Approved by the Ohio Division of Real Estate for 2 hours CE 

Soak up the latest information about cutting-edge developments in commercial real estate law at our Legislative Update on Thursday, May 29, brought to you by CCIM Ohio, SIOR Ohio and the Columbus Realtors. Join us at the Real Estate Advocacy Center in downtown Columbus (with convenient free parking) for an informative discussion about the latest on the National Association of REALTORS® settlement and its ramifications for the commercial real estate business, recent communications on entity transfers, wholesaling, adaptive reuse, and the future of Ohio's economic development programs. Earn two continuing education credits for attending. Happy Hour to follow.

Fees

Ohio CCIM Chapter Members – $30
SIOR Ohio Chapter Members – $30
Columbus Realtors Members – $30

General Admission – $60

Schedule

Thursday, May 29, 2025
1:30 Registration & Networking
2:00 Seminar
4:00 Networking & Happy Hour
5:00 Conclusion

Instructor

MIKE SIKORA, Managing Partner of Sikora Law LLC, President of Omni Title LLC, and President of NAIOP of Ohio

Michael J. Sikora III (“Mike”) is the Managing Partner of Sikora Law LLC, a boutique law firm that handles litigation, transactional, and economic development matters for real estate companies throughout Ohio. Mike and his firm have won 39 appellate cases that have made favorable real estate law on 29 subjects. Mike is also the President of Omni Title LLC, which handles commercial real estate transactions throughout Ohio.

The Ohio State Bar Association Real Property Section named Mike a member of its Section Council in 2010, and he is currently the immediate Past Chair of the Real Property Section Council and Chair of the Legislative Drafting Committee. In his capacity as member of the Ohio State Bar Association Real Property Section Council, Mike has led and is leading several major legislative initiatives, to improve Ohio real property law. He has drafted or been involved in drafting seven bills that have become Ohio real property statutes. Mike has testified as an expert for the Ohio State Bar Association and NAIOP before the Ohio General Assembly (Ohio House and Ohio Senate Committees) on multiple subjects dealing with Ohio real property law.

Mike was named an Ohio Super Lawyer or Super Lawyer Rising Star twelve times. In 2005, he received the Ohio Land Title Association President’s Award for his outstanding contributions to that Association. He was named Outstanding Member of the Northern Ohio Chapter of NAIOP in 2008, and he received NAIOP Northern Ohio's Industry Recognition Award in 2021. Mike served as President of the Ohio Land Title Association from 2010-2011 and served on the Ohio Land Title Association Board of Trustees for six years. Mike has been a member of the Title Counsel of the American Land Title Association since 2014. Mike served as President of the Northern Ohio Chapter of NAIOP during 2016, and he has been on the Board of Trustees of that Association since 2008. Mike is the current President of NAIOP Ohio.

Mike attended The Ohio State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Finance. While at Ohio State, he worked for Buckeye Real Estate Property Management and later for Pizzuti Realty. Mike then attended law school at Capital University Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude. While at Capital, he was recognized with numerous honors, including Outstanding Oral Advocate, Moot Court Champion, Order of the Curia, and served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board. He was also a member of Capital’s National Moot Court Team and was published in the Law Review.

Mike has been the Editor of Ohio Real Property Law and Practice that is published by LexisNexis since 2017. He has spoken before numerous associations, such as the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Land Title Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, NAIOP, Columbus Realtors, Akron Cleveland Area Realtors, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Columbus Apartment Association, Akron Bar Association, Commercial Real Estate Women, and the Central Ohio Land Title Association.