Stephanie Kobal Attorney

First Admitted: 2007, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.flblaw.com/attorney/stephanie-a-kobal/

Bar/Professional Activity:

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2018
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2016
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2011
Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2007
Bar of the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, 2008
Pennsylvania Bar Association

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

On behalf of a local College, I successfully obtained approval for a NCAA lacrosse facility., 2024
I successfully obtained approvals for an in-fill residential district in a historic district., 2023
I successfully obtained approval for an expansion of a camp for a non-profit serving girls., 2024
On behalf of a non-profit entity, I successfully obtained special exception approval for the expansion of a camp facility. This matter was vigorously contested by approximately 70 neighbors, and the hearings spanned approximately 12 hours., 2020
On behalf of a non-profit museum, I successfully argued for a real estate tax exemption before the County Board of Assessment., 2020
On behalf of a general contractor, I negotiated the settlement of a breach of contract matter. This matter involved payment of a subcontractor. To settle this matter, I had to coordinate the efforts of several subcontractors. This matter culminated in a settlement, which was very favorable to my client., 2017
On behalf of a municipal client, I successfully negotiated the settlement of a protracted land use appeal involving the redevelopment of a contaminated site. The negotiation of this settlement was complex and ultimately culminated in a 35 page settlement agreement that detailed not only the use of the site, but the potential impacts of the use of the site on neighboring properties. On behalf of a general contract, I successfully negotiated the settlement of a contract dispute related to a municipal improvement project. The negotiation of this settlement was complex and involved garnering the cooperation and support of several subcontractors., 2015

Transactions:

On behalf of a client, I successfully negotiated the purchase, from an industrial development authority, of a blighted property, so that my client could construct a manufacturing facility. In addition to the acquisition, I assisted with tax-incentives and the financing of the project., 2024
On behalf of clients, I successfully negotiated the purchase of over $150,000,000 of industrial real estate., 2023
On behalf of a commercial client, I successfully negotiated the Agreement of Sale for an iconic office building., 2020
On behalf of a housing authority, I successfully argued for zoning variances to permit the re-development of a public housing project., 2019
On behalf of a private client, a car dealer, I successfully handled their conditional use hearing, zoning variance hearing, and all aspects of land development in order to get final land development approval for a large new automobile franchise., 2018
On behalf of a private client, a hotelier, I drafted a Zoning Ordinance Amendment that promoted redevelopment of blighted properties. This was submitted to the municipality and ultimately approved. This Zoning Ordinance Amendment will allow the redevelopment of almost 100 properties throughout the municipality., 2017
On behalf of a private client, I successfully negotiated the sale and consolidation of several lots as part of a large complex deal to develop a one-of-a-kind, regional business complex. This transaction involved multiple agreements, easements, municipal approvals, and agreements. This highly complex transaction also involved the coordination of the efforts of the developer, the construction company, the lot owners, a real estate investment trust, future tenants of the project, the municipality, utility providers and countless engineers. , 2017
Drafted an extensive Zoning Ordinance and Map Amendment, which was done, in part, to allow for the redevelopment of a former monastary., 2015
Negotiated and handled the purchase of certain assets of a soda company on behalf of the purchaser., 2015

Pro bono/Community Service:

Cedar Crest College, Board of Trustees, Trustee, 2021 – Present, Chair of the Property and Facilities Committee , 2024
Chair, Real Estate Committee, Lehigh County Bar Association, 2024
Member of the Board for Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania., 2024
Member of the Board of Trustees of Haven House, Allentown, PA, which provides much needed mental health services to the residents of the Lehigh Valley., 2024
Parkland School District Education Foundation. I serve as a member of the Board of Directors and provided pro bono legal advice to the organization., 2024
Member of Commercial Real Estate Women's Network (CREW) Lehigh Valley. As part of this group, I attended symposiums and events related to commercial real estate., 2024

Honors/Awards:

Named one of “Power 30 in Law,” Lehigh Valley Business, 2021, Power 30 in Law, Lehigh Valley Business, 2021
I was awarded the Top 40 Under 40 Award by Lehigh Valley Business., Top 40 Under 40, Lehigh Valley Business, 2018
Woman of Influence, Lehigh Valley Business, 2017
Local Legal Leader, Lehigh Valley Magazine, 2017
Local Legal Leader, Lehigh Valley Magazine, 2016
Top 20 Under 40, Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal
Graduate of the Leadership Lehigh Valley Program, which is an executive and leadership development program in the greater Lehigh Valley

Educational Background:

Widener University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007 Executive Managing Editor for Widener Law Journal, 2007
Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in Marketing and Women’s Studies, 2004 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Women’s Studies, 2004

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

An article on the potential benefits of a mixed use development., Author, On the comeback, mixed use developments have plenty of benefits, Lehigh Valley Business, 2016

Industry Groups:

And Higher Education
Industrial
Non-Profits

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