Title Insurance Litigation with Michael O'Donnell, esq.

Co-Managing Partner of Riker Danzig in Morristown, NJ, Mike
O’Donnell provides a range of commercial litigation services to
clients, particularly title insurance companies and financial
institutions.  His work includes title disputes, mortgage
fraud claims, lender liability claims, loan work-out, commercial
foreclosure and evictions, judgment collection, fraud and
fraudulent transfer claims, defense against RESPA, TILA and other
consumer protection laws and class action defense for the banking
and title insurance industries. Mike believes in working with his
clients to set end goals at the inception of any matter and
striving to get there in the most efficient manner without ever
sacrificing flexibility needed for changing circumstances.


Mike has represented every major title insurer including Chicago
Title Insurance Co., First American Title Insurance Co., Fidelity
National Title Insurance Co., Old Republic National Title
Insurance Co., Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Westcor Land Title
Insurance Co., North American Title Insurance Company,  WFG
Title Insurance Company and Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance
Co., as well as their insureds.  He has served as coverage
counsel for title underwriters on numerous wide-ranging real
estate frauds, some of which losses exceeded $45 million. 
Finally, he represents title agencies in similar matters.


As to lending clients, Mike has represented most of the major
financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and
JP Morgan Chase, as well as smaller regional banks including
Investors Bank, Carver Federal Savings Bank, Lakeland Bank and
Manasquan Savings Bank.  He also represents Simon Property
Group in commercial litigation and rent disputes in New Jersey
and New York.


Mike has tried to verdict a wide range of commercial cases from
lender liability claims, boundary-line disputes, to a 31-day
dispute among the members of a family-owned real estate business
valued at over $50 million.  He has also litigated numerous
class actions from the overcharging of recordation fees to funds
availability practices. 


When he is not practicing law, Mike is active in the
community.  He currently is a member of the Board of
Directors of Zufall Community Health Centers. He served as
Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Colonial Symphony in
Morristown, as well as teaching CCD and Pre-Cana classes in his
parish.  Mike is also Past Chair of the District XB Ethics
Committee.  Mike is a Life Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation.  He is a member of the American Bar Association
(TIPS Title Insurance Committee), Title Counsel Section of
American Land Title Association, the Association of the Federal
Bar of New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar (Banking, Real Estate and
Federal Bar Sections) and Morris County Bar Association
(Financial Services Committee).  Finally, Mike had the honor
of serving five years in the United States Marine Corps.


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