Fidelity National Title Insurance, Los AngelesMr. Chernin is an attorney with Fidelity National Title Insurance, where he focuses on all aspects of real property law, including acquisitions, sales, land use, construction, and mortgage financing. Mr. Chernin has underwritten title insurance coverage for thousands of commercial transactions comprising office and industrial buildings, hotels, shopping centers, ski resorts, large tracts of land, paper mills and other specialty uses. He has also counseled escrow officers handling the closing of these often complicated transactions involving defeasances, tax credit financing, bond indentures, etc. In addition to being a member of the California State Bar and the American Bar Association, Mr. Chernin has been active in the Real Property Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, where he was chair of the Section’s Executive Committee. He is a frequent speaker at seminars on real estate and title insurance issues presented by the Real Property Section, the Los Angeles Escrow Association and other program sponsors. Mr. Chernin earned a B.A. degree in International Relations from UCLA and a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

Nossaman LLP, IrvineMs. Duran-Brown is an eminent domain and real estate litigation attorney primarily focusing on eminent domain, inverse condemnation, regulatory takings and valuation matters. Ms. Duran-Brown also has experience assisting clients with land use, entitlement matters, and landlord/tenant-related disputes. She has worked for some of the largest public agencies and projects in California, such as San Bernardino Associated Governments, San Diego Association of Governments,Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, and Los Angeles Unified School District. Ms. Duran-Brown plays an active role in project planning and implementation, from initial planning and the precondemnation acquisition process all the way through trial and appeal. She has advised public agency clients on a variety of infrastructure improvements. Her experience in project oversight and coordination ensures the necessary steps are taken to meet project construction schedules.

Laurence L. Hummer, A Law Corporation, Los AngelesMr. Hummer is an attorney who helps businesses and individuals with real estate transactions, and with controversies overcontracts and real estate. Mr. Hummer has represented clients in the purchase, leasing and sale of properties for office, retail,restaurant, commercial, and residential purposes. His work has included review of planning and zoning permits, access easements and other title issues, and consultation with environmental, architectural and construction specialists. He has resolved many real estate boundary, easement and encroachment disputes for businesses and homeowners. Continuing Education of the Bar (“CEB”), a joint project of the University of California and the State Bar, has published the legal treatise California Easements and Boundaries: Law and Litigation, for which Mr. Hummer co-authored and regularly updates Chapter 8, Boundary Easements and Neighboring Property Rights. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Real Property Section. Mr. Hummer also has written for Los Angeles Lawyer magazine and the County Bar’s Real Property Section Review. Mr. Hummer has presented seminars for attorneys on real property boundary disputes and on how to write, interpret and litigate easements and licenses. He received his B.A. degree, with distinction, from Stanford University, and his J.D. degree from UCLA School of Law.

Best Best & Krueger LLP, Los AngelesMs. Wordham’s practice areas include water rights, water quality, endangered species, the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and related fields of environmental and natural resources law at both the state and federal levels. As deputy attorney general with the California Attorney General’s office from 2001 through 2011, she represented several state natural resources agencies in petitions for writ of mandate, as well as traditional litigation. Ms. Wordham also acted as in-house counsel for some agencies. Her representation of state agencies involved biological opinions for the operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, amendments to State Water Contractors’ long-term water contracts, California and federal Endangered Species Act litigation, streambed alteration agreements, cleanup and abatement actions, and CERCLA (Superfund) cost recovery settlements. Ms. Wordham works with clients on implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, updating urban water management plans and responding to the State Water Board’s drought regulations. She is admitted to practice law in the State of California.