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• The Value of Using a Forensic Weather Expert

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    Friday, April 26, 2024
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    1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
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    Webinar

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  The Value of Using a Forensic Weather Expert

   

  Weather expert Steve Roberts and Business Development & Sales Associate Kim Fisher, from CompuWeather Forensic Weather Experts, will present a webinar about the value of using a forensic weather expert on weather-related cases, such as slip & falls, car accidents, property damage, and more. Kim will discuss the types of cases they work on, the services they provide, the benefits to using a weather expert, and how to avoid mistakes commonly made when working on a weather-related matter. Steve will present a case study, including the research and weather analysis, his findings, the challenges from the opposing weather expert and how he overcame then, and the outcome of the case.

  
  

  
  

  Kim Fisher is a Business Development & Sales Associate at CompuWeather. She is also a meteorologist, having earned a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University in 2006. She spent several years working as a forecaster at FleetWeather, providing weather forecasts for clients such as roofing companies, school districts, production companies, radio stations, and the Yankees and Mets. She then moved into a business development & sales role for the forensic weather division of the same company, which is known as CompuWeather. She enjoys assisting clients with their weather-related cases.

  
  

  Steve Roberts is the President of CompuWeather and also serves as Lead Weather Expert. Steve attended the State University of New York College at Oneonta and he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. After joining CompuWeather in 2000, he has served in many areas of the organization over the years including senior management, weather forecasting and analysis, radio broadcasting, and foremost, forensic meteorology. In 2012, Steve earned the highly respected Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) Seal (#686) from the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Steve has served as a weather expert for nearly 15 years, having been qualified as a weather expert for deposition and trial testimony in over 55 cases for plaintiff and defense in both state and federal courts.
  

  
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Title Insurance for Commercial Real Estate Transactions

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    Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

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  • Speakers: Margaret Fortuna, Esq. serves as Vice President and Senior Commercial Underwriting Counsel for Commonwealth Land Title's Boston National Commercial Services (NCS) operation. She joined the Company in July of 2015 after having previously worked for another underwriter. Her previous roles included Massachusetts Underwriting and Claims Counsel, Southern New England Claims Counsel, and New England Claims Counsel. Prior to working for a title insurance underwriter, Margaret was in private practice where she gained experience in residential conveyancing, title examination (residential and commercial) and provided title opinions to the cell/wireless industry as outside counsel. A true collaborator, her approachability, responsiveness, as well as her immense underwriting experience, allows her to delineate the underwriting risk and the customer needs.  

    Margaret's memberships include the Abstract Club, Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts (“REBA”), REBA Title Standards Committee, and the Massachusetts State Bar. She is a contributing author to the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) publication, Massachusetts Mortgages, Foreclosures and Workouts Manual, and is a frequent panelist/speaker for MCLE seminars.

    Margaret graduated from Boston College in 1989 with a BA in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, and Boston College Law School in 1992. She is an avid Boston Red Sox, New England Patriot, and Boston College Eagles fan!

      

    Jill Sharif serves as Vice President, National Business Development for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company’s Boston National Commercial Services operation. Prior to joining the Boston NCS in 2021, she worked for a major underwriter where Jill was consistently recognized companywide as one of the highest performing members of the sales and escrow teams for commercial real estate transactions in the country. She has worked on numerous complex single and multi-site transactions throughout the country for all asset classes.
     
    A leading voice in the title insurance industry, Jill has participated on many industry panels, spoken at several university classrooms and career events, clarifying and expanding on title insurance. In addition to title insurance, she is one of the leading experts on the application of UCC Insurance, Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and title insurance for real estate mezzanine transactions. Jill has also provided numerous CLE presentations to companies that want a detailed look at UCC and other commercial transactions and co-authored “Mitigating the Risk of a Loan Portfolio Acquisition with UCC Insurance" published in The Practical Real Estate Lawyer.
     
    Jill was the president of CREW Boston in 2019-2020, one of the largest CREW Network chapters. During her time as president, Jill refocused and led the organization through the height of the pandemic and is currently serving as the chair of CREW Boston’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Task Force. In 2018, Jill was among the many participants honored with the CREW Boston Networking Award for her contributions to the One Dalton project in Boston. She was named the 80th CREW Visionary in 2020, a recognition for charitable giving to advance the careers of women in commercial real estate. In 2021, The Boston Real Estate Times honored Jill as one of 10 Outstanding Women Leaders in Boston commercial real estate. Also in 2021, she was recognized by the GlobeSt.com Women of Influence Awards as a Diversity Champion for her groundbreaking work with CREW Boston on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. She is currently the 2024 President-Elect for REFA, an association formed to bring together the best people, knowledge, and experience to provide informative programs and networking opportunities for commercial real estate finance professionals throughout the Greater Boston area with over 700 members. In April 2024 she will be honored with the CREW Boston Leadership Award, which recognizes a member who has inspired, motivated, and supported CREW Boston year after year and contributed her time, energy, and talents in leadership roles within the Greater Boston real estate community. She is also a member of ICSC, NAIOP (Gavel Member), REFA, and ULI (member of the URC Product Council). 
     
    Jill is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and a member of the UConn Boston Leadership Committee. This group is tasked with increasing UConn’s visibility by building stronger networks among UConn alumni, supporting more jobs for UConn students in the Boston area, supporting philanthropy, and promoting corporate sponsorships and research.
     
    Jill has been a member of the Heading Home Housewarming Committee for the past 3 years. This year, in place of Heading Home’s Housewarming event, teams of Boston leaders set out to raise $1 million for Heading Home. As a result, 200+ industry leaders raised over $2 million to help families exit homelessness. Jill is on the Wonder Women team (captains Leslie Cohen (Samuels) & Kristin Blount (Colliers)), which raised the 2nd highest amount for the campaign.
     
    Jill resides in Sudbury, Massachusetts with her husband and twin daughters. In her spare time, she enjoys golf, tennis and pickleball!

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• MPA Career Night

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    Thursday, May 30, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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    TBD - DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, August 13, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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    Zoom

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• Updates in Massachusetts Estate Law

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    Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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    1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

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  Speaker: Jared Bishop

  Jared Bishop’s practice focuses on estate planning for high-net-worth individuals, with extensive experience in estate and gift tax planning, trust and estate administration, and drafting complex estate planning instruments. Jared drafts various estate planning and financial documents to serve clients’ needs and provide for asset protection, business succession planning, and minimizing income tax, gift tax, and estate tax consequences. Jared drafts various estate planning and financial documents to serve clients’ needs and provide for asset protection, business succession planning, and minimizing income tax, gift tax, and estate tax consequences. He has substantial experience in drafting wills, revocable trusts, generation-skipping dynasty trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, realty nominee trusts, durable power of attorneys, health care proxies, and promissory notes. He assists fiduciaries in administering trusts and estates, as well as managers of limited liability companies. Jared also prepares federal gift tax returns, as well as federal and Massachusetts estate tax returns.

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, October 08, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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    Zoom

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• Board of Directors Meeting

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    Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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