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James M. Monahan
Areas of Expertise: All types of commercial, tax credit, and land conservation transactions.
SMPR Office: Hudson
James “Jim” Monahan, Senior Vice President at SMPR, has over 35 years of experience in the title insurance industry. He began searching titles at the age of 15 in Putnam County, New York and Western Connecticut. Jim merged his company, Monahan Title Agency, with Sneeringer Provost Redgrave Title Agency in 2001 to form SMPR.
Jim oversees the Hudson and Poughkeepsie offices and part of his daily responsibilities include clearing complex title issues, overseeing underwriting activities and managing large commercial transactions. He is consulted as an expert on matters related to real estate throughout the State of New York on a regular basis.
Prior to merging to form SMPR, Jim joined Monahan Abstract Corporation on a full time basis in 1986. He expanded the service area from regional to statewide and tripled the size of company operations through 1996. Mr. Monahan became President of Monahan Abstract in 1998 and merged Monahan Abstract and subsidiaries, acquired under his leadership, to form Monahan Title Agency.
Jim attended SUNY Stonybrook and Plattsburgh majoring in Bio Chemistry and Bio Physics. He has remained involved in his home communities and served as Chairman of the Village of Valatie Planning Board, Trustee and Deputy Mayor of the Village of Valatie, Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Valatie, Director of Time & Space, Ltd., A member of the Board of Assessment Review for the Town of Red Hook. Currently Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Union Bank of Kinderhook and Director and Vice President of the Austerlitz Club.
Jim is an active outdoorsman and enjoys playing music.