Congratulations to Melissa Jay Murphy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Attorneys’ Title Fund Services (The Fund), who was installed as 2024-2025 president of the Florida Land Title Association (FLTA) at its annual convention in Palm Coast, Florida, on November 11, 2024.
Melissa is based at The Fund’s headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Part of the Old Republic Title Insurance Group, The Fund delivers next-level services, best-in-class education, and practice-enhancing resources to support Florida real estate attorney Member agents in closing real estate transactions.
“We are incredibly honored to have Melissa as part of The Fund family,” notes Jeff Rogero, CEO and President of The Fund. “Her dedication to real estate law spans several decades and I truly believe there are few people in Florida who are as highly respected for their legal expertise or as sought after for advice and counsel. Her deep passion for our industry, coupled with a love for education and collaboration, makes her quite unique. Undoubtedly, she will bring all these strengths to her leadership role with FLTA to address the title industry’s most pressing challenges in the year ahead.”
Prior to joining The Fund, Melissa was in private practice in Gainesville, Florida, for over 30 years with a focus on real property transactional law. There, she was an agent for The Fund and her firm was recognized as a Top 25 Member of The Fund for many years. Additionally, Melissa served as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida’s law school and at the business school’s Master of Science in Real Estate program.
Melissa serves on the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar and was Chair of the Section in 2006. She was recognized by the Section in 2020 with the prestigious William S. Belcher Lifetime Professionalism Award, which recognizes Melissa’s outstanding lifetime contributions to the Section, the Executive Council, Florida attorneys and the public in promoting the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. Before becoming President, she served as FLTA’s First Vice President and Chair of the Insurers Section. A featured speaker at industry events, seminars and continuing education courses, Melissa has authored numerous articles and materials on subjects relating to real estate and title insurance.
Congratulations to Melissa on her appointment as 2024-2025 president of the FLTA. Wishing her success in her new role!
About the Florida Land Title Association (FLTA)
FLTA’s roots extend back more than a century when a group of title abstractors joined to form an association dedicated to improving the practice and procedures of searching land titles. The Association is still dedicated to serving the land title insuring industry by promoting shared goals of education, professionalism, ethical standards, and to effectively advocate member concerns.