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Our team is comprised of individuals who have national knowledge of title and settlement.  We understand the intricacies of escrow states, attorney-controlled states, escrow requirements, and all other statutes and guidelines that change as you move from state to state.

 Meet the Team 

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Dax Junker
CEO

Dax Junker is a real estate attorney who started in the title industry in 1991 after graduating from high school in Tulsa, OK.  Dax continued working in the title industry while he obtained his JD from the University of Oklahoma, School of Law. He went into private practice with the law firm of Gable & Gotwals where he focused on oil and gas litigation from 1999 to 2003.

In 2003, Dax became President of Oklahoma OneStop, a title company and joint venture with LandAmerican OneStop. In 2004, Dax became a Member and the President of Community Closing Services, an affiliated business arrangement with a real estate brokerage and builder.  In 2009, Dax formed Main Street Title Company, a joint venture with a large regional builder, which he owned and managed from 2009 to 2018. In 2013, Dax created Title Clearing & Escrow, LLC (TC&E) a national title company.  In 2019, he partnered with The Fay Group where he continues to serve as President of TC&E.

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Dennis and his brother Dax founded Title Clearing & Escrow, LLC. in 2013. In the years since, Dennis has overseen the day-to-day operations of the firm and has seen it expand from its humble beginnings of only 20 employees to a full-time staff of 150. Throughout his career, he has managed reverse mortgages, origination, default servicing, residential properties, and underwriting. Prior to founding Title Clearing & Escrow, Dennis spent time with national mortgage companies Gateway and Countrywide as well as with Farmers Insurance. He even owned his own mortgage company for seven years, Equity Mortgage Group, and was a correspondent lender with a warehouse line of credit from a national bank. Additionally, Dennis also holds an active Property & Casualty insurance license.

Dennis Junker
EVP

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Sherri oversees all escrow operations. Her experience includes commercial and residential for purchase and origination, builder transactions, as well as national REO, and default. She began her career in the industry more than 40 years’ ago with a Fort Worth, TX based title agency.  Since then, she spent 20 years’ as an escrow officer closing residential retail transactions for various Dallas-Ft. Worth title companies.  She went on to manage branches for Fidelity National Title, American Title, and Commonwealth Land Title.  Her tenure at Auction.com was what led her to the REO space where she became a Closing Manager for Homeward Residential, later taking a position as VP of Closing for Chronos Solutions. 

Sherri Cross
SVP - Escrow Operations

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Tiffany manages Title Operations for the Default Servicing division as well as provides end-to-end Title Curative, Assignment and Lien Release services nationally. She has worked in the title industry for 21 years in both private legal practice and with national servicers and underwriters such as Bank of America, Nationstar and Stewart Title.

Tiffany King
VP - Default Services

Samantha Copeland (VP of Title Operations) headshot

Samantha brings more than 17 years of experience in the industry to Title Clearing & Escrow, LLC with a primary focus in Title Examination and Title Curative for insured transactions. She has expertise in Refinances, REO and Purchase transactions on a national level and she currently oversee all title production for insured transactions. 

Samantha Copeland
VP - Title Operations

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Zach Hines is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in professional sales and sales leadership. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to the mortgage industry, with a focus on FinTech and Title Insurance related companies, such as TitleClose, Amrock and LandAmerica Financial Group. Known among his peers and clients alike as a trustworthy, respected, and accomplished leader, Zach excels in navigating complex situations to achieve favorable outcomes. His expertise and skills have consistently delivered successful results for both his colleagues and customers.

 

Beyond the business realm, Zach enjoys indulging in his hobbies, particularly golfing, traveling and cheering on his alma mater, Purdue, during their sporting events. As a proud father of two teenage boys, he finds joy in spending quality time and supporting them in their endeavors. Zach's commitment to excellence, both professionally and personally, distinguishes him as a notable figure in the industry.

Zachary Hines

SVP - Business Development

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Walter DeVenne III has worked in the business development and marketing side of the title industry for 24 years. He has helped build some of the largest title companies in the US with his exceptional networking and relationship building efforts. Walter is a licensed title agent and real estate broker who currently lives in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Walter moved to Winter Park, FL. to attend Rollins College where he graduated in 1993. His passion is spending time with his family of three children and three grandchildren. He enjoys fitness, cigars, sports, movies and life on the lake.

Walter DeVenne
Business Development

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