Real Estate Sales

RANDY E. BERLEW

***** ********** **, ***. *** Telephone: 706-***-****

Omaha, Nebraska 68114 email: ************@*****.***

OVERVIEW

I am a highly organized and focused legal professional with strong real estate and contracts experience in commercial and residential areas, including title, leasing, financing, mortgage default and foreclosure, acquisition, disposition and development projects. I have the ability to handle a wide variety of related unique contracts, negotiate complex transactions with a strong solution focus and aptitude for working effectively individually or as part of a team. I have the proven ability to identify relevant business and legal issues, balance multiple business priorities and initiatives and administer complex assignments simultaneously. I believe any successful venture requires collaboration in a respectful and motivated corporate environment and training and mentoring on all principal required skills is a high priority.

Professional Experience

In-house Claims Counsel Fidelity National Title Group, Omaha, NE 2010

Handled complicated title insurance and escrow claims from more than 21 states for various national underwriters. Managing claims in the amount of several hundred dollars up to $4,000,000.00. Topical experience areas included title, real estate, mortgage default and foreclosure, bankruptcy, construction defect liability, probate, business and contracts.

• Investigated title and escrow claims and issued written coverage determinations per policy and/or closing protection letters.

• Constructed and administered resolutions applying policy and state and federal laws.

• Created legal strategies, retain and coordinate litigation services delivery with outside counsel.

• Participated in mediations and negotiations, drafted and reviewed settlement, subordination, indemnity and release agreements.

• Managed claim load of 160 to 230 per month and over 250 claims from inception to completion.

• Respond to Department of Insurance inquiries and comply with regulatory standards.

Associate Attorney, Tiffany Jones-Ellenberg, Attorney at Law, P.C., Madison, GA 2007-2010

Managed real estate practice and handled areas of trust and estate planning and small business practice.

• Represented buyers and sellers in deals, involving the acquisition and disposition of commercial and residential properties, closing and title services for 20 to 60 transactions per month.

• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed contracts, installment contracts, assignment agreements, escrow agreements, release agreements, promissory notes, mortgages, restrictions, covenants, declaration, association bylaws and easement.

• Documented all due diligence.

• Negotiated and drafted commercial leases.

• Abstracted, examined and cleared various real estate title and survey issues.

• Foreclosure services and negotiation short sales.

• Negotiated and drafted business organization agreements, operating agreements, assets sales, and financing.

• Drafted simple and complex wills and trusts, and pre-nuptial agreements.

Shareholder Attorney, Shinall, Felt & Berlew, P.A. / Shinall & Berlew, P.A., Eatonton, GA 2001-2007

Associate Attorney, Shinall, Nebl, Brown & Felt, LLC / Shinall & Felt, P.A. 1998-2001

Comprehensive General Civil Practice: family law; personal injury; probate and administration; small business and corporate law; commercial and residential real estate; landlord and tenant; zoning and governmental regulation. Firm closed 30 to 150 transactions per month.

• Represented buyers and sellers in complex deals, in acquisition and disposition of multimillion dollar commercial and residential properties, including sales of business assets regulated by Federal Communications Commission.

• Negotiated, drafted and reviewed contracts, installment contracts, assignments, escrow agreements, releases, promissory notes, security deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, restrictions, covenants, declaration, association bylaws and easement.

• Negotiated, drafted and reviewed commercial leases.

• Abstracted, examined and cleared various real estate title and survey issues.

• Foreclosure services and negotiated short sales.

• Negotiated and drafted organization agreements, operating agreements, sales of business assets, private financing agreements.

• Collection, covenant enforcement and general litigation related to representing community associations or home owners associations.

• Drafted simple and complex wills and trusts, and pre-nuptial agreements.

• Personal Injury and medical mal-practice; negotiated and drafted settlement agreements.

Staff Attorney, Holloway & Associates, P.C., Eatonton, GA 1998

General Real Estate transaction services, conducted 60 to 110 closing per month; reviewed, examined and cleared various real estate title and survey issues and documented all due diligence.

Law Clerk, Montlick & Associates; Atlanta, GA 1996-1998

Personal Injury practice: maintained 250+ active cases; interviewed clients; prepared case summaries, recommended actions and drafted initial demand letters.

Education

Juris Doctorate Degree, Graduate magna cum laude, Law Review

John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, GA 1996

B.A. Psychology

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

Professional Associations

Licensed by State Bar of Georgia,

Member of Real Property Section, State Bar of Georgia

Programs: Power Closer; Quick Books; Microsoft Word; Adobe; West Law Premise

Written title insurance for; Chicago Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, United General Title Insurance Company, Old Republic (The Fund) Title Insurance Company, and Lawyer’s Title Insurance Corporation.

Personal interests: Tennis, 3.5 USTA Ranking, Member of USTA, Volunteer for Special Population (Special Pops) Tennis, Omaha Clay Courts Tennis Association and Zephyrhills, FL Tennis Association; O-Gauge Model Railroad; and Cycling. During college and until entering law school employed in manufacturing and then as a sales manager and sales associate.

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