Our History

The New York State Title Association was founded in 1921. In 1993, the organization was incorporated as the New York State Land Title Association, Inc.
Past Presidents
1921-22
Cyril H. Burdett
N.Y. Title & Mortgage Company
1922-24
Herbert J. Freehan
Attorney, Seneca Falls
1924-25
Arthur E. Bishop
Mohawk Abstract Corporation
1925-27
Henry J. Davenport
Home Title Guaranty Company
1927-29
Elwood C. Smith
Attorney, Monroe
1929-31
William W. Smith
Abstract & Title Corporation
1931-33
Russell G. Dunmore
Dunmore, Ferris & Dervey
1933-37
Jasper W. Cornaire
Attorney, Watertown
1937-46
William L. Marcy, Jr.
Moot, Sprague, March & Gulick
1946-48
Edward E. Rankin
Albany Title Company
1948-51
Paul D. Moonan
Monroe Abstract & Title Corporation
1952-53
Coverly Fischer
Home Title Guaranty Company
1953-54
Robert A. Kersten
Abstract & Title Corporation
1954-55
Thomas H. Quinn
Inter-County Title Guaranty and Mortgage Co.
1955-56
Jerome F. Katz
Lawyers Mortgage & Title Corporation
1956-57
Daniel A. Whelan
American Title Insurance Corporation
(Guaranteed Title Division)
1957-58
Mac C. Seltzer
Metropolitan Title Guaranty Company
1958-59
William H. Deatly
The Title Guarantee Company
1959-60
Otto Fromkes
City Title Insurance Company
1960-61
John A. Albert
Inter-County Title Guaranty & Mortgage Co.
1961-62
Seymour Fischman
Security Title and Guaranty Company
1962-63
Lorimer Denner
American Title Insurance Company
(Guaranteed Title Division)
1963-64
Edward L. Dash
Chicago Title Insurance Company
(Home Title Division)
1964-65
Leo J. Sullivan
Monroe Abstract & Title Corporation
1965-66
Arthur J. Seltzer
Metropolitan Title Guaranty Company
1966-67
Aime C. Bettex
The Title Guarantee Company
1967-68
Saul Fromkes
City Title Insurance Company
1968-69
Edward Frisbee
Albany Title Company
1969-70
Thomas H. Quinn
Inter-County Title Guaranty & Mortgage Co.
1970-71
Thomas Pearson
Security Title and Guaranty Company
1971-72
James W. Bray
American Title Insurance Company
(Guaranteed Title Division)
1972-73
Alvah Rogers, Jr.
Chicago Title Insurance Company
1973-74
Paul D. Moonan, Jr.
Monroe Abstract & Title Corporation
1974-75
Justin Winston
Metropolitan Title Guaranty Company
1975-76
Richard A. Cecchettini
The Title Guarantee Company
1976-76
Patrick L. Fucillo
Security Title and Guaranty Company
1976-77
Lee B. Freedman
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
1977-78
Gary Seltzer
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
1978-79
Harold S. Schwartz
First American Title Insurance Co. of N.Y.
1979-80
William T. Margiotta, Jr.
City Title Insurance Company
1980-81
Samuel J. Giuliano
USLIFE Title Insurance Company of N.Y.
1981-82
Clarence R. Castel
American Title Insurance Company
1982-83
Gerald Peck
Carle Place Service Corp. and
Continental Abstract Co.
1983-84
Peter E. Becker
Security Title & Guaranty Company
1984-85
William A. Colavito
Chicago Title Insurance Company
1985-86
Paul D. Moonan
Monroe Abstract & Title Corporation
1986-87
Bernard M. Rifkin
Ticor Title Guarantee Co.
1987-88
Robert (Ted) Dacey
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
1988-89
Harold S. Schwartz
First American Title Insurance Co. of N.Y.
1989-90
Richard Marcus
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
1990-91
Edward M. Norton
New York TRW Title Insurance Inc.
1991-92
Gary Seltzer
Topaz Abstract Corporation
1992-93
Michael B. Skalka
Stewart Title Insurance Company
1993-94
Robert G. Bannon
First American Title Insurance Co. of N.Y.
1994-95
Timothy J. Provost
Provost & Redgrave Title Services, Inc.
1995-96
Donald C. Weigel, Jr.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
1996-97
Stanley J. Lacher
Globe Title Agency, Inc.
1997-98
Felice K. Shapiro
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.
1998-99
Lawrence M. Litwack
Big Apple Abstract Corporation
1999-00
Lawrence B. Lipschitz
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
2000-01
Michael T. McAuley
Crossroads Abstract
2001-02
Marvin N. Bagwell
United General Title Insurance Co.
2002-03
Sal J. Turano
Abstracts Incorporated
2003-04
Thomas P. Moonan
Monroe Title Insurance Corporation
2004-05
Shawn Patrick Abrams
Trinity Abstract, Inc.
2005-06
Jonathan A. Richards
Fidelity National Title Ins. Co.
2006-07
Thomas P. Tafuri
Regal Title Agency
2007-08
Michael P. Miglino
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
2008-09
Nancy C. Farrell
Venture Title Agency, Inc.
2009-10
John J. Piccirillo
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp./FNTG
2010-11
Anthony Maiocchi
The Perfect Abstract, Inc.
2011-10
Paul Bugoni
Stewart Title Insurance Company
Honorary Life Members
An individual who has retired from active professional or business activity and who has made an extraordinary contribution to the title insurance industry in the State of New York may be considered for election to Honorary Life Membership by the Executive Committee. In 2011, the Executive Committee voted to henceforth designate the Sharon Sabol Award of Honorary Lifetime Membership, in recognition of the Association’s longest serving Executive Director, Sharon Sabol.
Barry C. Balonek
Peter E. Becker
William A. Colavito
Joseph N. Friedman
Harry Gold
Max Hahn
Charles Jordan
Louis Kushner
John E. Maddie
Richard Marcus
William Margiotta, Jr.
Melvyn Mitzner
Paul Neustadt
Edward M. Norton
Philip O‘Hara
Bernard Rifkin
Alvah Rogers, Jr.
Sharon Sabol
Harold Schwartz
Gary Seltzer
Marvin Simms