Real Estate Insurance
Resume:
Charlotte, NC *****
*****.*****@*****.***
Kelly G. Levan
Experience
**/**** ** ******* ***** Fargo Bank, Charlotte, NC (Contractor through DISYS)
Client Service Consultant – Community Lending and Investment (Equity)
Order credit investigations, review and complete compliance requirements and prepare a search Matrix.
Review and upload due diligence materials received various transaction participates.
Complete and review post-closing tasks, including but not limited to, compliance checklists, file maintenance, verify deal information and update bank systems accordingly.
10/2016 to 11/2016 Sam’s Real Estate, LLC, Matthews, NC (Contractor)
Paralegal
Assisted with a special research project to identify potential sites for acquisition of gas stations and convenience stores in North and South Carolina.
5/2015 to 7/2016 Chicago Title Insurance Company, Charlotte, NC
Commercial Underwriter
Review preliminary title opinions and recorded real estate records.
Underwrite and prepare title commitments and review surveys for commercial real estate transactions.
Review documents to determine whether insurable and recordable in various jurisdictions. Review corporate entity documents and resolutions.
Review and prepare loan and owner’s title policies.
Review closing statements and handle commercial real estate closings.
4/2013 to 3/20/2015 American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Contractor through Carolina Legal Staffing 4/8/2013 – 12/5/2013)
Paralegal
Review, draft and assemble closing documents for commercial real estate purchases and dispositions, including but not limited to, deeds, bills of sale, resolutions and closing statements. Coordinate closings of commercial real estate purchases and dispositions.
Order and review due diligence reports (i.e. ESA, PCR, appraisals and zoning). Some title and survey review.
Prepare and file corporate documents, including but not limited to, formations, qualifications, amendments, dissolutions and LLC agreements.
Assist with merger and acquisitions of large multi-site real estate transactions, including but not limited to, due diligence review, preparation and review of closing documents and closing statements. Coordinate commercial real estate closings.
7/2012 to 1/2013 Winston & Strawn, LLP, Charlotte, NC
Finance Paralegal
Review, draft and assemble closing documents for finance closings, including but not limited to, notes, credit agreements, collateral and security agreements, secretary’s certificates, assignments, various closing certificates, and IP notices.
Order lien searches. Review and draft lien summary. Draft UCC-1 and UCC-3 statements for filing.
Prepare and coordinate closing checklist.
Review documents, organize the execution of documents and maintain files for closings and follow up as necessary on outstanding closing documentation.
Assemble closing binders.
10/2010 to 7/2012 ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (Contractor through Kelly Law Registry)
Paralegal – Fuels Marketing
Review, draft and assemble closing documents for commercial real estate closings, including but not limited to, deeds, bills of sale, trust agreements, escrow instructions, assignments, affidavits, FIRPTA affidavits.
Reviewed and approved ALTA surveys and title insurance commitments/policies for commercial real estate transactions (gas stations/convenience stores).
Review documents, organize the execution of documents and maintain files for closings and follow up as necessary regarding outstanding documentation.
Perform legal research.
8/2009 to 8/2010 Shapiro & Brown, LLP (fka Shapiro & Burson, LLP), Fairfax, VA
Bankruptcy Paralegal
Prepared Motions for Relief, Proof of Claims and Plan Objections for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases for the Lender/Servicer.
Prepared and docketed Motions, Proof Claims, Plan Objections and other various bankruptcy documents with U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Reviewed and sorted incoming bankruptcy mail.
Updated client systems to keep them apprised of Debtor's bankruptcy status.
8/2007 to 02/2009 Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, Vienna, VA
Corporate Paralegal
Assembled closing binders for commercial real estate finance loans and mergers and acquisitions.
Reviewed, drafted and assembled closing documents for commercial real estate finance closings, including but not limited to, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignment of leases and rents, deeds, bills of sale, escrow instructions, affidavits and FIRPTA affidavits.
Prepared, maintained, updated, organized and filed corporate and partnership documents, certifications of incorporation, merger, dissolution documents, corporate record books, corporate seals and stock certificates, stock ledgers, bylaws, organizational and shareholder resolutions
Prepared and filed UCC financing statements in the proper jurisdictions.
Assembled and reviewed due diligence information for individual and large multi-site commercial real estate transactions as representation for Lender’s counsel.
Reviewed and approved ALTA surveys and title insurance commitments/policies for commercial real estate transactions.
Assisted in the preparation and timely filing of various Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Researched state statutes and interacted with state and federal agencies.
Reviewed deal structures and obtained appropriate lien searches, good standing certificates and authority documents for closings.
3/2006 to 8/2007 Hogan Lovells (fka Hogan & Hartson, LLP), McLean, VA
Corporate Real Estate Paralegal
Assembled closing binders for commercial real estate loans.
Prepared and filed UCC financing statements in the proper jurisdictions.
Assembled and reviewed due diligence information for individual and large multi-site commercial real estate transactions, as representation for Lender’s counsel.
Reviewed, drafted and assembled closing documents for commercial real estate finance closings, including but not limited to, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignment of leases and rents, deeds, bills of sale, escrow instructions, affidavits and FIRPTA affidavits.
Prepared, maintained, updated, organized and filed corporate and partnership documents, certifications of incorporation, merger, dissolution documents, corporate record books, corporate seals and stock certificates, stock ledgers, bylaws, organizational and shareholder resolutions.
Reviewed and approved ALTA surveys and title insurance commitments/policies for commercial real estate transactions.
Reviewed deal structures and obtained appropriate lien searches, good standing certificates and authority documents for closings.
10/2004-3/2006 Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, McLean, VA
Real Estate Paralegal
Assembled closing binders for all commercial real estate finance loans.
Prepared, maintained, updated, organized and filed corporate and partnership documents, certifications of incorporation, merger, dissolution documents, corporate record books, corporate seals and stock certificates, stock ledgers, bylaws, organizational and shareholder resolutions.
Assembled due diligence information for individual and large multi-site commercial real estate transactions.
Reviewed deal structures and obtained appropriate lien searches, good standing certificates and authority documents for closings.
Reviewed and approved ALTA surveys and title insurance commitments/policies for commercial real estate transactions.
Reviewed, drafted and assembled closing documents for commercial real estate finance closings, including but not limited to, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignment of leases and rents, deeds, bills of sale, escrow instructions, affidavits and FIRPTA affidavits.
11/2003 – 10/2004 Troutman Sanders, LLP, McLean, VA
Finance Paralegal
Assembled closing binders for all commercial real estate finance loans and/or structured finance loans.
Reviewed, drafted and assembled closing documents for real estate closings, including but not limited to, deeds of trust, mortgages, assignment of leases and rents, deeds, bills of sale, escrow instructions, affidavits and FIRPTA affidavits.
Prepared and filed UCC financing statements in the proper jurisdictions.
Assembled due diligence information for large multi-site commercial real estate transactions as representation for the Lender and/or Borrower’s counsel.
Reviewed deal structures and obtained appropriate lien searches, good standing certificates and authority documents for closings.
Reviewed and approved ALTA surveys and title insurance commitments/policies for commercial real estate transactions.
Researched state statutes and interacted with state and federal agencies.
5/1999 – 11/2003 BB&T, Winston-Salem, NC
Real Estate Paralegal
Analyzed and reviewed of new and existing commercial lease agreements, estoppel certificates, subordination and non-disturbance agreements and lease amendments.
Coordinated documents and activities involving bank mergers, lease amendments, lease agreements, lease abstracting and lease assignments.
Negotiated commercial lease agreements, lease amendments, termination agreements.
Drafted commercial lease agreements, lease amendments, lease assignments, tenant lease agreements and indemnification agreements for new, existing and bank merger related locations.
Reviewed and approved closing binders, ALTA surveys, and title insurance policies for all bank property.
Supervised all merger related projects, including but not limited to, due diligence, database conversion, maintenance and support and temporary employees (up to 5 individuals) employed on commercial real estate projects.
Education
American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc., Greensboro, NC
Paralegal Certificate, ABA Approved Program
University of North Carolina-Greensboro Greensboro, NC
B.A., Political Science and History
*North Carolina Notary Public
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