Lorain County Bar Association - 2008 Real Estate Seminar

The Real Estate Section of the Lorain County Bar Association presents the 2008 Real Estate Seminar on June 12, 2008 from 8:15 am - 11:45 am. The seminar will be held at the Spitzer Conference Center of the Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio 44035.

Topics include the following:

• Strategies for Cities and Neighborhoods in the Face of the Foreclosure Explosion. The speaker is Professor Carole O. Heyward, Esq., of the Urban Development Law Clinic at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She will cover local government strategies for abandoned, neglected and foreclosed homes; statistics regarding property values, vacant homes & number of foreclosures; how communities can make a difference; available statutory remedies; single family homes rehab programs; and much more.

• Commercial Real Estate Finance. Speakers are Martin D. Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Division of National City Bank; and Mark D. Schildhouse, Esq., General Counsel for The K&D Group, Inc. in Willoughby, Ohio. Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Schildhouse will cover real estate lendng in today's environment and what to do in financing your project when traditional bank loans come up short.

• Public Financing Options. Speakers are William Sheehan, Credit Analyst for the Financial Incentives Office of the Ohio Department of Development; and Kristopher L. Wahlers, Esq., Partner, Calfee Halter & Griswold LLC. Mr. Sheehan and Mr. Wahlers will cover the various finance programs available through ODOD, and other public financing options through the local governments and port authorities.

Jack Kilroy, Attorney and Deputy Auditor, Real Estate Section of the Lorain County Auditor's Office and myself will be the moderators of this program. Pricing: $70 for new attorneys; $90 for LCBA member attorneys; and $130 for non-member attorneys. For more information you can contact the LCBA's office (Jeannie Motylewski) at (440) 323-8416.