Salem, Ore. -Governor Kate Brown appointed Patricia Ihnat as a public member of the Oregon Real Estate Board.
Pat Ihnat is an attorney who serves as Oregon counsel for Fidelity National Title, a national title insurer and escrow settlement provider. Pat has been with Fidelity for 22 years in various positions as a litigator, claims manager, and underwriter. Before her 2004 move to Portland, Pat had served as Fidelity’s Arizona state counsel.
Before joining the title industry in 1990, Pat was in private practice as a litigator and appellate attorney focused on real estate and commercial matters.
She is a past president of the Oregon Land Title Association and currently serves on OLTA’s legislative and education committees. She is a member of the Real Estate and Land Use Section of the Oregon State Bar and currently serves on RELU’s Executive Committee and its legislative subcommittee.
She received her J.D. from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Franklin College. She is a member of the State Bar Associations in Oregon, California, and Arizona. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, and agility training with her border collie.
The Oregon Real Estate Board consists of seven industry members and two public members. Meetings are held a minimum of six times a year. The Governor appoints board members for four-year terms; however, the members serve at the pleasure of the Governor and members’ terms may be extended until the Governor replaces them.
Board duties include providing advice to the Real Estate Commissioner and the Governor’s office regarding real estate industry matters, reviewing proposed rulemaking, approving experience waiver requests of real estate licensing applicants, and overseeing the license examination process.
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