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5/22/2023 | Articles & Alerts, General

A confession of judgment clause, sometimes also known as a cognovit clause or warrant of attorney to confess judgment, is a contractual provision that permits a party to a commercial lease or other commercial contract to skip the entire litigation process and proceed directly to obtaining a judgment against the other party without any pre-judgment opportunity to be heard by the court. A confession of judgment clause can permit a judgment for possession of real property or money damages, or […]

Related Practices: Litigation and Appellate Practice, Commercial Leasing, Contract Review

10/11/2022 | Articles & Alerts, General, News & Resources

Montgomery Bar Association bestowed the Judge Cheryl Austin Award on Paula Souvannaphasy at the closing ceremony for the Bar’s summer intern program.  After working as an intern Law Clerk at Kaplin Stewart, Paula needed a vacation to rejuvenate to prepare for her future. Paula went to Rome and came across something that looked like the oldest zoning law she has ever seen. It was carved into a stone in 93 BC and says:  “Lucius Sentius, son of Gaius, praetor, by […]

Related Practices: Zoning

9/15/2022 | General, Media, News & Resources

The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most revered peer review publications, honors 10 Kaplin Stewart attorneys across the Firm’s practices. Only the top 5.3% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The following attorneys have been recognized for their work by Best Lawyers. William J. Levant  * Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization […]

7/29/2022 | General, News & Resources

On Tuesday, July 26th the Montgomery Bar Association bestowed the “Judge Cheryl Austin Award” on Paula Souvannaphasy, Kaplin Stewart’s law clerk, at the closing ceremony for the Bar’s summer intern program.  The award is “presented to someone who shares Judge Austin’s passion for social justice and racial equity, as well as her determination, work ethic, and kindness.”  Nancy Walsh, who ran this year’s MBA program, told Pamela Tobin, Esquire, that Paula was “such a worthy recipient.”

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 […]