TFMoran Survey Project Manager, Mike Hammer, LLS, PLS, virtually presented a review and discussion of ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys on June 2nd to the Real Estate and Development Group of Sheehan Phinney.  The presentation was an overview of the Surveyor’s responsibilities under ATLA/NSPS, how they relate to state regulations New Hampshire LAN500 and Massachusetts 250 CMR 6, what constitutes a quality Title Insurance Survey, and essential materials and guidance they can provide in ordering a Title Insurance Survey to help streamline the survey process.

Mike is a licensed Land Surveyor in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  His experience includes a wide range of surveying projects throughout New England ranging from the Boston Seaport redevelopment and the Boston Harbor Project to the first surveys of ancient parcels in rural New Hampshire.  He was formerly adjunct faculty at Wentworth Institute of Technology and is currently the Education Director for the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association.  Title Insurance Surveys are an area of particular interest to him.

The Sheehan Phinney the Real Estate and Development Group is comprised of land title, permitting, and land litigation attorneys and paraprofessionals from their offices in Boston, Concord, Manchester, Portsmouth, and the Upper Valley.