Kathy Kwak is our Latest Featured Speaker!
Our latest featured speaker is Kathy Kwak from Proper Title!
We are pleased to have Kathy speak for us for the first time at our Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Transactions: The Big Four seminar in Chicago on September 14, 2018! We are excited to have her speak, and we know our attendees will benefit from the knowledge she’ll share!
Ms. Kwak began her legal career as an associate in private practice handling all residential real estate transactions, and was an attorney agent with several title companies throughout Chicago. Prior to entering the title industry, she served as Associate General Counsel and Senior Real Estate Advisor for the Chicago Board of Education where she negotiated contracts with various vendors, consultants, organizations and companies on behalf of the Board, and managed all of the rentals for over 600 properties and helped generate approximately million in additional income for CPS.
Ms. Kwak then entered the title industry at one of the largest nationally recognized title companies as an Associate National Underwriting Counsel. She has contributed to the closing of numerous multisite portfolios, including an billion industrial transaction, and has independently underwritten small and large commercial single-site transactions ranging from six-figure farmland dispositions to complex multi-million dollar sale, purchase and refinance portfolios.
Ms. Kwak then continued her legal career to the agency side, and focused on the management of the underwriting and closing of all complex commercial real estate transactions handled by the National Commercial Services division. She worked with top law firms, corporations, REITs, lenders and developers throughout the United States in closing the transactions from start to finish.
Ms. Kwak currently manages and oversees the title department, including the tracking, monitoring and the development of production to evaluate current and future business needs. She provides training for her team to ensure responsive turnaround times and the highest quality in work product. She is an underwriting support and counsel to personnel and customers related to searches, commitments, title clearance, pro formas and policies. She is also part of the business development team for all residential, commercial and new construction transactions.
She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Land Title Association, and also the Valparaiso University School of Law’s Chicago Regional Alumni Council.
Ms. Kwak received her J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law and her B.S. in Secondary Education with a concentration in English from Indiana University in Bloomington.
