By Nancy Short Ferguson, 2001 Convention Chair

The NCLTA Annual Convention, August 9-11, 2001, will have an all-star lineup of first-calibre speakers! Many thanks to Joe Parker for arranging for Sheldon Hochberg and Cara Detring to agree to come to speak with us! At press time, the following topics and speakers had been confirmed:

• Changes Affecting Real Estate from Washington, D.C.: RESPA, Vendor Management Corporations, Guaranteed Settlement Services, MDP and Beyond, Sheldon Hochberg, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.
• ALTA Report: Keeping Associations Relevant and Strategic Planning, Cara Detring, Agent, attorney, former judge, and current president of ALTA
• Claims: Outside Counsel's Perspective, Rob McNeill, Horack Talley Pharr & Lowndes, Charlotte
• Case Law Update, Patrick K. Hetrick, Campbell University School of Law
• Legislative update: From Privacy to Manufactured Homes, Leon M. "Chip" Killian III, NCLTA lobbyist, Moore Van Allen, Raleigh, NC, Donald Lampe, Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, Greensboro, NC, and/or others, depending on the status of Association-supported legislation at the time.
• Real Property Section Report: Working Together on Critical Issues in Changing Times, Nick Long, Zollicoffer & Long, current vice chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section
• Title Insurance Workshop: Coverage and Claims Questions, Frank McCormick, Fidelity National Title Insurance, sr. vice president and regional manager, Glen Allen, VA
• Personnel Issues: Facing Hard Issues in Changing Employment Times, Laura Keever, former personnel manager for University of North Carolina at Greensboro, current president of Pilot International

Bob Rascoe is ably handling golfing arrangements. And, of course, Charleston has so much to offer that the entire family will have a marvelous time!

Given the changing times in real estate, in North Carolina and elsewhere, this should be a program that every attorney or title insurance manager in North Carolina needs to attend! So let's get the word out and have a great attendance at a great convention!

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