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Faculty
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The Real Estate Institute’s faculty delivers interesting, informative CLE providing maximum educational and practical benefits to Illinois attorneys. Our faculty prides itself on stellar evaluations and consistent student referrals.
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Alan Toban
founded the Real Estate Institute in 1992 and is the company’s Director and lead instructor. With over 30 years of experience in real estate and finance, Mr. Toban is recognized as a true leader in Illinois real estate education. He was named Real Estate Educator of the Year in 2002 by the Association of Illinois Real Estate Educators. Mr. Toban holds an Illinois Real Estate Broker License, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Illinois Real Estate Educators. He is an accomplished author of numerous Real Estate, Mortgage and Finance books including, Continuing Education for Illinois Real Estate Licensees (currently in its eleventh edition), Real Property Insurance for Real Estate Licensees, Illinois Real Estate License Preparation, Continuing Education for Illinois Residential Leasing Agent Licensees, Consumer Protection and the Illinois High Risk Loan Act, Understanding the Real Property Transaction for Mortgage Professionals, Fair Lending and Know the Score, and Fair Credit Reporting.
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Scott Toban
has earned the respect of peers and clients in his 15 years practicing law in Illinois. Immediately prior to joining the Real Estate Institute in 2004, Mr. Toban was a partner of the international law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (now, Mayer Brown LLP). His unique experiences in a variety of law firm settings (large firm, small firm and solo practitioner) have strengthened his abilities as a dynamic speaker on various legal education topics, including ethics and professionalism. A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Toban’s legal practice has covered extensive areas of real estate and related finance, and he has been a licensed real estate broker since 1996. Mr. Toban is also a registered Certified Public Accountant in Illinois, and he is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, the Association for Continuing Legal Education and the Association of Illinois Real Estate Educators. In April, 2010, Mr. Toban was appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn as a member of the Illinois Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board and the Illinois Real Estate Education Advisory Council. These state boards advise the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regarding matters related to the real estate brokerage industry and its licensees.
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Carole A. Levitt, J.D., M.L.S.
has more than 20 years of extensive and diversified experience in the legal field as an attorney, Internet trainer, law librarian and as a law school faculty member. In the past year she has conducted over 60 seminars teaching legal professionals the advantages of conducting legal, business and investigative research over the Internet.
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Hon. Susan Snow, (Ret.)
retired in 2000 after serving for nearly nineteen years as an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Most of her judicial service was in the Domestic Relations Division, including the Court’s pilot Unified Family Court in Bridgeview, Illinois. Judge Snow made her reputation in the court system as one who was constantly involved in attempts to improve the system. Her concern for families in transition led Judge Snow to develop and initiate special administrative services such as FOCUS on Children, the parent education program for the Circuit Court of Cook County, and the Unified Family Court Model in which she served. During her tenure on the bench, Judge Snow served as President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and chaired the education committee of the Domestic Relations Division, providing monthly educational seminars for the judges in the division. Judge Snow extended her interest in education by becoming actively involved in educational programs for judges across Illinois and throughout the country. With respect to her concerns regarding issues of attorney impairment, Judge Snow has acted as a trained intervener for the Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program. Since her retirement, Judge Snow has taken a creative direction in her activities. In addition to establishing herself as a fine artist, she continues the writing and reflection on the courts’ interface with families which characterized her judicial years.
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Jerrold Hobfoll, Esq.
is an Illinois attorney with over twenty years of experience in the title insurance industry. After starting his legal career in private practice and managing his law office’s Attorney Title Guaranty Fund operation, Jerry served as a Title Officer and Underwriter with the Lake County Office of Chicago Title from 1987 to 2001. He then acted as Regional Underwriter with Metropolitan Title Insurance Company, and between 2005 and 2008 Jerry was an Office Counsel with the Lender's Division of Chicago Title Insurance Company in their Chicago Loop Office. Jerry is presently in private practice as a sole practictioner specializing in the areas of real estate and title insurance. Jerry has presented numerous seminars on title insurance issues to attorneys and bank loan officers, including a recent series of three seminars for Chicago Title's attorney agents on the procedures for preparation of a title commitment. He obtained his Juris Doctor Degree from IIT-Chicago Kent School of Law in 1979. Jerry currently is working in claims administration with Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
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Mark Rosch
benefits from 14 years of traditional marketing experience. Prior to co-founding Internet For Lawyers, he was head of a major cable television network Public Relations department. At Internet For Lawyers, his primary functions are marketing the company, serving as Internet For Lawyers' web manager and consulting Internet For Lawyers clients on their electronic marketing strategies.
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Michael Durlacher, Esq.
represents individuals and developers in real estate transactions of various shapes and sizes, requiring that he understand the challenges of present market conditions. A lifelong resident of Illinois, Mr. Durlacher has over ten years of experience as an attorney. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he is a graduate of Chicago Kent College of Law.
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Stephen Wayner, Esq., CES
is the First Vice President of Bayview Financial Exchange Services, LLC. A real estate attorney, real estate broker and Certified Exchange Specialist, Stephen has closed more than 10,000 real estate transactions and has handled 1031 exchanges for over 30 years. Stephen speaks nationally regarding tax deferred exchanges, including recent keynote addresses at Cornell University School of Business and Harvard University School of Business.
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William Ensing, Esq.
maintains the principal office of Ensing Law Firm, Ltd. in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has concentrated in structuring integrated and comprehensive business, estate and asset protection plans to achieve the estate and asset protection goals of his clients for over twenty years. Bill is a past chair of the Chicago Bar Association Asset Protection Committee, and he is the author of many articles on asset protection. He lectures extensively across the United States and abroad for bar associations, financial planners, trust companies, accountants, law firms and other professional groups.
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William Higginson
is the retired President and CEO of Chicago Equity Fund and its four affiliated
companies, where for approximately 20 years he led the syndication of over $600 million in developments
producing nearly 12,000 apartments across Illinois. He has also served as a consultant to businesses and
local governments for 25 years on the twin issues of community economic development and affordable
housing.
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