The Florida Bar recently proposed several changes to Rule 5-1.2, one of which was to require all trust account checks to be signed by an attorney. This proposed rule amendment would not have allowed signatures on blank checks, signatures by stamp, or signatures by other law firm personnel such as CFOs or paralegals. [...]
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There has been discussion about a national driver’s license, a national license to practice law, a national database for IRS liens, a national database for all real property liens, and a national registry for all real property records. The Federal Reserve, in its proposal for a national lien registry, says its idea would make locally recorded information [...] I’m sure most of you know about the changes to Florida’s power of attorney laws that went into effect on October 1, 2011. Please read CS/SB 670 for all of the changes and exceptions (e.g. powers granted by corporations). While you are reading that bill, I want to point out a few changes [...] ATTENTION! ATTENTION! There is a proposed New(er) HUD-1! Actually, there are two proposed HUD-1s and YOU get to choose! Or at least you get to vote on which version you like and why. You may have heard that federal agencies were working to combine the Truth In Lending and Good Faith [...] While researching real property bills filed by the Florida legislature this year, one of the bills the computer found was titled Pain Management! HAH! Was this the legislature being sympathetic to real estate folks? Or was it meant for everyone who is dealing with the new HUD-1 form? Too bad it didn’t pass. You [...] Check out the Florida Title Insurance Study Advisory Council’s Final Report at http://www.flgov.com/pdfs/tisac_final_report.pdf |
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