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Articles From Joseph W. Rogul

Here’s a Thought: A Conversation About Title Insurance Legislation By Joseph W. Rogul & Michael J. Rooney Real Estate Law, March 2022 A conversation between two Real Estate Law Section Council members about title insurance legislation.
1 comment (Most recent March 17, 2022)
Casenote: Rivera v. Bank of New York Mellon & Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC By Joseph W. Rogul Real Estate Law, July 2021 Rivera v. Bank of New York Mellon & Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC illustrates the interplay between the Illinois Constitution’s Home Rule clause, Illinois statutory law, and state preemption of an ordinance of a Home Rule unit of local government.
Residential Zoning Variance Request Denied: A Review of First American Bank, et al. v. Village of Wilmette, 2019 IL App (1st) 181436 By Joseph W. Rogul Real Estate Law, February 2020 The recently decided First American Bank v. Wilmette case presents a very good review and illustration of some of the general principles that courts will apply in determining whether to reverse a municipality’s decisions regarding applications by owners of real property for zoning variances in order to develop their land.
The dangers of bifurcated title policies in residential real estate transactions By Joseph W. Rogul Real Estate Law, April 2018 For those who have not had the pleasure of handling a bifurcated deal, the term refers to a transaction in which two different title insurance companies issue the owner’s and lender’s title insurance commitments and policies.
1 comment (Most recent April 2, 2018)

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