Counsel
Resume:
JAMES W. RAMSEYER
Whitefish Bay Wisconsin
acxnyw@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
First American Title Insurance Company National Commercial Services
Underwriting Counsel December 2015 – September 2016
Large project underwriting and escrow support for transactions throughout the US.
Merit Title, LLC – Brookfield Wisconsin
General Counsel - February 2010 to December 2015
Oversaw commercial and residential underwriting and escrow operations, market development, claims management, and regulatory and agency compliance.
Private Practice – West Bend Wisconsin
December 2008 to February 2010
General practice with emphasis on real estate issues and small business advising.
Chicago Title Midwest Agency Operations
Assistant Vice President - June 2007 to November 2008
Development and maintenance of title insurance agents in the metro Chicago market. Emphasis on compliance with state regulations and title claims management, including containment, investigation and recoupment. 4700 issuing attorney agents in network, with thirty servicing operations providing search and escrow services.
Chicago Title Wisconsin Agency Operations
Assistant Vice President – January 2005 to May 2007
Strategic planning and budgeting for the Wisconsin agent network, together with day to day duties including contract negotiation and enforcement; auditing of agents for product quality control and escrow fund procedures; and production of education programs in live, teleconference, and web based formats. Transaction and underwriting coordinator for large scale commercial projects originating in Wisconsin.
Chicago Title Walworth County Wisconsin
Branch Manager – January 2003 to December 2005
Managed two title production offices and a land records plant in Southeastern Wisconsin. Oversaw conversion of operation from independent agency to Chicago Title branch offices. Total staff of 26.
Chicago Title Wisconsin Agency Operations
Agency Representative – June 1994 to January 2003
Responsible for identification of new agent prospects, education and marketing programs for agents, underwriting and coordination of commercial referral orders to agents, creation of agency publications. Presented average of 8 hours of State Bar approved Continuing Legal Education programs each year for agents and customers.
Schmidt and Rupke SC – June 1988 to June 1994
Associate with seven-member general practice law firm practicing chiefly in real property transactions, construction and development; small-business advising and litigation; individual taxation, and family law.
EDUCATION HISTORY
University of Wisconsin Law School
Juris Doctorate with Dean's List honors May 1988
Admitted to Wisconsin Bar and US District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Master of Library and Information Science - May 1985
Bachelor of Biological Science - December 1983
INTERNSHIPS
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Honorable John L. Coffey - 1988
Preparation of bench memoranda and research memoranda
EMJAY Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1986
Corporate legal department for pension planning and administration firm
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association – Real Property, Trusts and Estate Section
Group Vice-Chairman – Residential, Multifamily and Special Use Group
Member - Governmental Submissions Committee
American Land Title Association
Wisconsin Land Title Association
Milwaukee and Waukesha County Bar Associations
AWARDS
Wisconsin Land Title Association President’s Award 1997
Fidelity National Financial Leadership Development Award 2002
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite
Ramquest and FAST title production software
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