Our firm represents four local and regional Associations of Realtors in Tennessee and closes mortgage transactions for over 200 different lenders. PLLC prides itself in being a proactive and industry involved law firm. All of our attorneys are approved educators by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Our diverse experience allows for rational and creative solutions to title problems, no matter how complex or involved.
Additionally, utilizing both Stewart Title Insurance Company and First American Title as our title insurance underwriters enables us to insure almost any real estate transaction. This program allows buyers to select their own closing attorney provided your preferred attorney is on HUD's approved list. Smith. Sholar. Milliken. PLLC is a HUD approved closing office.
Additionally, utilizing both Stewart Title Insurance Company and First American Title as our title insurance underwriters enables us to insure almost any real estate transaction. This program allows buyers to select their own closing attorney provided your preferred attorney is on HUD's approved list. Smith. Sholar. Milliken. PLLC is a HUD approved closing office.
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Our firm started in 1989 out of John Pellegrin's law library with Brian Smith, one legal assistant and four cardboard boxes of office supplies.
We've grown to multiple offices and a large staff of the most qualified legal assistants in the industry.
Attorney Brian Smith: I started my career litigating, defending and suing people and it was just too negative.
Every day, clients were arguing about stuff that happened five years ago and weren't satisfied even if they won because it was too expensive and took five years to resolve.
We've grown to multiple offices and a large staff of the most qualified legal assistants in the industry.
Attorney Brian Smith: I started my career litigating, defending and suing people and it was just too negative.
Every day, clients were arguing about stuff that happened five years ago and weren't satisfied even if they won because it was too expensive and took five years to resolve.
Todd has been serving as an attorney and advisor for the Realtor community for the last 20 years.
Prior to practicing with Smith.
Sholar he was with the Nashville law firm Farrar and Bates, where he talked to Realtors daily on the Tennessee Association of Realtors Legal Hotline.
He and his firm now serve as counsel for many boards of Realtors in Middle and East Tennessee, including SAR.
For the last 6 years Todd has served as guest lecturer for TAR at their annual convention.
In 2012 he was recognized by TAR as the state's "Educator of the Year".
Prior to practicing with Smith.
Sholar he was with the Nashville law firm Farrar and Bates, where he talked to Realtors daily on the Tennessee Association of Realtors Legal Hotline.
He and his firm now serve as counsel for many boards of Realtors in Middle and East Tennessee, including SAR.
For the last 6 years Todd has served as guest lecturer for TAR at their annual convention.
In 2012 he was recognized by TAR as the state's "Educator of the Year".
Preston Daniel Matthews is an honors graduate from the University of Tennessee College of Law where he specialized in the areas of real estate and corporate law.
Preston also studied law at Cambridge University in England.
During his time at the University of Tennessee, Preston was a member of a non-profit clinic that advised non-profit corporations throughout the Knoxville area.
He was also President of the Sword and Scale Law Society, which is dedicated to bridging the gap between all professional students at the University.
Preston also studied law at Cambridge University in England.
During his time at the University of Tennessee, Preston was a member of a non-profit clinic that advised non-profit corporations throughout the Knoxville area.
He was also President of the Sword and Scale Law Society, which is dedicated to bridging the gap between all professional students at the University.
The attorneys at SSM highly encourage our clients to have the BEST TITLE PROTECTION available.
That is why SSM proudly offers the Eagle Policy as Agent for First American Title Insurance and the Enhanced Homeowner Policy through Stewart Title Guaranty.
To a natural person or to a trustee of a living trust that has been established by a natural person for the estate planning purposes.
The loan policy may be issued only where the borrower is a natural person or a trustee of such a living trust.
The property to be insured must be improved, and must contain a 1-4 family residence, which may be a condominium.
That is why SSM proudly offers the Eagle Policy as Agent for First American Title Insurance and the Enhanced Homeowner Policy through Stewart Title Guaranty.
To a natural person or to a trustee of a living trust that has been established by a natural person for the estate planning purposes.
The loan policy may be issued only where the borrower is a natural person or a trustee of such a living trust.
The property to be insured must be improved, and must contain a 1-4 family residence, which may be a condominium.
PLLC was one of the first law firms in Tennessee to be certified as compliant with ALTA'S "Best Practices" in 2015.
We continue to maintain that certification each year.
Our certification was provided by Pershing, Yoakley & Associates, P.C., a certified public accounting firm which performs audits on a national basis for settlement service firms.
Best Practices is a series of guidelines designed to protect consumers, promote quality service and meet legal and market requirements.
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) "Best Practices" were implemented to provide a uniform standard of high competency for closing attorneys and title companies in the areas of licensing, protection of client funds and non-public information, compliance with federal and state consumer finance laws, title insurance policy production and delivery, maintenance of proper professional liability and fidelity insurance coverage, and resolution of consumer complaints.
We continue to maintain that certification each year.
Our certification was provided by Pershing, Yoakley & Associates, P.C., a certified public accounting firm which performs audits on a national basis for settlement service firms.
Best Practices is a series of guidelines designed to protect consumers, promote quality service and meet legal and market requirements.
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) "Best Practices" were implemented to provide a uniform standard of high competency for closing attorneys and title companies in the areas of licensing, protection of client funds and non-public information, compliance with federal and state consumer finance laws, title insurance policy production and delivery, maintenance of proper professional liability and fidelity insurance coverage, and resolution of consumer complaints.
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