Illinois’ Proper Title adds four new hires

Proper Title, LLC, in Palatine, Illinois, has added four new hires at two of its seven closing locations.

Based in the downtown Chicago office, Kathy Kwak has joined Proper Title as director of title, bringing more than a decade of legal and real estate experience to the role.

The Palatine office expands with the addition of Steve Connors as director of business development, a top-generating sales manager and founding agent from @properties; Laura Bendikas as closing director, with 20 years of experience in title and technology; and Joseph Allegretti as attorney business development manager, overseeing growth of the firm’s attorney client network.

Launched with just 27 employees in 2013, Proper Title has doubled its size and increased its transaction volume every year to become a major player in the title insurance business.