An IRELA CLE Webinar

 Tricks and Traps in Real Estate Law Transactions

Richard F. Bales

MCLE approved for 1-hour General CLE credit

Registration is Free for IRELA Members

Non-Members ~ $50*

There are more than a few areas of real estate law that can be called Tricks and Traps.”  These are different aspects of the law that can trip up the unwary attorney during the course of a real estate transaction.  These are also some possibly little-known aspects of the law that can help the attorney out, saving the attorney much time and trouble. This presentation constitutes many of the "Tricks and Traps" that I have collected in my forty-plus years of working in the title insurance business.

Dick Bales spent 47 years in the title insurance  business. He is fully retired as of the end of 2024. He spends his time now tending his lawn (which includes conducting soil tests and using only natural fertilizer); riding his bike as often as he can; working on his book on the saga of George Wellington "Cap" Streeter and his fight to own the Chicago neighborhood (Streeterville) that still bears his name; and playing with (and reading to) his first grandchild.

 As head of the Education Committee of the Illinois Land Title Association (ILTA) for many years, Dick taught legal descriptions to countless title examiners. Dick has also spoken at many state conferences of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA). He was a member of the joint committee of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) that drafted the ALTA/NSPS land title survey standards. He is an honorary member of both the IPLSA and the NSPS and a lifetime member of the ILTA.