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| Richard (Dick) Bales |
CHICAGO, July 13, 2020 – Proper Title, LLC,
the Palatine, Ill.-based title insurance agency serving the residential and
commercial real estate industries, today announced it has hired Richard
(Dick) Bales as senior underwriting consultant and counsel.
A
long-time authority on title insurance, Bales will provide counsel to
attorneys, examiners and closers to help ensure smooth closings as the firm rapidly
expands.
“Dick Bales is basically the godfather of title,” said Kathy
Kwak, executive vice president of operations and counsel for Proper Title.
“Everyone knows him and reads his materials.
Dick’s expertise will help strengthen our attorney-agent client relationships,
especially as we grow our business into new Chicago suburban markets.
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| Kathy Kwak |
"Internally, he will be a tremendous
resource as we hold learning sessions where Dick will address our staff on a
variety of title topics. Title examiners will also be able to tap into his
storehouse of knowledge.”
Bales joins Proper Title after just three months in retirement. He
had recently completed a 31-year career at Chicago Title Insurance Company
where he had risen to be the firm’s assistant regional counsel.
In
addition, he had recently been a guest lecturer throughout the state on all
aspects of title insurance as a member of the education committee of the
Illinois Land Title Association.
He has
also written numerous articles for the Chicago Bar Association, the DuPage
County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.
CONTACTS:
Paula Widholm, pwidholm@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4525
Kim Manning, kmanning@taylorjohnson.com, (312) 267-4527
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