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In the spirit of the Zen proverb that says, “It takes a wise person to learn from their mistakes, but an even wiser person to learn from others.”, we...

For civil defense attorneys, “bond” is a four-letter word in more ways than one when it comes to appeals, because appeal bonds only come into play when something didn’t...

When appealing a money judgment, one of the critical steps that needs to be taken early on is deciding how to stay the judgment from being enforced by the...

A few years ago, I received a call from an appellant who was appealing a roughly $1 million judgment. The appellant wanted to get an appeal bond to stay...

Posted: July 19th, 2023 What does the collapse of banks like Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank have to do with appeal bonds? A lot actually and in...

While supersedeas bonds are by far the most common form of security used by appellants to stay enforcement of a judgment, there are a limited number of jurisdictions that...

When appellants don’t timely stay enforcement of a judgment, it can lead to severe consequences. In this article, we aim to educate attorneys on the most common reasons for...

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...

Originally Published: April 2023Last Updated: September 2026 A lot of people have a sense that appeal bonds sometimes require collateral. How much collateral might be required and in what...

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....