Meet Our Associates

Emilio Fernandez, President, has been in the real estate industry for close to 15 years. Prior to joining North American, Emilio was a partner in the international law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, where he practiced in the real estate group and routinely issued title insurance policies on complex commercial real estate matters. Emilio is a member of the Florida Bar and numerous real estate industry organizations – most recently, RESPRO, a trade organization that brings together a cross section of providers in the real estate/financing industry. Emilio works from our Eastern Region office in Miami, Florida.

Jeffrey P. Brown, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, has practiced law since 1982, and has been in the title insurance industry since 1985. Jeff received a Bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and he received his J.D. from the University of California at Berkley’s Boalt Hall. Jeff considers it a privilege to be involved in the title and escrow industry, and feels it is an honor to be part of the process in which people acquire their own homes and build their futures. Jeff works from our Western Region office in Concord, California.

Floyd E. Krause, Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Counsel, Eastern Region, has spent more than 40 years in the title insurance industry, focusing most of his efforts in the areas of underwriting, training and regulatory matters. He prides himself on handling unique underwriting issues. Floyd works from our Eastern Region office in Miami, Florida.

Margery Q. Lee, Executive Vice President and National Claims and Litigation Manager, has been a member of the California State Bar Association since 1980. Margery oversees all of the title insurance and escrow claims and litigation matters for North American’s national operations. Prior to joining North American, she was in private practice. Additionally, Margery was in-house litigation counsel for a major national title insurer, actively engaged in trial and appellate defense of title insurers and underwritten agents in California. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reed College, Portland, Oregon, and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, San Francisco, California. She currently serves on the Legislative Committee of the California Land Title Association. Margery works from our Western Region office in Concord, California.

Geoffrey Ginn, Vice President, Independent Agency Division, has 8 years of experience as a real estate attorney within the title insurance industry.  Geoff previously owned a multi-state law firm and title agency, and also has corporate experience in sales, management and operations.  He is primarly responsible for building North American's Independent Agency, but also provides underwriting support in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.  Geoff works from our Regional Field office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sunny Akins, Vice President and Agency Operations Manager, Eastern Region, had spent fifteen years at the corporate office of another major underwriter before joining Lennar’s title operations in 1993. She is responsible for making the agency network operate smoothly by addressing agents’ questions, needs and obligations. Sunny attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami. Sunny works from our Eastern Region office in Miami, Florida.

Jessica Silverman, Vice President and Agency Operations Manager, Western Region and National Claims Coordinator, has been with North American since 2001 as Claims Administrator for the Western Region. In 2005, she expanded her claims handling expertise to our Eastern Region states and took on her current national position. She works closely with the legal departments and management teams to establish procedures and train on claims administration. Jessica works from our Western Region office in Concord, California.

Regional Associates:

Eugene Berkes, Illinois
Margaret Cook, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada
Robert Meyers, Florida
Stephanie Marcello, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia
Gytis Nefas and Denise Hannan, California
George Stablein, Texas
 

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