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Staying enforcement of a judgment using appeal bonds is a topic most practitioners only have vague familiarity with, but the implications are often significant. This article provides a primer on...

A lot of people have a sense that appeal bonds sometimes require collateral. How much collateral might be required and in what circumstances is usually a mystery, and the...

Posted: January 9th, 2023 When most attorneys inquire about the cost for an appeal bond, their question typically focuses around the annual premium that the surety company will charge....

While cash is one of the most well-known forms of collateral that can be used to secure appeal bonds, it is also one of the least understood in terms...

When clients and attorneys call around to various insurance agents in search of an appeal bond, they are often told that 100% collateral is required. While this is often...

In a civil litigation case, your client may be required to secure a supersedeas bond in order to move forward with an appeal to overturn a lower court’s decision....

Exploring how to get an appeal bond entails more than discussing the steps involved. You want to have your client understand what an appeal bond is, what it does,...

In order to stay enforcement of a civil judgment, state and federal laws generally require security to be posted with the court by the judgment debtor to protect the...

In a unanimous opinion delivered by Justice Alito in City of San Antonio v. Hotels.com, ET AL, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that district courts do not have the...

When I was recently preparing for a presentation, an appellate attorney asked me what the attorney’s role is in obtaining appeal bonds. Attorney involvement was something I had always...