Since the purchase or sale of real property is one of the most important transactions in your life, you should make sure you have a skilled real estate attorney representing your rights under the purchase and sale contract form. As a member of the Florida Realtor-Attorney Joint Committee (“FR/BAR”), Ms. Horstkamp is well versed with the FR/BAR contract forms to be able to explain your rights and obligations under the contract. In fact, Ms. Horstkamp frequently serves as a lecturer for local realtor organizations teaching the FR/BAR contract forms to realtors.
Our firm will represent you at all stages during the transaction, including negotiating the contract, ordering and reviewing the title to determine if the title is marketable, coordinating ordering the survey, preparing the closing documents, and explaining the legal documents to you at closing. In representing a buyer purchasing property, our goal is to protect your interests under the contract and a successful closing with marketable title being delivered to the buyer at closing. In representing a seller selling property, our goal is to make sure you comply with the contract and assist with any title and/or contract issues raised by the buyer to successfully close the transaction.
Real Estate Law
The Horstkamp Law Firm, PLLC handles all matters related to the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real estate in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Ms. Horstkamp possesses a reputation in the legal community as being very detail oriented and experienced with real estate title laws to assist clients in achieving a successful real estate closing. The firm’s real estate closing and title insurance practice includes:
- Residential Real Estate Closings
- For Sale by Owner Closings
- Title Insurance
- Contract Preparation and Negotiation
- Title Searches
- Title Defects
- Commercial Real Estate Closings
- Deed Preparations
- Review and Negotiate Construction Agreements
About
JULIE A. HORSTKAMP, ESQ.
Real Estate Attorney
Julie Horstkamp got her start in real estate closings back in 1976 working as a receptionist/processor at a local title company in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1980, Ms. Horstkamp moved to Sussex County, Delaware where she worked as a real estate paralegal for a law firm in Georgetown, Delaware. To further her education, Ms. Horstkamp moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1990 where she continued to work as a full-time real estate paralegal while attending college in the evening. In 1995, Ms. Horstkamp received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1998.
Ms. Horstkamp has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1998 and has been desginated by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Real Estate Attorney since August 2004. Ms. Horstkamp has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ – a distinction signifying the highest quality legal ability, professionalism and ethical standards.
Ms. Horstkamp is active in both the state and local legal community. She is a member of the Real Property Section of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section of the Florida Bar. She serves on both the Real Estate Industry Liaison Committee and the Title Insurance Committee of the RPPTL Section. Since January 2008, she serves as a Representative of the 2nd DCA on the Florida Realtor-Attorney Joint Committee (“FR/BAR”) of the Florida Bar and served as chair in 2012.