Blair elected Chair of Agents and Abstracters Section and to the Board of Governors of the American Land Title Association
November 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that real estate attorney Cynthia Durham Blair was sworn in as Chair of the Agents and Abstractors Section of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) at its recent annual convention in Boston. As Chair of the Section, Blair holds a position as a member of the Board of Directors of ALTA, a position she has held for three terms.
Earlier this year, Blair earned the National Title Professional designation from the American Land Title Association. She is one of only 51 title professionals in the nation and the only person in South Carolina to have received this honor.
Cynthia Blair has nearly 20 years experience in real estate transactions, including real estate closings, REO (real estate owned), RELO (relocation), title resolution, contract and loan-document drafting, and buyer and seller representation. Blair is regularly featured in South Carolina business and law publications and has been a featured speaker and panelist for numerous national and regional associations. She graduated from the University of South Carolina law school and is a graduate of their Master of International Business Studies program. She is a founding member of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline.
About Blair Cato Pickren Casterline
The attorneys of Blair Cato have extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate transactions, business law, and employment law defense. For years, Blair Cato attorneys have worked with local and national buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate including residential resales, refinance, REO, relocation, HELOC, and many other real estate transactions. The firm’s attorneys also work with local and national business professionals to handle a host of business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, landlord and tenant matters, lending transactions, and the formation and restructuring of business entities. Blair Cato can help your business when it is faced with hiring and termination decisions, composing personnel policies and noncompetition agreements, identifying areas of potential liability with employment practices, or discrimination lawsuits. For more information visit www.blaircato.com.
About American Land Title Association
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), founded in 1907, is the national trade association and voice of the abstract and title insurance industry. ALTA members search, review, and insure land titles to protect homebuyers and mortgage lenders who invest in real estate. ALTA is headquartered in Washington, DC.
