Business View Magazine | January 2021

286 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2021 fees because Res/Title knows Commercial investing does not always go as planned. Alicia Sandoval, Esq., National Commercial Attorney, who runs Res/Title’s Commercial Division explains, “We provide not just title, but also settlement, closing, escrow and attorney services and we do it nationwide. But while we are a one-stop-shop, we are not one size fits all. We absolutely cater to our clients’ needs and adapt our services to comply to state regulations and also our clients’ wishes.” James Paolino, Esq., CEO of Res/Title, started the company in 1994 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. At the time he was working for a real estate law firm that didn’t match his ambitions. He wanted to expand to other states and broaden his horizons, so he set off to do just that. Paolino recalls, “I opened the company originally just as a smaller real estate venture with title services, and then it took off.” After five years, the company was a booming success throughout New England. “The only thing we were concentrating on was real estate closings,” says Paolino, “which was a refreshing relief for lenders that came on with us from law firms that were doing everything from workers’ compensation to injury to real estate. So up until 2000, we were pretty much in the New England area.” In 2004, the company went national and by AT A GLANCE RES/TITLE WHAT: Large independent title and escrow company WHERE: Warwick, Rhode Island WEBSITE: www.res-title.com