Florida Licensed Mortgage Broker.

Associations: Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Miami – Member of the Board of Directors (2006-2007).

Skills:

Fluent in Spanish.

Computer literate in numerous software programs.

Faculty:

Adjunct Professor, Legal Studies Institute, Florida International University Law School – 2012 - 2013

Lecturer for National Business Institute regarding Real Estate and Title seminars - 2005 – Present

Business Law Tutor, Brewer Group, University of Miami Executive MBA Program – June, 2015.

Publications: “Practice Pointers: Estate Planning Considerations”, CABA BRIEFS, Winter, 2006 Issue;

“Practice Pointers: Estate Planning 101”, CABA BRIEFS, Fall/Winter, 2007 Issue;

“Florida Real Estate Title: Identifying Defects and Finding Solutions”, National Business Institute, October, 2005;

“How to Obtain Good Title in Real Estate Transactions”, National Business Institute, February, 2007;

“Resolving Real Estate Title Defects”, National Business Institute, June 2007;

“Real Estate Closings A-Z: Navigate Your Closings with Confidence, National Business Institute, March, 2008;

“Title Law in Florida”, National Business Institute, February, 2008.

“Examining and Resolving Title Issues”, National Business Institute, December, 2008.

“Negotiating Real Estate Loan Terms and Workout Options”, April, 2010.

References: Available upon request.

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