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Business Address
Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, s.c.
1000 North Water Street
Post Office Box 92900
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Telephone 414-298-8121
Facsimile 414-298-8097
Email: bnielsen@reinhartlaw.com
Education/License
Ripon College, 1974-76. Merit Scholar.
B.S. cum laude, U.Wisconsin--Stevens Point, 1978.
Juris Doctoris, Marquette University Law School, 1981. Law Review.
Licensed to practice in Wisconsin. Bar number 01014758. Work History
June, 2000 to present: Partner, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, s.c., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Title-related litigation; title insurance coverage opinions, expert witness assignments, claim investigation and settlement.
May, 1993 through May, 2000: Chicago Title Insurance Company, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Associate Area Counsel, State of Wisconsin, January, 1996 to 2000. Assistant Regional Counsel, August, 1993 to December, 1995.
August, 1990 to May, 1993: Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Title industry litigation and coverage practice. July, 1981 to July, 1990: Ticor Title Insurance Company. Midwest Region Claims Counsel,
Home Office staff, 1988 and 1990. Michigan State Manager, 1987 and 1988. Michigan State Counsel, 1984 through 1986. Milwaukee County Counsel, 1981 through 1983. Honors
President's Award for Outstanding Service, Wisconsin Land Title Association, May, 2000. President's Award for Outstanding Service, Wisconsin Land Title Association, April, 1996.
Bob Jay Outstanding Leadership Award, Michigan Land Title Association, July, 1991. Associations
Wisconsin Land Title Association:
Director-At-Large, 1999 to present.
Member, Legislative Committee, 1990 to present; Vice Chair, 1996 to 2000. Michigan Land Title Association:
President, 1989-1990. Treasurer, 1986-1988. Director, 1985-1986.
Chairman, Underwriting Committee, 1987-1989.
Good Funds Committee: Chairman, 1989-90; member, 1986-1989.
Member, Education Committee, 1984-1989.
Associate Member, 1993. American Bar Association:
Member, Real Property Section, 1988 to present; member, Section Title Insurance Committee.
Member, Title Insurance Committee, TIPS Section, 1992 to present. State Bar of Michigan:
Member (special certificate), 1984 to 1990.
Member, Water Law Committee, Real Property Section, 1987 to 1990. Member, State Bar of Wisconsin. Recent Publications
The Title Insurance Law Newsletter
Published monthly, November, 1998 to present. Title and Escrow Claims Guide
National research treatise on title insurance and escrow matters, published July, 1996.
Supplements published each year. Keeping Up With Law & Regulation column
Published monthly in Settlement Services Today magazine, July, 1999 to present. Case Briefs column
Published monthly in Condell Private Letter, April, 1997 to March, 1998.
Escrowee's Duties in the Handling of Funds
Chicago Title and Trust Family of Insurers Underwriting Journal, April, 1998. Mortgage Payoff and Assignment Issues
Chicago Title and Trust Family of Insurers Underwriting Journal, June, 1997. Statements and Representations by Closers
Chicago Title and Trust Family of Insurers Underwriting Journal, November, 1997.
Escrowee's Duties Regarding Recording of Documents
Chicago Title and Trust Family of Insurers Underwriting Journal, March, 1997. The Role of "Insurable Interest" in Title Insurance Coverage
The Title Insurance Law Newsletter, September-November, 1993. Contributing Editor, The Title Insurance Law Newsletter(tm), April, 1992 to May, 1993. Significant Public Speeches
Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance in Wisconsin
National Business Institute, Milwaukee, December, 2000. Title Issues for Real Property Listers—Part II
Wisconsin Real Property Listers Association, Ashland, Wisconsin, September, 2000. What the Title Insurance Policy Really Covers
Indiana Land Title Association, French Lick, Indiana, August, 2000.
Title Insurance Issues: Leasehold Policies, Title in Mergers and Acquisitions, and
Current Title Coverage Cases
Wisconsin State Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Meeting,
2000 Annual Convention, June, 2000. Title Insurance and Survey Issues
Residential Real Estate Conveyancing seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May, 2000. Ownership of Public Records
American Land Title Association Tech Show, Las Vegas, February, 2000. Title Issues for Real Property Listers
Wisconsin Real Property Listers Association, Marinette, Wisconsin, September, 1999.
Insuring Over Mortgages With Indemnities
General Counsel's Conference, Chicago Title Ins. Co., San Diego, California, June, 1999. Wisconsin's New Child Support Lien Law
Milwaukee Bar Association, Milwaukee, April, 1999. Recent Title Insurance Policy Coverage Cases and Hot Issues in Title Insurance Underwriting
State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison and Milwaukee, October, 1998.
Wisconsin's New Commercial Broker Lien Law
Milwaukee Bar Association Real Property Section, Milwaukee, October 8, 1998. Advanced Principles of Title Insurance
National Business Institute, Inc., Milwaukee, June 5, 1998. Proposed Revision of Construction Lien Law
American Subcontractors Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February, 1998. Riparian Rights in Michigan
Michigan Land Title Association, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, April 15, 1997. Adverse Possession and Riparian Rights
48th Annual Surveyors' Institute, Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors,
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, January 12 and 13, 1997. Title Insurance Claims and Coverages
State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison and Milwaukee, November 14 and 15, 1996. Advanced Principles of Title Insurance
National Business Institute, Inc., Milwaukee, July 11, 1996. Escrows and Escrow Liability
Milwaukee Bar Association, Milwaukee, June, 1996. Ways To Solve A Title Problem and Save A Closing
Milwaukee Bar Association and Chicago Title Insurance Co., Milwaukee, November 12, 1993. Title Insurance Claims--Selected Issues
Milwaukee Bar Association, Milwaukee, October 18, 1993.
Michigan Title Insurance Law
Professional Education Systems, Inc., Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June, 1990. |
