Ed Treder Honored with Phil Adleson Award

Edward Treder is the worthy recipient of the 2023 Phil Adleson Education & Advocacy Award.  The award is presented annually to a member who both educates and advocates on behalf of UTA and its membership. The stringent criteria for the award includes being a ‘master teacher’, who has presented and...

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Laura Coughlin Receives Member of the Year Award

Laura Coughlin of McCalla Raymer Leibert & Pierce was awarded the Dorothy Schick Member of the Year during the Association’s 48th Annual Education Conference. Schick served as a mentor to many in the industry over a 40-year career. Coughlin received the award for her work writing articles for UTA Quarterly...

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Six Members Elected to UTA Board

The United Trustees Association held an election of the general membership on November 6th, 2023. The election was mandated by the Association’s bylaws. Re-elected as Directors were Cathe Cole-Sherburn of Trustee Corps; Susan Pettem of Novare Settlement Services; Katie TerBush of MK Consultants; and Ed Treder of Barrett Daffin Frappier...

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UTA Auction Raises $4,000

Twenty Silent Auction items and three Live Auction Items were sold during UTA’s Annual Dinner Event at the 48th Annual Education Conference raising $4,000. UTA thanks the companies who contributed the excellent and exciting silent auction prizes that led to such a successful event. – Anthony Kilburg of InSource Logic...

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Conference Attendees Enjoy Bocce and Great Networking

This year’s conference featured a first-time social networking activity – Bocce. Thirty-one participants played Bocce, drank some wine, enjoyed some surprisingly delicious food, and enjoyed the company of their colleagues and friends on Sunday, November 5th before the UTA conference. “Bocce was fantastic. It was a great way to network,...

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2024 Conference Dates Set

UTA President Cathe Cole-Sherburn has announced the dates and location for the 2024 Annual Conference.  The Association’s 49th annual conference will be held at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas November 10-12, 2024. Registration materials will be online in July 2024. “Next year’s conference will be held at...

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Steve Hicklin Appointed To Serve as a Judge

UTA’s Vice President, Stephen Hickin, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court by California Governor Newsom filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge James L. Crandall. In an email to the UTA Board announcing his appointment and resignation from the Uta...

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Welcome New Members to UTA

Please welcome the following new members to UTA: – Henry Briones, Auction.com, Irvine, CA – Chris Cook, Liberty Title & Escros, Dallas, TX – Ken Haywood, Mortgage Connect, Santa Ana, CA

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Advertise With UTA in 2024

UTA members have four products to communicate their services to the membership in 2024. (1) Electronic Advertising, via the UTA eNews and/or the UTA website(2) the UTA Quarterly(3) the 2024 UTA Membership Directory(4) the 2024 Conference Program Book Members who advertise electronically, and in the UTA Quarterly and the Membership Directory receive a 20% break-off...

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UTA Bill Alive As Session Approaches Finish

By Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist The California legislature moves fast. No issue is alive in the Assembly or Senate longer than two years, and most bills are introduced and either enacted or killed within one legislative year, which lasts approximately eight months.  It is hard, therefore,...

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