Harry Steven Ellman

Harry Steven Ellman is a Farmington Hills real estate attorney with a long background in legal practice and title insurance. Ellman practiced as a solo general practitioner with an emphasis on real estate and contracts before founding Fidelity Title Company in 1987. His current work includes real estate services, title-related matters, mortgage foreclosures, quiet title actions, and legal disputes involving property. He has also tried cases and argued appeals in Michigan and federal appellate courts.

Ellman earned a J.D., with honors, from Wayne State University Law School in 1971 and a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1968. His legal education, combined with decades of work in title insurance and real estate transactions, supports a practice involving ownership, title, contracts, financing, and property disputes. This background is especially relevant when a matter requires understanding how legal documents, recorded interests, transactional history, and litigation strategy interact in commercial or residential real estate.

Ellman founded Fidelity Title Company and, from 1987 through 2006, the agency insured billions of dollars in commercial and residential transactions. His work included major office, redevelopment, and construction-related transactions. He later formed Fidelity Commercial Services LLC, now doing business as Land Title Insurance Services, to provide title insurance and access to related real estate services such as appraisals, surveys, environmental reports, mortgage foreclosures, and quiet title actions. He has also handled appellate and class-action litigation.

Harry Steven Ellman has served as president of Michigan bar associations and spent many years as a director of Flagstar Bank. Ellman brings together legal, title-insurance, transaction, and litigation experience for clients dealing with real estate matters. His background allows him to address property issues from several angles, including contracts, title questions, financing, litigation, and transaction structure, while helping clients understand the legal steps needed to protect ownership and complete or resolve significant real estate matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Offices of Harry Steven Ellman
• Former President, State Bar of Michigan
• Former Director, Flagstar Bank (17 years)
• Special Counsel (Nearly a Decade), Michigan National Bank

Licensed State

• Michigan

Education

• Wayne State University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Michigan State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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