Richard D. Vetstein, Esq.

Founding Partner, The Vetstein Law Group, P.C. ,Vice President + Director of Marketing for TitleHub Closing Services, LLC.

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Richard D. Vetstein, Esq. is the creator and principal author of the Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog. Rich is a nationally recognized real estate attorney, having written extensively on real estate legal issues and been featured or quoted by the Boston Globe, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, and Banker & Tradesman, to name just a few publications. Rich was recently selected as one of Inman News’ Top 100 Most Influential in Real Estate. You can contact Attorney Vetstein directly at rvetstein@vetsteinlawgroup.com or rvetstein@titlehub.com or (508) 620. 5352.

After 12 years of private firm practice in the Boston area, Rich founded the Vetstein Law Group and TitleHub Closing Services LLC in 2009, and hasn’t looked back since. Rich has extensive experience with real estate litigation, title claims, condominiums, construction, lending, and residential transactional work. Rich has worked on many groundbreaking real estate cases in his career.

Rich is a trailblazer for the successful use of the Internet and social media for his companies’ marketing efforts. Rich thinks so highly of social media that he founded HubConnected LLC, which provides Social Media Solutions for the real estate industry. The ABA Journal and Lawyers Weekly USA have featured Mr. Vetstein for his successful use of blogs and social media. Mr. Vetstein is also a contributing blogger on Boston.com’s Real Estate Now Blog.

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

• Top 10% class rank
• Law Review
• Clerk, Federal District Court Judge William G. Young.

Miami (Ohio) University in Oxford, OH, B.S. in Mass Communication/Media Management with a minor in Marketing.

• Account Executive, Laws, Hall & Associates, Molson Breweries in Toronto, Canada.
• Sigma Alpha Mu. Fraternity
• Men’s Volleyball Team

Community

Rich is active in his community, local philanthropies and bar associations, which provides him with the opportunity to give back, volunteer and connect with his colleagues and peers.

• Sudbury Zoning Board of Appeals, 2000-2009
• Sudbury Earth Removal Board, 200-2009
• Chair, Technology Committee, Real Estate Bar Association
• Past Chair/Current Member, Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ Young Lawyers Group
• Leadership Fellow, Leadership Metrowest Academy, 2009
• Metrowest Lunch Chapter, BNI
• Past Board Member for the Corridor 9 Chamber of Commerce’s HYPE 9 (Helping Young Professionals Engage Corridor 9)
• Metrowest Chamber of Commerce.

Publications/Speaking Engagements

Mass. Bankruptcy Judge Voids Foreclosure of MERS Mortgage, Wall Street Journal Online, Aug. 24, 2011

Speaker on Legal Blogging, Social E Conference, The Warren Group, Newport, RI, June 24, 2011

State Court Rules Attorneys Must Participate In Home Closings, Boston Globe, April 26, 2011

New Rules Make Condos Harder To Sell, Inman News (March 18, 2011)

Apocalypse Now? Will The Ibanez Decision Reveal Widespread Irregularities In the Securitized Mortgage Industry?, The Big Picture, Jan. 10. 2011

Court Ruling Could Create Foreclosure Crisis, Metrowest (MA) Daily News, Jan. 8, 2011

US Foreclosure Decision To Reverberate, Financial Times, Jan. 7, 2011

Foreclosures May Be Undone By State Ruling On Mortgage Transfer, Bloomberg News, Jan. 6, 2011

Homestead Act Updated For 2011, Banker & Tradesman, Dec. 27, 2010

Property Owners Advised To Clear Snow After Storm, Metrowest Daily News, Dec.. 28, 2010

Featured Speaker, Social Not Working? Tips for Social Marketing In Real Estate, 200+ Realtors, Newton Marriott, Dec. 7, 2010

Speaker, Technology For The Conveyancing Attorney, Real Estate Bar Conference Annual Meeting, Nov. 8, 2010

How To Navigate The Foreclosure Freeze, Wall St. Journal Smartermoney.com, Oct. 13, 2010

Borrowers: Beware The Second Credit Report, Wall St. Journal Smartermoney.com, June 7, 2010

Local Agents Raise Questions Over New Fannie Rules, Banker & Tradesman, June 6, 2010.

Federal Aid & Tax Extension Available For Massachusetts Flood Victims, Boston.com, April 14, 2010

The HO-6 Condo Insurance Policy: A Lot More Than You Think, Boston.com, April 7, 2010

Legal Analysis Of Mezuzah Condo Case, Boston.com, March 31, 2010

Impending SJC Ibanez Title Ruling May Invalidate Thousands Of Foreclosures, Banker & Tradesman, March 29, 2010

How A Salamander Raised A Rights Issue, Boston Globe, March 24, 2009

House Call: To Buy Or Not To Buy, SmarterMoney.com (Wall Street Journal Online) March 22, 2010

Social Media and Blogging For Realtors 101, Seminar–Hallmark Sotheby’s, Hopkinton, MA; Prudential Page Real Estate, Medway, MA

New Rules Help Borrowers At Closing, SmarterMoney.com (Wall Street Journal), Jan. 11, 2010

Facebook: Friend or Client? Lawyers Weekly USA, Dec. 21, 2009

Condo Rules Could Shut Out Buyers, Hit Builders, Associated Press, Dec. 8, 2009

Federal Housing Administration’s Condo Financing Rules Already Scuttling Projects, Los Angeles Times/Associated Press, Dec. 7, 2009

Creating A Memorable Blog For Your Law Practice (Webinar), Presenter, Nov. 20, 2009.

FHA Eases Condominium Lending Guidelines, Boston.com, Nov. 11, 2009

When Are Condo Owners Liable?, Boston.com, Oct. 28, 2009

The Long and Short Of It: A Short Sale Primer, Boston.com, Oct. 21, 2009

Ibanez Decision: Round 2, Boston.com, Oct. 15, 2009

New FHA Condominium Guidelines, A Chill In The Air, Boston.com, Oct. 13, 2009

Landlord-Tenant Hell: Drinking Guests and Faulty Railings, Boston.com, Oct. 7, 2009

Offer to Purchase Is A Binding Contract, Boston.com, Sept. 30, 2009

Thousands of Foreclosures Invalid, Ibanez Decision, Boston.com, Sept. 2, 2009

Marketing With Social Media, What’s Your Plan? Lawyers Weekly USA, Sept. 5, 2009

How A Solo Gained More Than 600 Facebook Fans, American Bar Association Journal, Sept. 9, 2009

A Legal Refresher Course For Landlords, Boston.com Real Estate Now, July 29, 2009

An Attorney Thinks About Construction, Boston.com Real Estate Now, July 23, 2009

New Fannie Mae Condo Regulations Could Stifle Condo Demand, NuWire Investor, July 27, 2009

Holland Land Case Back Before A Judge, Sturbridge Villager, (Jan. 23, 2009).

Twitter, Facebook As Marketing Tools?, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 9, 2009)

Banker Gets $1M Verdict For National Origin Bias, Employment Case Nets $600,000 In Punitives, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 5, 2006).

SJC Ruling Hurts Affordable Housing Foes, Boston Globe, June 20, 2006.

Trust Wins Battle Over Waterfront, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (April 2, 2001).

Speaker, Legal Professionals Panel, Suffolk Law School.

LinkedIn Seminar Series, 2008-09.

Reported Cases

• North American Expositions Co. v. Corcoran, 452 Mass. 852 (2009) and 70 Mass. App. Ct. 411 (2007) (leading case on the anti-SLAPP Act in the business and political lobbying context; upholding dismissal of claims and $80,000 award of attorneys fee in client’s favor).

• Hadfield v. McDonough, 407 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 2005), cert. denied by U.S. Supreme Court (employment termination and violation of procedural due process for political affiliation of deputy sheriff)

• Portland Natural Gas Transmission System v. 19.2 Acres of Land, 318 F.3d 279 (1st Cir. 2003)(eminent domain taking involving natural gas pipeline)

• Private Lending & Purchasing Inc. v. First American Title Ins. Co., 54 Mass. App. Ct. 532 (2002)(leading Mass. case on title insurance policies).

• South Boston Betterment Trust Corp. v. Boston Redev. Auth., 438 Mass. 57 (2002)(landmark case on the validity of community benefits negotiated by South Boston elected officials for mitigation of Seaport District development

• Iffland v. City of Cambridge, 49 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (2000) (issues of legal standing to challenge permits for commercial development)

• Ben v. Shultz, 47 Mass. App. Ct. 808 (1999)(civil procedure)

• Fields v. Revolution Trust Corp., 49 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (1999)(defeating challenge to corporate deed alleged to have been forgery).

Marc E. Canner, Esq.

President + Chief Operating Officer, TitleHub Closing Services
Founding Partner, The Law Offices of Marc E. Canner

Attorney Marc E. Canner brings years of experience working closely with Buyers, Sellers, mortgage brokers, loan officers and realtors to provide expert counsel on closing residential real estate transactions, with great success, to TitleHub Closing Services LLC. Attorney Canner has successfully negotiated Purchase and Sale Agreements on behalf of Buyers and Sellers, and excels at keeping each individual client fully informed throughout the process. In addition, he works with banks to ensure that real estate closings are conducted in a professional and efficient manner.

In his own practice, Mr. Canner has used industry-leading real estate conveyancing and funding software throughout his career, now with TitleHub, Attorney Canner will employ even more cutting edge real estate software and technologies in order to facilitate a fluid and hassle-free transaction.  He also regularly speaks at home-buying seminars and provides Power Point presentations to realtors on a variety of real estate related issues.

Prior to founding TitleHub, Mr. Canner founded and built his own successful private practice, The Law Office of Marc E. Canner, with locations in Needham and Bedford, Massachusetts. Previously Mr. Canner served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, where he worked at both the trial and appellate levels, in addition to representing District Attorney Martha Coakley as her liaison to Beacon Hill.

Attorney Marc E. Canner is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Real Estate Bar Association. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1993 from Lafayette College and his J.D. in 1998 from American University’s Washington College of Law.

Last year, Marc was proud to participate and complete his first Pan Mass Challenge.  He enjoys playing basketball and tennis as well as being involved with his children’s activities. Marc is also an avid reader.  His list of recommended recent reads include:  “The Power of One” by Bryce Courtenay, “A Fiery Peace in a Cold War” by Neil Sheehan, and the several novels by Joan Didion or Alexander McCall Smith.