Confidentiality and Other Ethical Issues Facing Title Examiners

This course addresses the maintenance and protection of private, public, and confidential information, clarifying the distinctions between privileged information and attorney work product. It explores the use of data from public repositories, the reliance on title opinions, and associated issues. Additionally, the course connects these practices to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the AAPL Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, ensuring that professionals understand their ethical and legal obligations in title examination.

Credit(s)

1 Ethics

CO Approval ID

842676

Original Program Date

May 16, 2024

Duration

55 minutes

Speakers

Credits

Materials

1 CLE Credit – Approval ID: CO ID - 842676

This course has been accredited for CLE credit in Colorado. CLE credit hours shown are for Colorado only. A CLE course number for Colorado will be provided to attendees on their certificates of attendance once a course has been completed. New Mexico attorneys who complete a course must notify us (cle@rmmlf.org) because we are required to report credits for you. If this course has been approved for RPL/CPL credit with the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the credits will be listed below in a separate section for AAPL. If applicable, Component Codes for AAPL recertification will also be provided. Please contact RMMLF if you need independent verification by the provider of your attendance or participation for CLE purposes. Except as provided above, RMMLF generally does not apply for accreditation from any other MCLE/CPD organizations for its online legal education program. Upon completion of a program a certificate of attendance will be issued to all attendees. Except as provided above, attendees must verify with their respective state bars and CPD organizations and their specific rules as to whether or not the certificate of attendance will be recognized by that body for MCLE/CPD purposes, and the number of CLE/CPD credits that may be available. The live presentation of the on-demand program has been accredited in most mandatory states as part of a larger course, but such accreditation does not assure recognition of the on-demand program.

TERRY CROSS is a founding partner of McClure & Cross LLP, established in 2008, and practices in the Dallas office of that firm. He has 45+ years’ experience in providing legal counsel to the oil and gas industry as in-house counsel in a major oil company, partner in a large law firm energy practice and now in the boutique oil and gas firm of McClure & Cross. He is licensed in North Dakota and Texas and board certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Board of Specialization of the State Bar of Texas. He taught Texas Land Titles as Adjunct Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law from 2010 to 2019 and is a frequent speaker and author on energy finance, oil and gas law and industry contracts. He is a member of the joint editorial board for the development of title examination standards established by the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Sections of the State Bar of Texas. Cross was selected for the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law and named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Natural Resources Law for Dallas/ Fort Worth for 2021.