8:00 AM Conference Registration Open
Vaquero ABC 8:00 Am – 4:30 pm
8:00 AM continental breakfast
Vaquero D 8:00 Am – 9:00 Am
8:00 AM exhibit hall open
Vaquero D 8:00 Am – 4:30 am
9:00 AM Bankruptcy Update

This session will provide important information on recent bankruptcy decisions that have impacted foreclosure practice and real estate law. Current issues being litigated will be addressed.


Mark S. Blackman, Esq., Alpert Barr & Grant
Patric J. Kelly, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly
Benjamin R. Levinson, Esq., Law Office of Benjamin R. Levinson
Lee Raphael, Esq., Prober & Raphael

Vaquero ABC 9:00 Am – 10:15 Am Business Casual
10:40 AM Legal Updates

Our foreclosure legal update panel will address 2012 cases that impact foreclosure in several states. This session covers all of the key relevant court cases from the past year in a rapid-fire, yet detailed format that provides informative and practical information. This session has a proven track record in providing trustees with a better understanding of how to navigate their practice with respect to the cases and rules discussed.

Phillip M. Adleson, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly
Rex C. Anderson, Esq., The Law Office of Rex C. Anderson
Jim DeLoach, Esq., Butler and Hosch
Martin T. McGuinn, Esq., Kirby & McGuinn
Armand Howell, Matheson, Mortensen, Olsen & Jeppson
Jeffrey J. Todd, Esq., Brooks Bauer

Jennifer Tait, Esq., Robinson Tait
Vaquero ABC 10:40 am – 11:55 Am Business Casual
12:00 PM Lunch & Exhibitor Raffle

Enjoy a delicious lunch while our gracious exhibitors announce their prize winners.

Gary Wisham, Allied Trustee Services, UTA Conference Chair
Lawn Court 12:00 Pm – 1:15 pm Business Casual
1:30 PM Legislative Update: Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Utah,

Our Legislative Update panel will provide us with detailed summaries of the key issues and bills addressed this year by Legislatures in several states. The panel will focus on Nevada's Foreclosure Mediation Program; the mediation law in Oregon; and several new laws in Arizona and Utah.

Ronald D. Roup, Esq., Roup & Associates (moderator)
Cheryl Blomstrom, Blomstrom Consulting, UTA Nevada Lobbyist
Richard Chambliss, Esq., Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson
Scott Lundberg, Esq., Lundberg & Associates

Drew Hagedorn, Esq.,Tonkon Torp (UTA Oregon Lobbyist)
Vaquero ABC 1:30 Pm – 2:45 pm Business Casual
3:00 PM Service Members Civil Relief Act

This session will provide an overall review of required SCRA pre-foreclosure checks that a trustee needs to perform, for example, social security number (Department of Defense) check for the borrower, what types of checks SCRA or clients require for non-borrowers who are on title, a borrower's dependents, how would a trustee identify a borrower's dependents, how to check for non-borrowers when a trustee does not have the social security number. We'll also address the differences between federal SCRA and state versions as well as eviction protection and lending-related protections.

Rande Johnsen, Trustee Corps
Randy Newman, Total Lender Solutions

Vaquero ABC 3:00 Pm – 3:30 pm Business Casual
3:35 PM California Homeowner Bill of Rights Compliance

This session will address the California Homeowner Bill of Rights from a compliance perspective.

Phillip M. Adleson, Esq., Adleson, Hess & Kelly
Robert Finlay, Wright Finlay & Zak
Michael Belote, Esq., California Advocates, UTA California Lobbyist
Vaquero ABC 3:35 Pm – 4:35 pm Business Casual
3:15 PM Certification Challenge: Arizona Level I, Nevada Level I, Washington Level I, Oregon Level 1, Utah, Level 1 California Level I and Level II

(Registration fee does not include cost of exam)

Here's your chance to take UTA's certification exam and become a UTA certified Trustee Sale Officer without sitting through the course. UTA certification is designed so that employers and consumers alike will have the confidence in the recipient's thorough knowledge of the nonjudicial foreclosure process. Non-members may take the exam(s) but may not be certified unless they become a member within 60 days of sitting for and passing the exam.

The certification challenge is also offered at 3:15 pm on Monday.

TBD 3:15 Pm – 4:15 pm Business Casual
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