This expanded edition of Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals provides a broad overview of this essential though often misunderstood aspect of real estate closings. The author, Mitchell G. Williams, is an accomplished real estate lawyer who is also a licensed land surveyor. He has assembled and edited articles from noted experts in the fields of commercial real estate law, title insurance, surveying, civil engineering, and real estate lending.

This is a well-written and thorough guide to all aspects of land surveys and how to understand and use them in real estate transactions. It covers all key elements that are critical to the effective and knowledgeable use of surveys.

Though often overlooked or misunderstood, land surveys provide the only efficient and reliable means of delineating a property's physical limits and recording the improvements. This book is a must-have not only for real estate lawyers, but also for bankers and other professionals whose work involves the transfer, sale, or securitization of property.

Part I - Land Surveys: An Introduction

Part II - Certifications and Codes of Practice

Part III - Surveys and Title Insurance

Part IV - Licensing and Liability

Part V - Other Legal Issues

Part VI - Surveying Techniques

Mitchell G. Williams is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group at Thatcher Proffitt & Wood. He received a B.A. from The State University of New York at Binghampton in 1973, an M.A. from the State University of New York in Binghampton in 1975, and graduated summa cum laude from New York Law School in 1984 where he was Articles Editor of the New York Law School Law Review.

Mr. Williams has represented investment banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and savings banks in a large number of permanent and construction financings in New York and across the country. He has represented lenders on numerous large cross-collateralized multi-state transactions that have been securitized in both public and private offerings. He has represented the purchaser of a major hotel in New York City as special real estate counsel, and represented a large investment bank in the preparation of a line of credit program.

Mr. Williams is a New York State-licensed professional land surveyor. He is the chairman of the Survey Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), and is a member of the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), National Society of Professional Surveyors, and the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). He has published numerous articles on law and surveying in Probate and Property, Surveying and Mapping, and The Journal of Legal History, as well as articles on environmental law, and has spoken on survey and environmental issues at ABA, NYSBA, and ACSM meetings.

Format: 8.5x11" Softcover
Copyright: 1999
Pages: 278
ISBN: 978-1-57073-742-8
Publisher: American Bar Association