MICHELE MORRIS-SOKOLICK
7804 West Golf Drive, #2A
Palos Heights, Illinois 60463

(708) 361-2254 (home)

  (708) 518-6484 (cell)

 

EDUCATION

Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois. Lawyer's Assistance Program - Graduate Level (1982). Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. B.A. Degree - Sociology/Secondary Education (1979).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Real Estate:

·                        Reviewed title reports, underlying documents, surveys and escrow agreements;

·                        Prepared Title and Survey Review Memorandums and Buyer Objection Notices;

·                        Prepared Closing Checklists and monitored deadline dates;

·                        Handled title and survey clearance issues;

·                        Monitored attorney approval and due diligence timeframes;

·                        Negotiated complex deals involving the sale of property to developers and the purchase of property by developers;

·                        Negotiated, acquired and/or disposed of real estate assets and business assets of franchisees and privately held entities;

·                        Managed and coordinated parties to contracts, including third-party vendors and leasing agents;

·                        Prepared closing documents, transfer tax documentation, rent rolls, security deposit and lease inventories;

·                        Negotiated and coordinated 1031 Exchanges.

Corporate:

·                Document drafting for closings, minute books and various transactions;

·                 Responsible for UCC searches and subsequent cataloging of results for delivery to responsible

     attorney and client;

·                 Preparing for and assisting with closing and post-closing processes required by merger and

     acquisition transactions;

·                Direct interaction with clients and opposing counsel both at firm and at client locations.

    Preparation of incorporation documents for various entities and related filings on federal and state

    levels; and

·           Preparation of Annual Reports, Annual Meeting Minutes and Corporate Resolutions.

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY