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Past Presidents

NOTE:  Records prior to 1925 are incomplete.  If anyone can verify other past presidents, and their terms of office, please call the MLTA office.

  • D.B. Taylor (1901)
    Lansing
  • W.R. Taylor 1904-05
    Kalamazoo
  • Ira E. Randall 1906
    Houghton
  • H.L. McNeil 1918-19
    Paw Paw
  • Charles R. Adair 1919-20
    Flint
  • Ray Trucks 1925-27
    Owner, Lake County Abstract Co., Baldwin
  • James E. Sheridan 1928-30
    Vice President, Abstract Title Guaranty Co., Detroit
  • A.A. McNeil 1930-32
    Owner, VanBuren County Abstract Office, Paw Paw
  • C.W. Seery 1931-34
    Vice President, Union Title & Guaranty Co., Pontiac
  • Ray Trucks 1934-35
    Owner, Lake County Abstract Co., Baldwin
  • F. Willard Smith 1935-36
    Ingham Abstract & Title Co., Lansing
  • Richard H. Goff 1940-43
    President, Lenawee County Abstract & Title Co., Adrian
  • John H. Murray 1943-45
    Assistant Secretary, The Guaranty Title Co., Flint
  • Frank I. Kennedy 1945-46
    Honorary Life Member of American Land Title Association, Attorney & Counselor, Detroit
  • Henry G. Mason 1946-48
    Partner, Benton Harbor Abstract & Title Co., Benton Harbor
  • Charles M. Harmon 1948-50
    Owner, Cass County Abstract Office, Cassopolis
  • Bruce G. VanLeuwen 1950-52
    Owner, Ottawa County Abstract Title Co., Holland
  • Harold A. Preston 1952-54
    Owner, Isabella County Abstract Co., Mt. Pleasant
  • Clarence W. Dill 1954-55
    Vice President, Burton Abstract & Title Co., Detroit
  • Wallace A. Colwell 1955-57
    Manager-National Title Div., Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Detroit
  • Jerry W. McCarthy 1957-59
    Owner, Grand Traverse Title Co., Traverse City
  • Robert J. Jay 1959-61
    President, Land Title Abstract Co., Port Huron
  • R. Earle Graves, Jr. 1961-63
    Vice President, The Guaranty Title Co., Flint
  • Clarence M. Burton 1963-65
    Vice President/Secretary, Burton Abstract & Title Co., Detroit
  • Reid J. Hatfield 1965-67
    Vice President, Calhoun County Abstract Corp., Marshall
  • Earl B. Morden 1967-69
    Owner, Huron County Abstract Co., Bad Axe
  • Richard W. Lavely 1969-70
    Claims Manager, Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Detroit
  • Montgomery Shepard 1970-72
    President, Berrien County Abstract & Title Co., St. Joseph
  • Mary C. Feindt 1972-74
    President, Charlevoix Abstract & Engineering Co., Charlevoix
  • William M. Quinn 1974-76
    President, Brooks Abstract Co., Lansing
  • Robert J. Wilson, Jr. 1976-78
    Vice President, Burton Abstract & Title Co., Troy
  • Edward A. Blaty 1978-80
    Vice President, Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Troy
  • Carl B. Babcock 1980-82
    President, Iosco County Abstract & Title Co., Tawas City
  • John J. Roney, Jr. 1982-84
    President, Grand Traverse Title Co., Traverse City
  • E. Lee Wittmer 1984-86
    Vice President, American Title Insurance Co., Southfield
  • Hugh A. Loree 1986
    President, Oceana Land Title Co., Hart
  • David F. Upton 1986-88
    President, Southwestern MI Abstract & Title Co., St. Joseph
  • Gary L. Opper 1988-89
    Executive V.P., Transnation Title Insurance Co., Lansing
  • J. Bushnell Nielsen 1989-90
    V.P. & Midwest Claims Counsel, Ticor Title Insurance Co., Birmingham
  • John G. Benford 1990-91
    President, Isabella County Abstract Co., Mt. Pleasant
  • Gerard K. Knorr 1991-92
    V.P. & Regional Counsel, First American Title Insurance Co., Troy
  • Carl E. Mason 1992-93
    Owner, Fidelity Abstract & Title Co., Flint
  • Ellis A. Ankony 1993-94
    Senior V.P., Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Troy
  • Edward H. Marsilje 1994-95
    Owner, The Title Office, Inc., Holland
  • Frederick E. Pepper 1995-96
    Midwest Agency Manager, Transnation Title Insurance Co., Lansing
  • Kenneth Lingenfelter 1996-97
    President, Metropolitan Title Co., Howell
  • Lora V. Cooper 1997-98
    A.V.P., County Mgr., Superior Abstract & Title Co., Saginaw
  • Douglas S. McDougal 1998-99
    State Production Counsel, LandAmerica Financial Group, Farmington Hills
  • William L. Robinson Jr.
    Midstate Title Company, Okemos 1999-2000
  • John R. Bethell 2000-2001
    V.P., Regional Manager, First American Title Insurance Co., Troy
  • Constance J. Dugan 2001-2002
    Professional Abstract & Title Guaranty Co.
  • Douglas Smith 2002-2003
    Land America Financial Group, Inc.
  • Michael Hagerty 2003-2004
    Plunkett Cooney
  • Walter Quillico 2004-2005
    Home Title Connect
  • Jerome Jelinek 2005-2006
    Corporate Title
  • Robert Meredith 2006-2007
    LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc
  • Mary Lou Hartwell 2007-2008
    VanBuren County Abstract Office
  • Anthony J. Viviani 2008-2009
    Philip F. Greco Title Company
  • Douglas D. McFarlane 2009-2010
    Corporate Title Agency
  • Timothy McDonnell 2010-2011
    Old Republic Title Insurance Company
  • Catharine LaMont 2011-2012
    LaMont Title Company
  • Allan G. Dick 2012-2013
    Best Homes Title Agency
  • Robert N. Wuerfel 2013-2014
    Lighthouse Title Group
  • Lisa Cicinelli 2014-2015
    Old Republic Title
  • Marcy Welburn 2015-2016
    Transnation Title Agency
  • Deborah Wiley, CLTP, NTP 2016-2017
    First American Title Insurance Company
  • John Bommarito 2017-2018
    ATA National Title Group
  • Phil Savich 2018-2019
    Old Republic Title
  • Thomas Lico, CLTP 2019-2020
    Capital Title Insurance Company
  • Darlene Wilsey 2020-2021
    Fidelity National Financial
  • Eileen LaPlante-Elliott
    Star Title Agency
  • Jacquie Brink
    First National Title Insurance Company
  • Brian Roberts
    ATA National Title Group
  • David Martyn
    First American Title Insurance Company