Curriculum Vitae of CHARLES J. JACOBUS EDUCATION LICENSES AFFILIATIONS PUBLICATIONS Bachelor of Science, University of Houston Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Houston AV Rating - Martindale-Hubbell State Bar of Texas Texas Real Estate Broker License State Bar of Texas Member of the Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Council (2003-2006) Board Certified by the Board of Legal Specialization in Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law Chairman, Title Insurance Committee 2005-2007 Houston Real Estate Lawyer s Council American College of Real Estate Lawyers Houston Bar Association Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1987-1988 American Bar Association Chairman, Committee on Brokers and Brokerage (1988-1993) Media/Books Products Editorial Board for the American Bar Association (1993-2005) Publications Planning and Marketing Communications Division Special Committee on the Drug Crisis Texas Land Title Association Chairman, Texas Land Title Institute Committee, 2001 Texas Real Estate Teacher s Association Life Member; President, 2009-2010 Real Estate Educators Association, President, 1987-1988 Adjunct Faculty: - University of Houston Law Center - University of Houston Bauer College of Business - Houston Community College - Champions School of Real Estate - Texas Land Title Association School Texas Real Estate Commission Broker-Lawyer Committee Real Estate Center MCE Advisory Committee BOOKS: Texas Real Estate Law -Tenth Edition, Cengage Publishing, 2008. Real Estate Law - Second Edition, national in scope, Cengage Publishing. Real Estate Principles Eleventh Edition, Cengage Publishing, 2010. Real Estate Introduction to the Profession, Eleventh Edition, Cengage Publishing, 2010. Georgia Real Estate, an Introduction to the Profession, Cengage Publishing, 2008. - 1
Co-author of text, Ohio Real Estate, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1990. Texas Real Estate Tenth Edition, Cengage Publishing, 2008. Co-author, Texas Title Insurance, West Publishing, updated annually. Editor in Chief Texas Forms Manual, a Guide for Real Estate and Title Documentation, updated annually. Co-author of text, Texas Real Estate Brokerage and the Law of Agency, Cengage Publishing, updated annually. Co-author of text, Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance in Texas, National Business Institute, Inc., 1996. Co-author of text, Keeping Current with Texas Real Estate, Cengage Publishing, updated annually. STATE BAR OF TEXAS ADVANCED REAL ESTATE LAW COURSE Estates and Interests in Real Property, 1984. Homesteads, 1985. Real Estate Brokerage Conflicts and Lie Abilities, 1986. Warranties of Habitability/Suitability, 1988. Homestead Update, 1989, 1992. There s a Fight Going on Here! Partitioning Real Property: Non- Conveyances, Owelty, Divorces and Other Fun Topics, July 1993. Homestead Issues, 1994. Contracts for Income Producing Properties, 1999. Co-author, The Ethical Complications of Fee Attorney Relationships, 2007. Ethics: Positional Conflicts for Real Estate Lawyers, 2009. STATE BAR OF TEXAS ADVANCED REAL ESTATE DRAFTING COURSE: Residential Construction Contracts, 1992. Using and Revising TREC Forms, 1993. Advertising and Marketing Your Real Estate Practice; Lawyer Advertising and Marketing Rules; Electronic Advertising; Lender s Who Require That You Participate in Their Newsletters, Etc., 1995. Co-author, The Ethical Complications of Fee Attorney Relationships, 2000. STATE BAR OF TEXAS BUILDING BLOCKS: Co-author, Building Blocks of a Commercial Real Estate Transaction, State Bar of Texas, 1992. Mechanic s Lien Update Review of Selected Recent Developments and Key Issues, The Development and Sale of Residential Real Estate, 1994. Homestead Issues, The Development and Sale of Residential Real Estate, 1994. Co-author, Building Blocks of a Residential Real Estate Transaction, 1992. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION: Broker Liability and Damages, Toronto, Canada, 1988. Real Estate Brokerage New Trends and Problem Areas, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1989. Broker Defense Litigation, San Francisco, 1992. - 2
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW MORTGAGE LENDING INSTITUTE: - Business Homestead, 1988. - Construction Lending, 1992. - Ethics for Real Estate Lawyers, 1998. - Ethical Issues for Fee Attorneys, 2006, 2008. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW, REAL ESTATE LAW COURSE: - Title Insurance Update, 1988. - Title Insurance Legislation, 1991. - Homestead Issues, 1994. - Case Law Update, 1995-2010. - Brokerage Agreements, 2006. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER: - Title Insurance Policies, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. - Mortgage Fraud, 2008. HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION: - Real Estate Agency, Duties of Care and Blind Trusts (1984). - Co-author, Mechanic s Lien Update: Review of Selected Recent Developments and Key Issues, January 1993. - Mechanic s and Materialmen s Liens 2000. - Brokerage Agreements, Suits for Commissions, 2007. TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION: - Do you or don t you insure a 50-story homestead Given four times a year in various cities in Texas, 1984. - Foreclosings not four closings Given four times a year in various cities in Texas, 1985. - Homesteads and Community Property Texas Land Title Association School, 1985, 1990, 1992. - Advanced Ethics Texas Land Title Association School, 1986 and 1987. - Legislative Update Given four times a year in various cities in Texas, 1987. - Foreclosures and Bankruptcy Given four times a year in various cities in Texas, 1988, 1989, 1990. - Entities and Homesteads Texas Land Title Association School, 1988. - New Form Owner s Policies of Title Insurance New Texas Title Policy Forms Seminar, Austin, Texas, September 1991. - Conveyancing Texas Land Title Institute, 1991. - Homestead Issues Texas Land Title Institute, December 1992. - Co-authors, Powers of Attorney, Texas Land Title Association and St. Mary s School of Law, December 1993. - Homestead Issues Texas Land Title Association Regional Seminar, January 1994. - Homestead, Liens, Oil, Gas & Minerals Land Title School of Texas, March 1994, March 1995, March 1996. - Escrow Issues, Texas Land Title Institute, 1998, 1999, 2000,2001. - 3
- Marital Property, Decedents' Estates, Guardianship, Divorce - Foreclosure, Texas Land Title School, March, 2003. - Flips - Traps For The Unwary; Tips For Handling, Texas Land Title Institute, December 2004. - Drafting Issues to Avoid, Deeds, Mechanic s Lien Contracts, New TRCC Disclosures, Texas Land Title Institute, December 2007. - Ethics: Positional Conflicts, Texas Land Title Institute, December 2008. - Owelty & Partition, Texas Land Title Institute, December 2010. REAL ESTATE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE: - Anti-trust Laws Affecting Real Estate, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983. - Real Estate Broker Liability, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1984. - Hot Legal Topics, Chicago, Illinois, 1987. - Hot Legal Topics, Houston, Texas, 1988. - Contracts, San Diego, California, 1989. - Legal Update, 1991-2010. SOUTH CENTRAL EDUCATOR S GROUP ANNUAL CONFERENCE: - Law Update, 2006-2009. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS: - Do Agents Dual, Idaho Association of Realtors State Convention, 1985. - The Trial and Tribulations of Agent C, Idaho GRI Program, 1986. - Agency Law, University of Southern Maine, 1986. - Basics of Homestead, University of Texas Mortgage Lending Institute, 1986. - Contracts and Agency, York County, Main Board of Realtors, 1987. - Homesteads Pose Potential Problems in Closings, Vol. 19, No. 2, TLTA News, Fall 1988. - Agency Conflicts of Interest and Liabilities, Nevada Department of Real Estate, June, 1989, 1990. - The Condominiums and the Corporation, a Proposal for Texas, Houston Law Review Volume II, No. 2. - Co-author of Counseling the Condominium Purchaser, American Bar Association Journal on Real Estate Probate and Trust, Volume 10, No. 3. - Legislative Changes in Title Insurance, South Texas College of Law Course, August, 1991. - Update on Legal Topics Relating to Escrow Issues, Houston Escrow Officers Association Meeting, October 1992. - Using and Revising the TREC Forms, Travis County Bar Association Real Estate Section, Austin, February 1993. - ADR Consumer Issues, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, October 1993. - Homestead Law Update, SMU School of Law, Real Estate Law: Mortgages-In-Depth seminar, April, 1994. - 4
- Agency, San Antonio Board of REALTORS /San Antonio Bar Association Risk Reduction seminar, April, 1994. - Collection of Current Cases, Texas Real Estate Teachers Association, 1994-1998. - Federal Legislation Affecting Real Estate Brokers, Maine Association of REALTORS, May, 1994. - Quoted in Honesty Often a State Policy in Real Estate, Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1994. - Real Estate Brokerage Law, Disclosure Laws and Cavaet Emptor, Columbus Bar Association Real Property Law Institute, Ohio, February, 1995. - What Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know About Federal Civil Rights, Columbus Bar Association Real Property Law Institute, Ohio, February, 1995. - What s on the Legal Horizon When to be Proactive, When to be Reactive, and When to be Preventative in a Litigious World, The Fourth Annual Great Idea Conference, The Great American Consulting Group, Ft. Meyers, Florida, March 1996. - Bennis v. Michigan, F.Y.I. article, American Bar Association, Probate and Property Magazine, May/June 1996. - Section 1031 Exchanges, Southern Methodist University, 1998. - Law Update 1998 Tennessee Association of Realtors. - 1999 North Carolina Association of Realtors. - Core Law 1998 Ohio Association of Realtors. - Legal Update ARELLO 1998 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL - ARELLO 1999 Annual Conference, Savannah, GA. - Law Update 2001 Cheyenne Board of Realtors, Wyoming. - Real Estate Brokerage Law; What the Regulators Require; TREC Compliance; Unauthorized Practice of Law; Disclosures; Listing Issues; 2001 Commercial Real Estate Brokers Conference Dallas/Austin. - Law Update - 2001-2009 Texas Real Estate Teachers Association. - Law Update - 2002 Greater Dallas Association of Realtors. - Law Update - 2002 Iowa Association of Realtors. - Respa and the Realtor ; 2003 Woman's Council of Realtors. - Co-Author - Real Estate Dictionary- Pocket Guide for Professionals. - Recognizing and Dealing with Mortgage Fraud and Brokerage Case Update; Mississippi Realtors. - Cases for Classes Law Update 2007 and Current Issues on Mortgage Fraud Alabama Real Estate Commission Annual Conference. - Due Diligence and Disclosure in Land Transactions; 2008 REALTORS Land Institute. PROFESSIONAL Law Offices of Charles J. Jacobus, Bellaire, Texas. Advisory Title Officer; Charter Title Company, Houston, Texas Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker OTHER Mayor, City of Bellaire, Texas 1998-2000. - 5
Board of Directors Tax Increment Finance District, Bellaire, Texas 1983-1991. Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission, Bellaire, Texas 1976 to 1977. Texas Super Lawyers, Real Estate & Corporate Counsel 2003 2010. Who s Who in American Law 1987 2010. Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers 1995-2010. Included in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc. 1995-2010. Outstanding Real Estate Instructor in Texas Texas Real Estate Teachers Association, 1986. Real Estate Educator of the Year Real Estate Educators Association, 1986, 2000. Teacher of the Year Richland College, 1989. DREI Distinguished Real Estate Instructor. This designation is awarded by REEA for qualified instructors who have passed the examination and presentation requirements. CREI Certified Real Estate Instructor (State of Texas). Chairman, Texas Real Estate Commission Task Force on Education, 1999-2000. President, South Central Chapter of the Real Estate Educators Association, 2000-2002. Peggy Hayes Teaching Award (Texas Land Title Association). Don Roose Award of Excellence (Texas Real Estate Teachers Association). Who s Who in the World 1987 2010. Bellaire/Southwest Houston Business Citizen Award, 1989. 1 st Asst. Scoutmaster to the World Boy Scout Jamboree 1995. Scoutmaster, 1997 Boy Scout National Jamboree. Scoutmaster, 1998/1999 Boy Scout World Jamboree, Chile. First Asst. Scoutmaster, 2001 Boy Scout National Jamboree. - 6