With nearly two decades of experience as a transactional and zoning/land use attorney, Stephanie A. Kobal is a shareholder in the Firm’s Real Estate, Land Use & Development and Corporate, Business & Banking groups. Throughout her career, Ms. Kobal has worked with organizations of all types and sizes to negotiate complex real estate acquisitions, land development and zoning approvals, and leases. She consistently represents clients in front of government agencies and municipalities regarding land use entitlements for real estate ventures. Her practice also focuses on transactional work, including commercial real estate acquisitions and sales, tax assessment appeals, charter and religious schools, for-profit and non-profit contractual matters, organizational issues and investigations.
In the community, Ms. Kobal lends her energy and leadership to help elevate the Lehigh Valley and mentor future local leaders, particularly in the education sector. Currently, she serves on the Board of Trustees of Cedar Crest College. She is a past Board Member of the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, the Parkland School District Education Foundation, the Board of Associates of Cedar Crest College (Past President), the Hillside School and has served as a mentor to Penn State Lehigh Valley students. Additionally, she supports Haven House as a Board Member and is an active member of CREW Lehigh Valley.
In 2025, Ms. Kobal was named to the 2025 GlobeSt. CRE Women of Influence list, which highlights women shaping the future of commercial real estate and their leadership, innovation and impact in the industry. Her support of her commercial real estate clients has helped transform the Lehigh Valley landscape through problem solving and innovative thinking, notably for redevelopment projects:
Drafted an adaptive reuse ordinance, which provided density and parking incentives to the adaptive re-use and development of dilapidated structures within the municipality
Drafted an overlay district to permit the transformation of a historic monastery into a resort and mixed use community
Worked with the municipality for zoning relief for public housing, which has handicapped accessible features and better designed units for expanded families
A native to the Lehigh Valley, Ms. Kobal has based her practice on the core values of strategy, practicality and honesty, which is evident in her relationships with her clients. She understands that each client has its own unique needs and goals, and tailors her approach to fit every individual who approaches her.
In her spare time, Ms. Kobal loves to travel around the world, seeing how land development, design and architecture define different geographies.
