Agent Seminars 2022

Dates and Locations

Wednesday, August 3 - LYNCHBURG
Thursday, August 18 - TYSONS
Tuesday, September 20 - RICHMOND
Wednesday, September 21 -VIRGINIA BEACH

Registration begins at 8am | Education begins at 9am | Day ends at 2pm

Topics Include

• HOA Restrictions and Title Insurance

  TYSONS / RICHMOND / LYNCHBURG

• Access to Real Estate

  TYSONS / VA BEACH / RICHMOND

• Riparian Rights and Other Water-Related Issues

  VA BEACH / LYNCHBURG

• Title Insurance Forms

  ALL LOCATIONS

• Letters of Indemnity and the Inter-Underwriter Indemnification Agreement

  ALL LOCATIONS

Presenters

Kevin T. Pogoda, Esq.
First Vice President | Virginia State Manager, Northern Division
(Letters of Indemnity and The Inter-Underwriter Indemnification Agreement)

Kevin T. Pogoda serves as First Vice President and Virginia State Manager for the Northern Division at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. In his capacity as Virginia State Manager, Kevin regularly speaks as an instructor before various groups, including attorneys, real estate agents, title examiners and title settlement agents. Kevin is also a Past President (2015-2016) of the Virginia Land Title Association (VLTA) and is the proud recipient of VLTA's Distinguished Service Award for 2017 and the 2021 VLTA Presidential Award for Service.

Kay M. Creasman
Vice President | Virginia State Counsel, Northern Division
(Access to Real Estate)

Kay M. Creasman, Vice President for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Virginia State Counsel, has been with Old Republic since March 2008, solving problems with practical solutions for title and settlement agents throughout Virginia. Since 1976, she has, at various times, maintained a private law practice in the Richmond area focusing on real estate, small business matters, and wills; owned and operated a high-volume title insurance and non-attorney settlement agency; been employed by national underwriters as counsel in Virginia and West Virginia; and searched title in the record rooms.

Ms. Creasman is an active member and a past president (2003-2004) of the Virginia Land Title Association (VLTA). She was the 2010 recipient of the VLTA Distinguished Service Award. She currently (2022) serves on Legislative and Education Committees. She has been active as an Area Representative for the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar since 2010 serving as the Chair of the Real Property Board of Governors (2018-2019) and received the Traver Scholar Award in 2017. She is also active with the Virginia Bar Association's Real Estate Section serving as coordinator of new legislative matters related to real estate.

Jon W. Brodegard
Counsel, Northern Division
(Riparian Rights and Other Water-Related Issues)

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Jon Brodegard received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (with minors in Business Management and Spanish) from Brigham Young University and his Juris Doctor from the George Mason University School of Law (now George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School).

Jon has a deep appreciation for the things that stay the same as well as the regional differences that exist in real estate matters. Jon applied state law principles in federal administrative proceedings as judicial law clerk in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Hearings and Appeals. Following his clerkship, Jon conducted business from Baltimore to Fredericksburg as an in-house attorney with a title company. As business increased, Jon also trained attorneys for positions in nine new affiliate offices. Subsequently, Jon maintained his focus on real estate by joining a law practice located in the Hampton Roads area.

Jon joined Old Republic National Title Insurance Company in September 2018, as Counsel.

When he is not hard at work, Jon enjoys being outdoors, particularly hiking and bicycling with his children. He also enjoys picking and preserving fresh fruits and berries, and he hopes to have a bigger and more productive vegetable garden this year.

T. Stewart Rauch
Assistant Vice President | Counsel & Escrow Manager, Northern Division
(HOA Restrictions and Title Insurance)

Stewart Rauch grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (with a minor in Mathematical Analysis) from Middlebury College and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law.

After graduating from law school, Stewart worked as a corporate and commercial litigator in Washington D.C., gaining significant experience in complex commercial transactions, real estate matters, employment law, and contract disputes. Stewart then opened, owned and operated a title agency and settlement company in Fairfax, Virginia and maintained his own private law practice primarily focused on real estate related matters. Stewart has lived in Virginia since 1990. He is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Georgia.

Hayden-Anne Breedlove
Associate Counsel, Northern Division
(HOA Restrictions and Title Insurance)

A Virginia native, Hayden-Anne Breedlove received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Politics and History (with a minor in French) from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law.

While at the University of Richmond School of Law, Hayden-Anne spearheaded numerous networking events and panels for law students with real estate law practitioners as president of the Real Estate Law Society. She also reviewed and edited a housing law textbook as a research assistant. Hayden-Anne also performed pro bono work in housing law through a partnership with the University's Carrico Center for Pro Bono and Public Service and the Legal Aid Justice Center.

Before joining Old Republic National Title Insurance Company in March of 2021, Hayden-Anne clerked for the Honorable judges of Henrico County Circuit Court. She is involved in the Virginia State Bar Real Property Section and serves as the co-editor for The Fee Simple, the Virginia State Bar's journal publication on Real Property. She also serves as the academic liaison with the University of Richmond for the Virginia Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division.

When she is not at work, Hayden-Anne enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to the beach, and going to the library to find a new book to read at the beach. She also enjoys indoor cycling and listening to podcasts on investing, both in the stock market and in real estate.

Ron D. Wiley, Jr.
Underwriting Counsel, Southern Division
(Title Insurance Forms)

Ron Wiley has been a real estate lawyer in Charlottesville since 1983, after graduating from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. He was in private practice until 1991 when he became a high school Earth Science teacher. He continued a private practice during his summer breaks until 1993 when he became Senior Vice President and Regional Counsel for a regional title insurer. Ron remained in that position until 2011, when he returned to private practice. He joined Old Republic Title as Underwriting Counsel in August 2016.

Ron is active in the Virginia State Bar Real Property Section and serves on its Board of Governors. He also remains active with the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association and its Real Estate Section. Ron enjoys teaching and has been a continuing education instructor for numerous Virginia CLE® programs over the years, as well as having coordinated the continuing education program for Virginia agents and approved attorneys of the company where he worked for nearly 18 years. Ron has helped teach Real Estate Transactions and Finance at the University of Richmond Law School every year since 2013.