Survey Map 101 for Attorneys: Critical understanding of parcels in legal matters involving land
Minturn Wright is a founding partner at Shannon & Wright LLP, in Alexandria, Virginia, where he primarily focuses his practice on real estate transactions and litigation matters.
On-Demand: May 10, 2024
2 hour CLE
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Program Summary
In any legal matter involving land, it is important to know exactly what parcel of land is involved and, secondarily, what its features are. While a survey map is very helpful, too many lawyers do not understand what a survey entails and how to read a map to get the most from it. This presentation will break down the survey and map into small, understandable units, and then build them into a comprehensible whole. The map will be compared to the legal description found in a deed, title commitment, or similar document, and the techniques for performing an analysis and flagging different sorts of problems will be discussed.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Importance of identifying the parcel of land
- Survey map and its role
- Understanding surveys
- Analysis of survey maps
Closed-captioning available
Speakers
Minturn Wright | Shannon & Wright LLP
Minturn Wright is a founding partner at Shannon & Wright LLP, in Alexandria, Virginia, where he primarily focuses his practice on real estate transactions and litigation matters. He also has had experience dealing with environmental issues, business entities, and trademark issues, particularly licensing. He attended Yale (B.S.) and the University of Southern California (M.S., J.D., Ph.D.), and trained as a surveyor. He is licensed in Virginia, California, and the District of Columbia, and has been a lawyer for three decades.
Agenda
I. Importance of identifying the parcel of land | 11:00am-11:30am
II. Survey map and its role | 11:30am-12:00pm
Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm
III. Understanding surveys | 12:10pm – 12:40pm
IV. Analysis of survey maps | 12:40pm-1:10pm
Credits
Alaska
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Alabama
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Arkansas
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2 General
Arizona
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
California
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Colorado
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Connecticut
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
District of Columbia
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Delaware
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Florida
Reciprocity
2.5 General
Georgia
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Hawaii
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Iowa
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Idaho
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Illinois
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Indiana
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Kansas
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Kentucky
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Louisiana
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Massachusetts
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Maryland
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Maine
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Michigan
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Minnesota
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Missouri
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
Mississippi
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Montana
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
North Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
North Dakota
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2 General
Nebraska
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
New Hampshire
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2 General
New Jersey
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
New Mexico
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Nevada
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
New York
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
Ohio
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Oklahoma
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2.5 General
Oregon
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Pennsylvania
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Rhode Island
Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General
South Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
South Dakota
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Tennessee
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Texas
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Utah
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Virginia
Not Eligible
2 General Hours Hours
Vermont
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Washington
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 Law and Legal
Wisconsin
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
West Virginia
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Wyoming
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
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