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February 15, 2005
Major Gift Boosts Florida Real Estate Law Research and Education

A major gift announced today by Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (The Fund) will help Florida deal with the state's percolating real estate market and develop knowledgeable lawyers to serve that market.

After it is matched by the state, the gift from Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (The Fund), the nation's first Bar-related title insurance underwriter, will provide $300,000 for teaching and faculty research in the area of real estate law at the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida.

"UF's law school has a distinguished national reputation and a tradition of academic excellence. With this instructional endowment, we are carrying out The Fund's mission to preserve and facilitate the practice of real estate law," said Charles J. Kovaleski, president of The Fund. "Real estate drives Florida's economy. This gift represents The Fund's reinvestment in the legal foundation on which that critical piece of Florida's economy stands."

This endowment is one of five - totaling $1 million - the company is establishing at Florida-based law schools. Over the last four decades, The Fund has provided preeminent law schools with an annual endowment to promote real property education. In addition to the $242,800 in curriculum grants the company has provided to the UF law school over the past 40 years (including this most recent gift), The Fund conducts an annual law student award competition open to law students across the state—providing a monetary grant to the student submitting the best legal paper on the topic of real estate law..

"The demand continues to escalate for well-educated legal professionals versed in the complexities of real estate law. This endowment will provide much needed teaching and faculty research support in this key area," said UF College of Law Dean Robert Jerry. "The gift also works hand-in-hand with UF President Bernard Machen's initiative to make UF one of the nation's premier research universities by attracting and retaining high-quality faculty and giving them the tools they need to excel."

In addition to The Fund's expansive continuing education program for real estate attorneys, the company conducts a title examination workshop for students at law schools across the state. The workshop provides students with the methods to help them accurately examine titles in an orderly and effective manner. It also helps them easily identify problems to look for when issuing title insurance as real estate attorneys.

About Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (The Fund)
Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc., Florida's leading title insurance underwriter and title information provider, is in business to preserve and The Fundfacilitate the real estate practices of its members and their protection of the public. As the nation's first Bar-related title insurance underwriter, The Fund has provided extensive support for the real estate practices of Florida attorneys since 1948. The Fund is an industry leader in service, and was the first to offer a title information Quality & Service Guarantee. The Fund offers quality, competitive and innovative products, services and education, including Florida's most comprehensive, on-line title information system and DoubleTime, a revolutionary real estate closing software package. For more information, visit www.thefund.com.


About the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
The Levin College of Law at the University of Florida is one of the nation's top public law schools and offers a highly comprehensive, diverse curriculum. Several programs, particularly Graduate Tax, are consistently ranked among the best in the country. Founded in 1909, it is accredited by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

Media Contacts:
Dan Webber
Edelman, for The Fund
404-262-3000
Daniel.Webber@edelman.com

Debra Amirin
Director of Communications
University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
352-392-9586
amirin@law.ufl.edu

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