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Speaking Engagements and Announcements Archive |
This
area of the site contains the list of previous
announcements and speaking
engagements with relevant links to organizations, handouts
for the event, and presentation files if applicable. |
This archive is no longer
updated. Please contact the webmaster for access to
the development archive folder, which contains further
speaking history. |
April
2013
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Steven B.
Bashaw, P.C. was recognized in Western Suburban Living Magazine, April, 2013, as "Among the Best of the Best Attorneys " for Real Estate Litigation, and specifically in the area of Mortgage Foreclosure Defense. At the same time, Steve was acknowledged for being an "AV Preeminent Attorney" for 25 years by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. An AV rating is exclusively for attorneys who have earned the Highest Possible rating as reviewed by fellow attorneys for expertise in their particular area
of law.
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January
26, 2013
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Steve and Joe Fortunato
presented the annual Harold I. Levine Real Estate Case Law Update to the DuPage County Bar Association at the Mega Meeting Seminar at the Hilton Hotel, Lisle,
Illinois.
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November
30, 2012
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Steve and Joe Fortunato will present the annual Harold I. Levine Real Estate Case Law Update to the Real Estate Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association as part of the continuing education Law Ed Series in Lombard , Illinois.
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November
1, 2012
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Steve and Joe Fortunato presented the annual Harold I. Levine Real Estate Case Law Update to the Illinois State Bar Association in Bloomington , Illinois as part of the Law Ed Series continuing
education.
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October
18, 2012
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Steve addressed the Real Property class at Loyola Law School as a guest speaker on Mortgage Foreclosure and practicing law in that area.
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June
13, 2012
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Steve
will be the Moderator at the Illinois Institute of
Continuing Legal Education's day long seminar on
"Mortgage Foreclosure, Short Sales and Distress
Property: Latest Developments". The program will be
held at the University of Illinois College of Business,
200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, and will
feature attorneys presenting on the topics of The Illinois
Supreme Court Mortgage Foreclosure Committee, Bankruptcy
Issues Concerns and Strategies, Loan Modifications,
Receiverships, Chapter 11 and Commercial Foreclosures, and
Updates on Mortgage Foreclosure process and proceedings.
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September,
2012
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Steve
will speak on mortgage foreclosure and related issues at
the Illinois State Bar Association's Annual Solo and Small
Firm Practice Seminar to be held at the Westin Northwest
Chicago, September 13-15, 2012. This is the premier event
for Illinois solo and small firm attorneys, and provides
an intensive educational and networking opportunity.
Steve's session on mortgage foreclosure will be on the
Substantive Law Track.
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April
27, 2012
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The
Illinois Supreme Court Mortgage Foreclosure Committee on
the reform of the practice and procedure for foreclosures
will convene a public meeting at the Bilandic Building,
160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, and Steve has
been placed on the agenda to speak and offer comments on
the proposals to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules
Committee. The speakers on the agenda will be representing
MERS, title companies, and a number of representatives of
attorneys representing lenders in foreclosure, (Codilis,
Pierce, Fisher, Noonan and Nevel), but Steve will be there
to present the views of the defendants in foreclosure to
the Supreme Court Committee.
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January
9, 2012
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Steve Bashaw participated in the taping of a panel discussion for the Illinois State Bar Association on "Responding to Foreclosure" on January 9, 2011. The half-hour program will be televised twice in March, 2012, as part of the ISBA public service program "Illinois Law", which airs every Tuesday at 10:00pm CST on Cable Access Channel 21 in the Chicago Area. Steve's discussion on the panel with his colleagues, Erica Minchella and Samuel Levine, attorneys who concentrate and routinely handle mortgage foreclosure cases, focused the foreclosure process, responding to a default, short sales, loan modifications and the timing of the foreclosure
process.
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October
21, 2011
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Steve
will present the 2011 Real Estate Case Law update at the
Harold I. Levine Memorial Annual Case Law Update on
October 21, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel & Conference
Center in Bloomington, IL. You can
download
a copy of this case law update here.
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April
& May, 2011
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Steve appeared
on two mortgage foreclosure programs that aired in April
and May 2011. "Mortgage Foreclosures: The Early
Stages" and "Mortgage Foreclosures: Litigation
Process", two half-hour programs presented by
Illinois Law, a cable production of the Illinois State Bar
Association (ISBA), aired on Chicago Access Network
Television. These programs are available for viewing
online at http://iln.isba.org/blog/illinois-law-cable-program.
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March
28, 2011
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Steve
presented the "Nuts and Bolts of Mortgage
Foreclosure" at the Mortgage Foreclosure Defense
Lawyers Association's continuing education meeting..
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March
2, 2011
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Steve
addressed the Consumer Law Committee of the Chicago Bar
Association on the topics of his articles on mortgage
foreclosures that appeared in the Illinois Bar Journal.
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October
15, 2010 and November 4, 2010
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Steve
will present the 2010 Real Estate Case Law update at the
Harold I. Levine Memorial Annual Case Law Update on
October 15, 2010 at the DoubleTree Hotel & Conference
Center in Bloomington, IL, and again on November 4, 2010 at the
Linder Conference Center in Lombard, Illinois. You can
download
a copy of this case law update here..
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October
19, 2010
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Steve will
participate in the John
Marshall Law School Real Estate Industry Group
Showcase on behalf of the Illinois
State Bar Association. This is a gathering of real
estate industry experts to discuss and chart the future of
the real estate market and services environment in the
near future.
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March
26, 2010
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On March 26, 2010, Kennedy King College in Chicago, Illinois, will present an exceptional continuing legal education program. Presented by national experts in the field, lawyers will learn how to handle foreclosures and learn the secrets of helping clients save properties and manage distressed residential and commercial assets. Steve Bashaw will join a panel of real estate, foreclosure and mortgage experts including Anthony L. Frink, Esq., Nina J. Fain, Esq and Frank Keldermans, Esq. to present
"REBUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS: MANAGING FORECLOSURES AND DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE
ASSETS".
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March, 2010
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Beginning in March, 2010, The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education is serializing Steve's most recent update of "Mortgagors in Distress - Representing Defendants in Residential Foreclosure". The the First of Five Parts covers an Introduction, a Practical Approach for practicing attorneys, and the Client Interview. The Second Part will cover Defenses such as Reinstatement, analyzing the Pleadings, Standing (a 'hot topic'), Circumstances of the Loan and Default, and Discovery. The Third Part will present Alternatives to Foreclosure (Deed in Lieu, Consent Judgments, Short Sales and Modifications). The Fourth Part, entitled "Tricks of the Trade - Some cases of Note" will discuss Late Charges, Foreclosure Expenses and Attorneys Fees, Jurisdiction, Prove-up and Summary Judgment. The Fifth Part will cover Redemptions, Confirmation of Sales and Possession, and Third Party Bidder issues. The materials can be accessed at http://www.iicle.com (follow the menu to "Resources", "Flashpoints and Articles" after March 3, 2010.
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February
19, 2010
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Steve will present the Annual Case Law Update at the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education's 6th Annual Real Estate Short Course to be convened on February 19, 2010 at the Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, Palatine, Illinois.
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February
1, 2010
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Steve participated as a panelist, together with Judge Jesse Reyes and Samuel H. Levine, on the Illinois State Bar Association public service taping and production of "Avoiding and Defending Mortgage Foreclosures". The half-hour show will air on CAN-TV Cable Channel 21 at 10:00, on Tuesdays, February 16, March 2 and March 16.
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October
20, 2009
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Steve
will present the 2009 Real Estate Case Law update at the
Harold I. Levine Memorial Annual Case Law Update at the
Linder Conference Center in Lombard, Illinois on October
20, 2009. You can download
a copy of this case law update here.
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July
25, 2008
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Lorman
Educational Services will present a continuing education
seminar "Foreclosure and Repossession in
Illinois" in Naperville, IL, on July 25, 2008.
For more details, please see the seminar brochure (draft)
by clicking here.
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April
24, 2008
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The
Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Section Council
will present a continuing legal education seminar
"Mortgagors in Distress" on April 24, 2008 in Springfield,
Illinois and on May 1, 2008 in Lombard,
Illinois. This day long seminar will provide
presentations to lawyers covering a review of the Illinois
Mortgage Foreclosure Law , Mortgage Foreclosure Defense,
Alternatives to Foreclosure, Statutes Affecting
Mortgagors, Purchasing at Foreclosure Sales, Commercial
Foreclosures and Mortgage Rescue Fraud. Steve will
participate in the program as a presenter and panel
member.
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April
5, 2008
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Steve will present the Real
Estate Case Law update at the DuPage County Bar
Association annual "Mega Meeting" at the
Lisle/Naperville Hilton Hotel. You can
download
a copy of this case law update here.
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March
18, 2008
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The
Northwest Suburban Bar Association continuing legal
education seminar on March 18, 2008, at the District 214
Educational Center in Arlington
Heights, Illinois. At 5:45 pm, Steve will present
the Harold I. Levine Memorial Real Estate Case Law Update
(download here).
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January
16, 2008
February
20, 2008
March
19, 2008
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continuing monthly
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The
Circuit Court of DuPage, County Foreclosure Consumer
Program. This program occurs once each month pursuant to
the request of the Chief Judge. Steve Bashaw, together
with Patrick Williams and Kent Gaertner, present a
consumer's view of foreclosure and bankruptcy for pro-se
litigants at the DuPage County Bar Association seminar
room, 5:30pm - 7:00pm.
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February
21, 2008
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Steve will participate in the DuPage Bar Association "Foreclosure Information Seminar" panel discussion at the DuPage Bar Center in Wheaton, Illinois. The program is a response to the extraordinary increase in number of foreclosure cases filed in DuPage County, and focuses on explaining the foreclosure process to consumers and pro se defendants.
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February
13-14, 2008
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On February 13 & 14, 2008, the Illinois Institute of Continuing Education will present the 4th Annual Real Estate Short Courts at the Hilton, Lisle, Illinois covering a significant number of practice areas relating to real estate law. As in the past, Steve Bashaw will open the two day course with the real estate
caselaw update presenting the last year's appellate decisions that will be of interest to attorneys practicing real estate law in its many aspects.
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May
9, 2007
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Steve
will present the cases and commentary on attorney's
modification of real estate contracts at the Chicago Title
Real Estate Seminar, "Clearing
Your Way to Closing". The seminar will be held at
Maggiano's Little Italy in Oak Brook Center from 9:00 am
to 3:00 pm and include a variety of speakers on topics of
interest to lawyers in real estate transactions. Steve's
materials will include cases in the area of attorney
modifications as well as articles on this timely and
sometimes volatile topic.
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February
6-7, 2007
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Steve
will deliver the Real Estate Case Law Update to the Illinois
Institute of Continuing Legal Education's two day Real
Estate Symposium on February 6-7, 2007. The
Symposium, is being offered for the third year, and gathers
Illinois
Real Estate lawyers from all over the state for two days
to hear a number of speakers addressing current issues and
developments in real estate law. Steve, together
with Joseph Fortunato and Mary Lou Lowder-Kent, are
the first speakers on the first day, giving the attendees
and other speakers an update of case law and legislation
which has changed the practice of real estate law in the
preceeding year as the "kick-off" for the
sessions that follow.
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January
20, 2007
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Steve
will present the Annual Real Estate Case Law Update before
the DuPage
County Bar Association at its annual
"Mega-Seminar". This is an all-day
continuing education offering which covers a number of
substantive areas of the law, and is very well attended.
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December
7, 2006
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Steve
will be a member of the faculty on Mortgage Foreclosure
and Related Issues in Illinois
presented by Lorman Education in Elk
Grove Village, Illinois.
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November
27, 2006
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As of November 27, 2006, Steven B. Bashaw, Esq., has moved from our Oak Brook office to a Lisle office. We look forward to continuing to provide representation to our clients and friends in our new environment. Please see our new contact information to the left.
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November
9, 2006
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Steve will be
presented with an Award for his teaching and volunteer efforts
by the Chicago
Volunteer Legal Service Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony
hosted by Winston and Strawn in Chicago.
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October
25, 2006
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Steve
presented Annual Real Estate Case Law Update for the Illinois
State Bar Association, Real Estate Section Council,
at the Carlysle in Lombard,
Illinois.
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October
18, 2006
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Steve
presented the Annual Real Estate Case Law Update for the Illinois
State Bar Association, Real Estate Section
Council, at Jumer's Chateau in Bloomington,
Illinois.
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October
6, 2006
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Steve
spoke before the Illinois
Credit Union League's 29th Annual Attorney Conference on Illinois
Mortgage Foreclosure Law at the Renaisance Hotel in Oak
Brook, Illinois.
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August
29, 2006- December 19, 2006
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Steve
is teaching Real Estate 1110, the required course for the Illinois
Real Estate Salesman's License, at the College of DuPage, Glen
Ellyn, Illinois.
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May
16, 2006
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Steve has begun a series of mortgage foreclosure seminars for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. The monthly lunch seminars are specifically designed for attorneys who are interested in volunteering for CVLS how to review and defend homeowners against forelcosure. The materials are the recently updated and significantly expanded "Nuts and Bolts of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure". The program is presented through the Access to Justice program in conjunction with the Harold I. Levine Center for Housing. The first lunch discussion on March 28, 2006, covered an overview of the foreclosure process and proceeding. The second lunch discussion on April 20, 2006 looked at pre-complaint issues and strategies and the reviewed a number of typical foreclosure complaints, pointing out areas for attorneys to focus and attack. The third lunch discussion will be on May 16, 2006, and will concentrate on jurisdiction, publication, venue and pleading defenses. Subsequent monthly lunch discussions will follow to cover foreclosure judgment, redemption, reinstatement, sales, confirmation of sales and possession. The materials are provided for attendees before hand in order to facilitate discussion, and can be obtained by email directed to Peter
Ashmore, Director of the Harold I. Levine Center for Housing.
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November
15 & 16, 2005
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Hamburger University at McDonald's Campus, Oak Brook, Illinois. Steve will be a speaker at the 2nd Annual Real Estate Short Course for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Education and presenting the Real Estate Case Law Update.
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October
25, 2005
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Radisson Hotel, Bloominton, Illinois: Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series, Real Estate Section Council. Steve will be presenting the annual Real Estate Case Law Update to the Bar Association as part of this program.
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October 18, 2005
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Chicago Athletic Club, 16 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois : Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series, Real Estate Section Council. Steve will be presenting the annual Real Estate Case Law update to the Bar Association as part of this program.
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June
8,
2005
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Steve will
be speaking for Lorman Education on the topic of Mortgage
Foreclosures and Repossessions in Oak Brook, IL.
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May
3,
2005
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Steve will
address the Lake County Bar Association's Annual Real Estate
Seminar with the Case Law Update for 2005.
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April
13, 2005
and
April
20, 2005
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The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education will present all day seminars entitled "Mortgage Foreclosure, 2005" in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois. In addition to coordinating the program, Steve will present segments on the "Overview of the Foreclosure Process", "Foreclosure Paths: Contested...The Defense Point of View" and Case Law Update. Steve will also participate in the panel discussion relating to "Advising Third Party Bidders at Sale". The Springfield, Illinois program will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center on
April 13,
2005. The Chicago Program will be held at the UBS Conference Center in Chicago on
April 20, 2005.
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April
8,
2005
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Steve will
present the "Nuts and Bolts of Mortgage Foreclosure"
to the Cook County Judges assigned to the newly created
Mortgage Foreclosure/Mechanic's Lien Section at the invitation
of Presiding Judge Clifford Meacham.
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April
6, 2005
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Mr.
Bashaw will be presenting a seminar entitled "Foreclosure and Related Issues in Illinois" for Lorman Education Services in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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March
4,
2005
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The Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Legal Assistance Foundation present "Nuts and Bots of
Mortgage Foreclosure and Real Estate Fraud". Following the "Welcome" of the Chief Judge of the Cook County Chancery Division, and introductions to its "Access to Justice Program" and the Chicago Legal Clinic Chancery Court Self Help Desk, Steve will present an overview of the Mortgage Foreclosure judicial process followed by presentations relating to Predatory Lending, Real Estate Fraud and Quiet Title, Partition and Surplus petitions. The Program will be held at the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago,
Illinois.
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February
23,
2005
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Steve will speak to Republic Title Company, its Agents and Underwriter's, relating to case law developments over the last year affecting real estate and the title industry. The event will be at the Sheraton Hotel in Arlington
Heights.
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November
4 and 18, 2004
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SBB
will present a Real
Estate Case Law update to the Illinois State Bar Association
Real Estate Law Update on Thursday, November 4th at the
Radisson Hotel, 10 Brickyard Drive, Bloomington, Illinois, and
again on Thursday, November 18th at the
University of Chicago, Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront
Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL. (click here
for materials)
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October
21, 2004
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Mr.
Bashaw will present the case law update at the 1st
Annual Real Estate Institute being sponsored by the
Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. This is the
opening session of a two-day conference designed to bring real
estate attorneys the leading edge of developments in
residential and commercial transactions, landlord/tenant law,
real estate development, and real estate litigation. The
conference program will be held at the Hyatt Lodge at the
McDonald's Campus in Oak Brook, Illinois. (click here
for materials)
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October
13, 2004
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Mr. Bashaw will address the Illinois Real Estate Lawyer's Association relating to the implications and ramifications of exercise of the attorney's modification and review provisions of residential real estate contracts based on the recent decision in
Terry v. Cafferata, (July 19, 2004, 2nd Dist. Rule 23 Opinion) Case No. 2-03-0498.
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May
13, 2004
May
20, 2004 |
SBB
will present "Trying and Defending a Mortgage Foreclosure
Case" with Gregory Moody at the Real Estate Litigation
Seminar, presented by the
Illinois State Bar Association, Real Estate Law Section
Council, as part of its Law Ed Series.
The first presentation will occur on May 13th at The Carlisle
in Lombard, Illinois, and the program will be offered again on May
20, 2004 at the Pere Marquette in Peoria, Illinois.
Synopsis:
The economy has resulted in more mortgage foreclosures.
Representing the lender and borrower each has its unique
challenges. This segment will discuss mortgage foreclosures
from the perspective of the lender and borrower.
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May
11, 2004
May
19, 2004
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SBB
will be participating in the Chicago Title Insurance Company's
"Clearing Your Way to Closing", to be held on May
11th at Maggiano's in Oak Brook, Illinois and May 19th
Maggiano's in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Synopsis:
"Clearing Your Way to Closing" is designed to
provide practicing attorneys and title examiners information
and background on the process of mortgage foreclosure, how it
creates defects in title and how those defects are properly
handled at a closing.
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April
22, 2004
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SBB
will present "Foreclosure and Related Issues in
Illinois", a one day seminar designed for attorneys and
members of the financial industry engaged in mortgage and
foreclosures for Lorman Education Services in Oak Brook,
Illinois.
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March
23, 2004
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SBB
will present a Real
Estate Case Law update at the Northwest Suburban Bar Association
on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00pm in the District 214
Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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May
8, 2002
&
May
14, 2002
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Steven
Bashaw will speak at two upcoming IICLE seminars in May
2002. The first
IICLE seminar is on May 8, 2002 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel
& Casino in East Peoria. The second
IICLE seminar is on May 14, 2002 at the Hyatt Regency in
Chicago. His seminar is titled "THE 'NUTS &
BOLTS' OF FORECLOSURE PRACTICE". Seminar materials
can be viewed in advance on this web site in the Miscellaneous
Publications section.
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Nov
2, 2001
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Nov
9, 2001
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Steve
Bashaw will speak at the Illinois State Bar Association
"Real Estate Law Update" program on Friday, November
2, 2001 at the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago and on Friday
November 9, 2001 at the Radisson Hotel, Bloomington, Illinois.
He will present a review of case law decisions published
affecting real estate.
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Fall
2001 |
Steve
is currently teaching "Real Estate Principals" at
the College of DuPage. Recognized as one of the finest
community colleges in the United States, this course is a
required prerequisite for the State of Illinois examination for
real estate salespersons, and a great opportunity to impact
future REALTORS.
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Nov
15-16, 2001 |
On
November 15-16, 2001, Steve will attend the "Predatory
Lending Training" program co-sponsored by the Land of
Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation and St. Louis University
School of Law, funded by a cy pres award in Magone v. First
USA Bank, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois,
focusing on legal claims and defenses to predatory lending
activities.
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May
22, 2001
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On May 22, 2001, Steve Bashaw will
present the Real Estate Case Law update for the Kane
County Bar Association Real Estate Law Committee
Program to be held at the Kane County Judicial
Center in St. Charles. The program will begin at
2:00 pm and end at 5:00 pm. Please contact the Kane
County Bar Association or John Ruddy at (630)
820-0333 for more information.
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May
9, 2001
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On May 9, 2001, Steve Bashaw will
speak on "Representing Third Party Bidders at
Foreclosure Sales" with Greg Moody of Codilis
& Associates at the membership meeting of the
Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. The
program will begin at 8:00 am. Please contact IRELA
at (847) 593-5126 for more information.
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