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Areas of Expertise: Title Insurance & Escrow
Regions Served: Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Ohio; New York; Virginia; New Jersey.
Years in Practice/of Experience: 44
Murray D. Levin, J.D.
Email: MDLESQ@Gmail.com
Phone/text: 215-287-2929
Email: MDLESQ@Gmail.com
Phone/text: 215-287-2929
Website: MurrayLevinTitleExpert.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Murray D. Levin, Esquire, is an attorney and title insurance professional with more than four decades of law, title insurance, real estate settlements, and lending experience. He has personally been responsible for more than 13,000 real estate settlements, owned and operated six title insurance agencies, and served as attorney and counsel to eight additional title agencies.
Murray D. Levin, Esquire, is an attorney and title insurance professional with more than four decades of law, title insurance, real estate settlements, and lending experience. He has personally been responsible for more than 13,000 real estate settlements, owned and operated six title insurance agencies, and served as attorney and counsel to eight additional title agencies.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Title Insurance Industry Standards
Title Agency Operations and Management
Real Estate Settlements and Closings
Underwriting Procedures and Standards
Title Claims and Claims Handling
Escrow and Trust Account Practices
Easements and Access Rights
Public Record and Recording Issues
Title Agency Conduct and Regulatory Compliance
Expert Witness Reports and Testimony
Title Agency Operations and Management
Real Estate Settlements and Closings
Underwriting Procedures and Standards
Title Claims and Claims Handling
Escrow and Trust Account Practices
Easements and Access Rights
Public Record and Recording Issues
Title Agency Conduct and Regulatory Compliance
Expert Witness Reports and Testimony
WHY RETAINING COUNSEL CHOOSE MURRAY LEVIN
Retaining counsel benefit from Mr. Levin's combination of legal training and hands-on title industry experience. His opinions are grounded in the documents, the applicable title and real estate practices, and more than four decades of practical experience with settlements, title agencies, underwriting, claims, and property-right issues. He prepares clear, organized reports and explains technical title issues in language that attorneys, judges, and juries can readily understand.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERT MATTERS
• Title insurance coverage and claims-handling issues
• Title agency duties, settlement practices, escrow procedures, and trust-account issues
• Easement, right-of-way, and access disputes involving deed-chain and public-record analysis
• Underwriting practices, title defects, and curative title issues
• Recording problems, missing or incomplete instruments, and public-record discrepancies
• Survey, boundary, and access-related title issues
• Evaluation of title-industry standards and professional practices
• Title agency duties, settlement practices, escrow procedures, and trust-account issues
• Easement, right-of-way, and access disputes involving deed-chain and public-record analysis
• Underwriting practices, title defects, and curative title issues
• Recording problems, missing or incomplete instruments, and public-record discrepancies
• Survey, boundary, and access-related title issues
• Evaluation of title-industry standards and professional practices
REDACTED EXPERT REPORTS AVAILABLE by request @ MDLESQ@Gmail.com
The following sample reports have been anonymized to protect client confidentiality. Names, locations, case identifiers, and certain nonessential facts have been changed or redacted, while the substantive analysis, methodology, organization, and presentation have been preserved.
Available Report No. 1 — Redacted Expert Report regarding Closing Protection Letter (CPL) Dispute
This report addresses a title insurance dispute involving a CPL, settlement practices, and the responsibilities of the parties involved in the transaction. It demonstrates analysis of the underlying documents, title insurance practices, and the application of those practices to the facts presented.
Available Report No. 2 — Title Insurance Agency Audit Dispute
This report addresses title-insurance agency audit practices, underwriting oversight, regulatory compliance, and the responsibilities of the parties within the title-insurance relationship. It demonstrates analysis of industry standards, agency agreements, audit practices, and the documents relevant to the dispute.
Available Report No. 3 – Easement and Right-of-Way Dispute
This report addresses competing easement, access, and right-of-way claims involving deeds, chains of title, surveys, recorded instruments, and public-record evidence. It demonstrates parcel-specific title analysis, evaluation of historical access rights, and correlation of recorded documents with the claimed route.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
• More than 40 years of legal experience
• Personally responsible for more than 13,000 real estate settlements
• Owned and operated six title insurance agencies
• Served as attorney and counsel to eight additional title agencies
• Extensive experience with title insurance, real estate settlements, underwriting, claims, easements, and recording issues
• Personally responsible for more than 13,000 real estate settlements
• Owned and operated six title insurance agencies
• Served as attorney and counsel to eight additional title agencies
• Extensive experience with title insurance, real estate settlements, underwriting, claims, easements, and recording issues
EDUCATION• Juris Doctor (J.D.) — Rutgers School of Law, 1981
• Master of Education (M.Ed.) — Arcadia University, 1977
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Gwynedd Mercy University, 1974
• Master of Education (M.Ed.) — Arcadia University, 1977
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Gwynedd Mercy University, 1974
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS• Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania in 1981
• Licensed Title Insurance Agent — Pennsylvania and New Jersey (retired)
• Pennsylvania Notary Public (retired after 40 years)
• New Jersey Commissioner of Deeds
• Pennsylvania Certified Educator
• Qualified and accepted as an expert witness in federal, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio courts
• More than 525 hours of continuing professional education in law and title-insurance.
• Licensed Title Insurance Agent — Pennsylvania and New Jersey (retired)
• Pennsylvania Notary Public (retired after 40 years)
• New Jersey Commissioner of Deeds
• Pennsylvania Certified Educator
• Qualified and accepted as an expert witness in federal, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio courts
• More than 525 hours of continuing professional education in law and title-insurance.
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Murray D. Levin, J.D.
Email: MDLESQ@Gmail.com
Phone/text: 215-287-2929
Email: MDLESQ@Gmail.com
Phone/text: 215-287-2929
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