2025 Fall Education Seminar
November 10 & 11, 2025
Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel
21111 Haggerty Road
Novi, Michigan, USA, 48375
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AGENDA
November 10, 2025
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Registration Open – Ballroom AB
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Networking – Ballroom AB
MEETING – Ballroom AB
2:00 pm Welcome Remarks – Maura A. Snabes, Esq., CES, NTP, MLTA President
2:05 pm Lansing Legislative Update – Matt Sowash, MLTA Lobbyist, MLC
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Land Contracts- Start to Finish
Caitlin McCourt Leszczynski, Esq., CLTP, Director of Operations, Legal Counsel, Legacy Title
Jason Seaver, Senior Underwriting Counsel, First American Title Insurance Company
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm ALTA Endorsement Updates, Discussion of the new ALTA 49/49.1 Endorsements
Samuel Shellhaas, SVP, National Underwriting Counsel, WFG National Title, ALTA Forms Committee
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm MLTA Roundtable Session 1
Property Taxes – Ballroom AB
Peter Halabu, Esq., Chief Commercial Officer, Birmingham Title Agency
Crystal Bower, Lighthouse Title Group
Marketable Record Title Act-Ballroom AB
Jason Seaver, Senior Underwriting Counsel, First American Title Insurance Company
Mobile/Manufactured/Modular Homes – Ballroom AB
Charles F. Colombo, Esq., Michigan State Underwriting Counsel, Stewart Title
Church Property Sales – Ballroom AB
Andrew Fosdick, Title Manager, Legacy Title Agency
Scrivener’s Affidavits – Manitou Room (2nd floor)
Kevin Lounds, CLTP, Chief Title Officer, Lighthouse Title Group
Land Bank Property – Interlocken Room (2nd floor)
Brian Schneider, Underwriting Counsel, First American Title Insurance Company
Land Trusts and Statutory trusts-how do we treat them here in Michigan? – Sagatuck Room (2nd Floor)
Michael Holden, NTP, CLTP, Vice President, Regional Agency Manager – Midwest, Amtrust Title
Qualified Agricultural Property Affidavits – Keewenaw Room (2nd floor)
LaRee Marra- Sr. Title Officer, CLTP, Devon Title Agency
Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors – Petoskey Room (2nd floor)
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm MLTA Committee Introductions & MLTA Exhibitor Introductions
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm MLTA Committee Meetings
Legislative Committee – Sagatuck Room
Technology Committee – Interlochen Room
New Title Professionals – Petoskey Room
Education Committee – Keewenaw Room
MLTA Career Pathways – Manitou Room
Public Service Committee – Board Room
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MLTA Networking Reception – Mackinac Ballroom
November 11, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast – Ballroom AB
9:00 am – 10:00 am FinCEN: Everything you need to know
Candi Slobodnik, NTP, MTP, KTP, VP Underwriting Counsel & Education, FNF Family of Companies,
Amanda Mitchem, CLTP, VP of Business Operations, Capital Title Insurance Agency
Liz Halabu Casselman, Esq., CLTP, NTP, Chief Operating Officer, Birmingham Title
10:00 am – 10:15 am MLTA Career Pathway Discussion
Brian K. Kasiborski, Esq., CLTP, Senior Underwriting Counsel, Great Lakes, Essent Title
10:15 am-10:30 am Break
10:30 am -11:15 am MLTA Round Table II
11:15 am – 11:45 am ALTA New Best Practices, Identity Verification
Cindy Immonen NTP, CLTP, Vice President, Sr. Account Manager, FNF Michigan Agency
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Networking Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Exhibitor, MLTA and PAC drawings
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Break
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm MLTA Round Table III
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm Real Estate Q&A Game
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm RON –Michigan Statutory Requirements, Recording Requirements, etc.
David Martyn- Government Affairs Manager, First American Title Insurance Company
David Nykanen- President and Co-Owner, Midwest Title
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