Terry Fox, Esq.

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As the recipient of the prestigious honor of 2022 Virginia Real Estate Attorney of the Year award, Mr. Fox has over two decades of experience representing developers, real estate brokers, community association boards, title companies, and commercial landlords as well as tenants on a full range of complex real estate matters, including commercial property acquisition, disposition, development and leasing, complex lien and title disputes, land use and zoning, mortgage fraud, residential and commercial purchase and sale contract disputes, construction/contractor (Classes A,B and C) disputes, easement/boundary line and adverse possession issues, partition and allotment actions, plat modifications and HOA related disputes.As a licensed settlement agent, Mr. Fox has a noted expertise in title disputes, and his Continuing Legal Education Seminars (CLEs) on curing complex title defects with real estate have received national recognition. Mr. Fox's sophistication in this subject matter is reflected in the fact that he has handled more than 3,000 commercial real estate transactions for multi-national entities like Exxon Mobil Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Fox has been practicing trademark law since 1993 and has intellectual property clients from Hawaii to Connecticut, and has successfully prevailed before the United States Patent & Trademark Appeals Board. In addition to his trademark experience, he also has extensive experience in intellectual property transfer and licensing joint ventures.

Published Works:

• "Boundary Issues and Easement Law in Virginia," by Terry L. Fox, Speaker, National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar (September 29, 2023)
• "Practical Advice: Basics Of Advising Clients About Commercial Leasing," Terry L. Fox, Esq., speaker and seminar presenter, Virginia CLE Seminar (April 26 and June 15, 2023)
• "Examining A Real Estate Broker's Liability to the Purchaser In Residential Real Estate Transactions In Virginia," Speakers, Terry L. Fox Esq and Faisal Moghul Esq, Virginia CLE Seminar (April 26 and June 15, 2023)
• Real Estate Law: Curing Clouds on Title," by Terry . Fox, Esq, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar for Lawyers, Federal Bar Association (October 2022)).
• LexisNexis Practical Guidance, "Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Property (VA)," by Faisal Moghul and Terry Fox (November 15, 2021).
• LexisNexis Practical Guidance, "Choice of Ownership Structure of Real Property," by Faisal Moghul and Terry Fox (June 9, 2022)
• American Law Institute, The Practical Lawyer, "Caveat Emptor vs Seller Disclosure in Residential Real Property Conveyances," by Faisal Moghul and Terry Fox (April 2021 Edition)
• Curing Title Defects Under the 2021 Revised ALTA Owners and Loan Policies: Identifying and Resolving Common Defects (Liens, Judgments, Rights of Third Parties, and Breaks in Chain of Title) (October 28, 2021)
• Top Tools for Curing Title Defects (CLE), sponsored by the National Business Institute (October, 2019)
• Identifying, Classifying and Locating Private Easements (CLE) – webinar on Virginia Land and Water Law: Ownership and Access sponsored by Half Moon Education Inc (July, 2021)

Areas of Practice:

• Commercial Property Acquisition and Disposition
• Commercial Leasing
• Settlements and Title Disputes
• Community Associations
• Partition and Allotment Actions
• Easement and boundary line disputes
• Construction/Contractor Disputes
• Purchase and Sale Contracts (Residential and Commercial)

Bar Admissions:

• California, 1992 (Inactive)
• Virginia, 2007

Education:

• University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire
• J.D. – 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• NVAR Attorney Roundtable
• Settlement Agent (First American Title Insurance Company)