Margaret T. Ling has been a real estate attorney since 1986. Her real estate experience commenced with a private real estate practice for almost a decade. Prior to practicing as a real estate attorney, Margaret was a Deputy Court Clerk for Chief Judge Constance Baker Motley of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Following her clerkship, Margaret focused on the area of immigration law before transitioning into real estate law.

Currently, Margaret is in the role of Business Development and Underwriting Counsel for the New York State Agency Division of Amtrust Title Insurance Company.

For over the past twenty years, Margaret has been in-house title underwriting counsel in the title insurance industry. She has been responsible for all legal title underwriting for both residential and commercial real estate. She has held positions as Agency Counsel at Titleserv; Intracoastal Abstract; Summit Associates; Skyline TRG Title Agency; First Nationwide Title Insurance Company (now known as Amtrust Title Insurance Company). She also held positions at the Underwriter Level as New York State Agency Underwriting Counsel at Stewart Title Insurance Company and Ticor-Fidelity National Title Group. Margaret was also employed as New York State Claims Counsel at First American Title Insurance Company. Margaret received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, Cum Laude and Dean’s List from Barnard College – Columbia University and her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, Appellate Division, and Second Department.

Margaret currently serves as the Co-Chairperson of the Real Estate Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”); Former Business Development Director and Board of Director of AABANY; Board of Director of the New York County Lawyers Association where Margaret is also a Board of Director of the NYCLA Foundation; Member of the NYCLA Nominations Committee; Co-Chairperson of the NYCLA Real Property Committee and Co-Chairperson of the NYCLA Asian Practice Committee; Vice President and Member of the Executive Council of the New York State Network of Bar Leaders; Member of the Steering Committee of the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy of the American Bar Association; Program Chair and Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the New York State Bar Association; and Vice-Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the New York State Land Title Association.

Further, Margaret is a Director on the Board of the New York Law School Alumni Association; Board of Director of the Asian Columbia Alumni Association; Board of Director of the Asian Real Estate Professional Association; Board of Director of the Asian Real Estate Association-Manhattan Chapter; Board of Director of the Brooklyn Real Estate Board; Mentor for the World Journal Press “Dollars for Scholars” Scholarship Program for High School and College Students. Former Board of Director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce Foundation; Former Co-Chair of the Queens Chamber of Commerce Banking and Law Committee.

When Margaret is not busy being an attorney, she is dedicated to her volunteer golf and tennis activities. Since 2008, Margaret has been an active PGA Tour Volunteer, serving as Tournament Division Director and Chair of the Pro Am-Special Events for the PGA Tour’s The Northern Trust - FedEx Cup Golf Tournament. Since 2013, Margaret has also been active with the LPGA Tour and is the Co-Chair of the Pro Am Committee at the LPGA Shoprite Acer Tournament in Galloway, New Jersey. Margaret is also a Certified Golf Coach with the First Tee and spends her weekends with the First Tee of Raritan Valley Chapter in New Jersey. She teaches young golfers ranging in age from seven to nine years old and is very proud of them. Margaret is also a member of the United States Golf Association and the United States Tennis Association. She also participates and assists with the United States Tennis Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association.