Joel DeSocio

Joel DeSocio has over 16 years of experience in the legal, finance and land departments. Joel began their career in 2004 as a Recruiter at Aerotek, where they interviewed qualified applicants and screened resumes for potential employees. In 2007, they moved to SearchPath Commercial Real Estate Group as an Executive Real Estate Professional Recruiter, where they sourced executive candidates for positions within the commercial real estate industry and negotiated service contracts with retail developers. In 2008, they joined First American Title as an Attorney and Senior Title Examiner, where they reviewed a high volume of title work produced in India and Philippines for titles covering property throughout the U.S. and collaborated with the client's in-house legal department. In 2012, they were recruited as one of the first employees for Larkspur Land Group, LLC, and was promoted to ownership and operations leadership of the company. Joel served as the key operations contact with BP America Production Company's legal, finance and land department teams in resolving legal curative matters and lease defects. In 2015, they launched Mill Creek Land Group, LLC to provide real estate guidance to land/legal departments regarding leasing, title, and right-of-way legal conflicts. Joel also assessed and reported on financial risks and property ownership rights. Most recently, in 2020, they became the Director of Title - Attorney at Holland Land Resources.

Joel DeSocio attended John Carroll University from 1995 to 1999, where they obtained a B.S. in Psychology. Joel then attended Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law from 2000 to 2003, where they obtained a J.D. in Law. Joel is also admitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio.