Montgomery Bar Association Article: Montco Bar 1L Program
1/6/2022 | Articles & Alerts, Media, News & Resources
By: Ivana Alexander, Esquire I did not grow up wanting to be a lawyer. After I graduated from New York University, I accepted a position as a program director at the Salvation Army. I started an after-school program for low-income children near my birthplace in North Philadelphia. Advocating for my students, their parents, and my community sparked my interest in a career in advocacy. After establishing the after-school program and running it for three years, I decided to pursue law. […]
MSI North America Philadelphia In-Person Meeting
11/12/2021 | Events & Seminars, General, News & Resources
On Thursday, November 11, 2021,18 MSI members got together for a half-day in-person meeting in Philadelphia. The meeting, which was kindly hosted and organized by our local members, Neil A. Stein, Esquire of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C and Scott Isdaner, Mike Troped, and John Campbell of Isdaner & Co, was a great opportunity for members to catch up and network in an informal setting. It was chaired by MSI’s Director of Member Relations-Americas, Susan Greene, and started with […]
YOU SAY GOODBYE AND I SAY HELLO. WILL LOCAL ZONING GIVE WAY TO A FEDERAL REPLACEMENT?
10/15/2021 | Articles & Alerts, News & Resources, Zoning & Development
The economist, Milton Friedman, was a proponent of local government authority. He posited that if he was unsatisfied with his community, he could simply move to another community he found desirable. However, moving from a state or country is far more difficult. Local government power includes the adoption of zoning regulations. Pennsylvania has 2,561 municipalities, and most have their own zoning codes. Zoning can, at times, unfairly shape where people live and how they live. The federal government […]
Congratulations! Kaplin Stewart Attorneys Make 2022 List of Best Lawyers in America©
8/20/2021 | General, Media, News & Resources
The law firm of Kaplin Stewart is pleased to announce that ten of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America® lists. Marc B. Kaplin has been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America©. Gregg I. Adelman (2019) Land Use and Zoning Law William D. Auxer (2021) Construction Law George W. Broseman (2012) Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation – Land Use […]
A Current Worldwide View of Commercial Real Estate
7/20/2021 | Articles & Alerts, Real Estate Transactional, Zoning & Development
A few weeks ago, as a part of an international meeting of lawyers and accountants, I participated on an international panel discussing the future of commercial real estate law. The worldwide perspective was interesting and highly varied. Overwhelmingly, attorneys, accountants, and their clients continued to work from home. In parts of Europe, those trickling back to the office were informed that a new wave of shutdowns was likely and that they should return home. Aside from the obvious stresses of […]
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