Unauthorized Practice of Law in Ohio

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Overview

Attorney involvement is not required for most aspects of title insurance transactions in Ohio except for document preparation.

Sources

Title Searching and Examination

Title Searches and Title Examinations are not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys in Ohio.

Document Preparation

  • Deeds must be prepared by attorneys in Ohio.

Closings and Escrow

Closings are not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys in Ohio.

Parties to a closing are not required to be represented by attorneys in Ohio.

Disbursement

Disbursement of files in Ohio is not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys.

Recording

Document recording in Ohio is not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys.

Other

N/A.

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