Robert P. Lindfors

Member • Joined Carson Messinger in 1996

Practice Areas

  • Representation of title insurance companies, including:

    • title insurance litigation

    • defense of escrow negligence claims

    • advising title insurance companies on underwriting risks arising from issuance of title policies

    • administration of claims made on title policies

    • negotiation, litigation and arbitration of competing claims to real estate

  • Representation of sellers, buyers and lenders in real estate transactions

Professional Memberships

  • State Bar of Arizona

  • American Arbitration Association, panelist

  • Illinois State Bar Association

  • Maricopa County Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1970

  • B.A., Elmhurst College, 1967

Presentations

  • "Arizona Legislative Review," title company presentations, presented annually, October 1996 through October 2007

  • "Responding to Escrow Claims," Northern Arizona Escrow Association, January 2006

  • "Deeds of Conveyance," Northern Arizona Escrow Association, January 2005

  • "Recent Legislation Leading to Changes in Title Insurance Procedures," including "Proposed Legislation to Clarify Ownership of Streambeds," State Bar of Arizona, February 1998

  • "Trustee's Sale: The Process, New Statutory Changes, and Title Issues," Maricopa County Bar Association, November 1996

  • "Foreclosure of Real Property Liens," Arizona Trustee Association, August 1996

  • "Responding to Policy Claims," Arizona Land Title Association, May 1996

Articles

  • "Coverage of 2006 Title Policy," June 2007

  • "Foreign Acknowledgments," March 2007

  • "Title Plant Gaps," June 2006

  • "Encroachments," March 2006

  • "Title Policy Losses," September 2005

  • "Hidden Risks of Losses," June 2005

  • "Competing Back Tax Liens," March 2005

  • "Child Support Liens," December 2004

Community Involvement

  • Church governing board of directors, 1985-present, and secretary/treasurer

  • Lifeline Properties, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed to fund church renovations and provide building and facilities for elementary school

  • Overseas missions activities in Third World countries for church and redevelopment organizations

Court Admissions

  • All Arizona state courts

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Birthplace

  • Chicago, Illinois

 

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