January 27, 2004

Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center Receives Major Gift from Attorney Title Insurance Fund

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— The Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has received a gift of $150,000 from Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (The Fund), the nation’s first Bar-related^® title insurance underwriter, to establish Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Faculty Enrichment Fund.

The Fund will help enrich scholarship and other opportunities for NSU Law faculty to continue their professional development in the area of real estate law. The endowment is one of five – totaling $1 million– that The Fund is establishing at Florida-based law schools.

“We are thrilled and honored to receive this generous gift from The Fund” said Joseph D. Harbaugh, Dean of the NSU Law Center. “This gift will allow our faculty to further their study in real estate and share that knowledge with our students in new and exciting ways. Enrichments opportunities like these are made possible with the philanthropic support of individuals and organizations like The Fund.”

“Real estate drives Florida’s economy. This endowment represents The Fund's reinvestment in the legal foundation on which that critical piece of Florida’s economy stands,” states Charles J. Kovaleski, president of The Fund. "With this gift, we are helping fulfill The Fund's mission to preserve and facilitate the practice of real estate law. With a high percentage of Nova Southeastern University's law students remaining in the state to practice law, The Fund saw a natural opportunity to provide a gift that would enhance the educational experiences of those future practitioners."

This gift is the latest in The Fund’s commitment to enhancing the practice of real estate law. For four decades, The Fund has provided preeminent law schools with an annual endowment to promote real property education. In addition to the over $16,000 that The Fund has provided to NSU Law Center over the decade, The Fund conducts an annual law student awards competition that is open to law students across the state.

In addition to The Fund’s expansive continuing education program for real estate attorneys, the organization 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 Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center
Integrating a solid foundation in traditional legal subjects and a pioneering clinical program that sets it apart from other law schools, Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center offers an innovative 21st century curriculum for today’s talented student. The school offers full full-time day and part-time evening programs, as well as an online master's degree in Health Law. Additionally, the Shepard Broad Law Center offers a wide variety of international and comparative learning opportunities including courses, clinical opportunities, and law programs abroad. International programs and courses at the NSU Shepard Broad Law Center are ABA-approved.

For more information about NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center, visit www.nsulaw.nova.edu/.

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 facilitate 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 been providing extensive support for the real estate practices of Florida attorneys since 1948.

The Fund is an industry leader in service, being 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.