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Karla S. Wyse is a paralegal in Reinhart's Real Estate Practice. Karla has more than 20 years of experience as an insurance claim administrator and insurance defense paralegal. She assists attorneys with a variety of matters, including the investigation and resolution of title insurance claims, preparation of real estate documents for estate planning purposes, and transactional work related to commercial real estate and corporate matters.

Education

  • B.S., Lancaster Bible College
Practices
Services

Matters

  • Assists litigation attorneys with evictions and post-judgment enforcements, foreclosures, title insurance claims, boundary lines disputes, adverse possession claims, zoning and land use disputes, and construction liens
  • Prepares real estate documents, including deeds, affidavits, notice of lis pendens, correction instruments, satisfactions, releases and transfer returns
  • Assists clients with real estate-related estate planning needs, by preparing deeds, transfer on death documents, and mortgages for real property in Wisconsin and arranging for the preparation and recording of conveyance documents for real property located in states other than Wisconsin
  • Researches the ownership, prior conveyances and uses of real properties that are the subject of litigation, including reviewing recorded documents, historical photos and maps, state and federal legislation, governmental records and physical and online library and archival collections
  • Conducts due diligence, prepares corporate governance documents and prepares and coordinates the execution and exchange of closing documents for commercial real estate transactions and/or stock or asset sales
  • Develops the history and purchase costs of real property that has been acquired from multiple parties and combined, by locating and reviewing recorded documents, property tax and assessment records, tax parcel maps, real estate transfer returns and historical aerial photos
  • Forms new corporate entities, files amendments and corrections to organizational documents and obtains authority from states other than Wisconsin for Wisconsin entities to conduct business in those states

Honors & Affiliations

  • Notary Public
  • Title Examiner Course Program Graduate, Wisconsin Land Title Association

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