Our real estate lawyers and staff offer real estate, title insurance and escrow services to most of East Tennessee. We provide title insurance directly or through affiliated companies through Fidelity, Lawyers, Chicago, Southern, and Commonwealth Title Insurance Companies.

WHO WE ARE

AREAS WE SERVE

Our real estate lawyers and staff offer real estate, title insurance and escrow services to most of East Tennessee. We provide title insurance directly or through affiliated companies through Fidelity, Lawyers, Chicago, Southern, and Commonwealth Title Insurance Companies.

OUR ATTORNEYS:  Review title abstracts and resolve any title issues, prepare and review legal documentation, and when needed, conduct title abstracts.  Our attorneys also conduct each real estate closing so that you have the expertise you need in the room for your clients.

CLOSING AGENTS: Our Closing Agents are the team leaders for your transaction and take personal pride in taking care of each client.  Closing Agents prepare the settlement statements, loan documentation, and escrow disbursements for each transaction.

CLOSING ASSISTANTS: Our Closing Assistants act as an extra set of hands for our Closing Agents. They assist with fielding phone calls and emails, copying, preparing, and mailing out closing packages. Additionally, they obtain payoffs from lienholders and work with our attorneys to clear title defects.

OFFICE COORDINATORS: Our Office Coordinators are our customers’ first contact with our firm. The Office Coordinators collect the relevant data and information (parties and bank information etc.) order abstracts and surveys when requested and other services required by the parties prior to the file moving to its assigned closing agent.

ABSTRACTORS: Our Abstractors physically review the Register of Deed’s records and work with our attorneys to resolve title defects.

WORDS FROM OUR CLIENTS

PHONE NUMBER
865-908-9869
FAX NUMBER
865-908-3829
EMAIL ADDRESS
neworder@smokymountaintitle.net
OFFICE ADDRESS
117 Joy Street
Sevierville, TN 37862

LANNING P. WYNN

Lanning is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in 1972 and a graduate of Memphis State University in 1978. Lanning began practicing law in 1979 and has dealt primarily with real estate transactions, both residential and commercial, with some corporate and commercial work.

DOUGLAS S. YATES

University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee; Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Highest Honors; University of Georgia, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Highest Honors; Concentration includes real estate closings, banking, commercial law, leasehold transactions, estates and 1031 exchanges, with over 23 years experience in these fields.

JUSTIN R. DUNCAN

Justin is a graduate from the University of Tennessee, Bachelor of Business Administration in Enterprise Management. He graduated from Lincoln Memorial University College of Law with honors in 2013, and joined the firm shortly thereafter. He deals primarily with residential and commercial real estate transactions, and also handles the firm’s probate and corporate work.

J. PATRICK STAPLETON

Pat Stapleton has been practicing law in Sevier county, Tennessee, and the surrounding counties of Knox, Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Grainger, and Anderson since 1997. Pat graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1997 and is licensed to practice law all state courts for the State of Tennessee, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. He has been married to his beautiful wife for since 1995 and has two great kids. His practice areas before joining SMT were primarily in Real Estate and Construction litigation. His current focus is residential and commercial real estate closings.

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