Expert Details
Real Estate, Title Insurance, Escrow, Mortgage Lending
ID: 725340
Delaware, USA
"She always returned my telephone calls and answered emails promptly, which was a great help in meeting deadlines imposed on the case by the court and opposing counsel. She was always available to discuss matters on a moment’s notice and develop solutions to the problems presented to her that reflected her excellent qualifications and experience in real estate and escrow transactions. She would be my first choice as an expert consultant in these matters, and I heartily recommend her and her firm, to any attorney or business needing accurate and thorough professional advice."
She has worked and developed recommendations for changes to many state approved Real Estate Contracts, and has trained many Real Estate, Lender and Title and Escrow professionals on the legalities and sanctity of the Real Estate contract. She has also been involved as an expert witness, whose testimony and recommendations for several real estate contracts resulted in major cost savings and success stories for all parties involved. Please also read the comments under her Real Estate section.
As a title insurance escrow officer and manager for over 15 years, she has been very successful in her career, with high levels of credentials, expertise, references & letters of recommendation. She has worked every type of transaction, form the normal residential resale, to the high profile, high price tag commercial transactions. She has several years' experience in commercial & residential project development, and has worked all types of business sale transactions, including the transfer and sale of automobiles, airplanes, artwork, jewelry, vessels, railroad land, air strips and a variety of related transfers. She has several references available upon request and is considered an industry expert in her field. Please also read the comments under her Real Estate section.
She has worked as an expert witness and litigation consultant for a variety of real estate, escrow and title related projects. She is currently working on a project involving a real estate sale, where the subject property's title is in jeopardy and lender fraud is suspected. She worked as an expert witness on behalf of a title company, where the subject property resulted in a contract dispute between a buyer and seller. Subject property was a multimillion-dollar parcel, and her testimony brought about a favorable decision by the courts.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1971 | Degree: N/A | Subject: Accounting | Institution: University Of Delaware |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2007 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Litigation Consultation, Expert Witness Services, Title And Escrow Processing |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2007 to 2007 | Employer: Stewart Title | Title: Vice President | Department: Commercial-New Business Development |
Responsibilities:Escrow & Title Processing, New Business Development & Member of the Leadership Executive Team |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2001 to 2007 | Employer: Hawaii Escrow & Title, A Stewart Title Agent | Title: Vice President | Department: Escrow Operations, HR, Marketing |
Responsibilities:Responsible for corporation's state wide escrow operations, HR functions, Marketing, corporate law and compliance. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2000 to 2001 | Employer: First Hawaii Title, a Stewart Title Agent | Title: Manager | Department: Escrow and Title |
Responsibilities:Management of Maui Hawaii Escrow Branch |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1997 to 2001 | Employer: Old Republic Title & Escrow | Title: Vice President-Manager | Department: Escrow & Title |
Responsibilities:Manager of Lahaina Maui Branch Office and Circle of Stars Program |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1996 to 2001 | Employer: Title Guaranty Escrow | Title: Escrow Officer | Department: Escrow & Title |
Responsibilities:Escrow Processing of Residential and Timeshare Projects |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1986 to 1996 | Employer: OSU Telecommunications & ATT | Title: Vice President, Manager | Department: Information Systems |
Responsibilities:Overall responsibility for the financial day to day operations, telecommunications, customer service and marketing departments. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2008 to 2010 | Agency: Federal Government | Role: Expert Witness & Litigation Consultant | Description: Served as an Expert Witness and Litigation Consultant for a large federal case, involving mortgage lender fraud. References are available upon request. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Secretary-Padre Island Texas Rotary Club, Member-Padre Island Business Association; Past President-Escrow Association of Hawaii; Realtor-National Association of Realtors; Notary Public-State of Texas; Certified Instructor-Lorman Education Services; Member-National Notary Association; Member-American Escrow Association. Hawaii Association of Realtors Honolulu Hawaii Realtor Sales Course & Industry Related Continuing Education |
Licenses / Certifications |
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Licensed Title Escrow Officer, Notary Public, Trusted Enrollment Agent. Completed Accounting Certificate Course |
Professional Appointments |
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President-Escrow Association of Hawaii Secretary-Padre Island Rotary Club |
Awards / Recognition |
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Voice Of Democracy Speaker-Bronze Medal |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Participated in formal depositions and court testimonies, reviewed files, complied and prepared research report and litigation files, with summary findings. Working currently as an expert witness and litigation consultant for a major attorney firm involving lender-title-client possible fraud. |
Training / Seminars |
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Worked for Loramn Education where she developed, wrote, and delivered course study on Real Estate Closings, Commercial Transactions and Title Insurance. She also wrote and taught many independent study materials on Real Estate Contracts, Disclosures, Disputes, Title Insurance, Leasehold Property, Good Funds Laws and a variety of industry related topics. |
Vendor Selection |
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She has worked with unlimited outside parties, vendors and suppliers in all states, predominately in the title and escrow industry, securing cost effective technology and data solutions for escrow and title services. |
Marketing Experience |
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She served as the President of the Escrow Association of Hawaii, where she was responsible for increasing membership by 100%, and the only President securing total industry participation. She was very successful in delivering governmental and industry related updates, trends and training to her industry peers, and during that term, she was instrumental in forming the first legislative team of the members. During the legislative session, she gave testimony and worked together with the local governmental authorities, securing better legislation for the entire escrow industry. While working at Hawaii Escrow & Title Inc, she facilitated and managed a very difficult acquisition process for the corporation, with the end result being a significant cost savings for the process. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Licensed Title Insurance Escrow Officer, President and Member Legislative Committee-Escrow Association of Hawaii, Member-American Escrow Association, Licensed Realtor NAR, Notary Public and Certified Trusted Enrollment Agent-National Notary Association, Certifications by the TLTA, Land Title Institute and ALTA related groups. |
Fields of Expertise
real estate, residential property, real estate brokering, corporate real estate, real estate contract, title insurance, mortgage fraud, escrow, earnest payment, source code escrow, title insurance claim, loan, promissory note, land title, mortgage lending, accounting fraud, contract dispute, real estate insurance, commercial real estate, arbitration, residential building construction, insurance claim, real estate development