Meet The Team
Troy Crawford
Managing Counsel
Troy is Managing Counsel for LM Title Agency. Prior to heading the title agency, he worked for Lawyers Mutual as Claims Counsel, focusing primarily on real estate, fraud, and technology related claims. In that role, Troy routinely taught CLEs and other professional education programs for national, statewide, and local organizations, including engagements in Hawaii, Chicago, and New Orleans.
Before joining Lawyers Mutual, Troy worked at Investors Title as a Claims and Subrogation Counsel. Troy began his career with a small Garner, NC law firm where his practice concentrated in commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation involving real property.
Troy attended NC State University, graduating with honors in Civil Engineering. He received his JD, also with honors, from Campbell University.
Outside of work, Troy enjoys hiking, working in his garden, and seeing his three children experience life. His wife, Jennifer, is also a licensed attorney.
919.585.1182
Michelle Church
VP Operations, Title Counsel
Michelle serves as Vice President of Operations and is a licensed North Carolina attorney and title insurance underwriter. She oversees the company's operations and manages the title insurance underwriting process, ensuring transactions are completed smoothly and efficiently.
Michelle grew up in the small town of Micro, located in Johnston County, NC. She has experience in several areas of law including real estate, collections, and tax foreclosures. She has worked in different size law firms and corporate settings, including the legal department of a bank and as a research consultant for the Carolina Panthers, allowing her to understand and sympathize with the different demands of clients.
In her free time, Michelle enjoys traveling with her family, kickboxing, and indulging her passion for true crime stories.
919.521.8934
J. Eric Hudson
Title Counsel
Eric grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he loved to play sports of all types. He attended The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he majored in English Literature and Political Science. He graduated from Campbell Law School and he has a Master’s of Science in Accounting from the Calloway School of Business at Wake Forest University.
Eric began his career as a litigation attorney in Lexington, NC., where he also served 2 terms as president of the Davidson County Bar. From there, he focused on researching complex tax matters at Ernst & Young and then served as controller for an international furniture manufacturer/distributor. In 2018 he returned to the practice of law in residential and commercial real estate. Eric finally found his forever home in the title insurance industry.
Eric currently lives in Gibsonville as a gentleman farmer with his wife Jennifer, and sons Jack, Luke, and Will.
919.999.8585
Sharon Keeter
Marketing Manager
Sharon joined LM Title in 2019 as the Marketing Manager. She has several years of marketing experience with telecom, senior living, and other title insurance companies.
She is currently scheduling and promoting the statewide CLE programs.
Sharon volunteers with a few organizations throughout the year. She loves to spend time with her grandson when she can
Heather Ballance-Brown
Senior Title Underwriter
Heather has spent the last 25 years working in real estate as a paralegal, mortgage loan processor, and title insurance underwriter.
Heather joined LM Title in the Summer of 2020.
In her free time she teaches dance, volunteers with organizations her daughter is involved in, and raises livestock.
Melanie A. Johnson
Senior Title Underwriter/Training Coordinator
Melanie likes to say she was born into the real estate law business. In addition to working as a title underwriter, Melanie has dabbled in real estate law, mortgage lending, managing a land surveyor's office, and spent seven years training at SoftPro.
Melanie joined LM Title as an underwriter and training coordinator in March 2021.
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QA Specialist
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