Melissa S. Blanton

Ms. Blanton is a member of firm’s Executive Committee, chair of the Finance Practice Group and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. She represents financial institutions in various types of residential, retail, and office development projects, in syndicated secured real estate credit facilities, and in the structuring, drafting, and negotiation of workout and forbearance agreements. She also represents investors and institutional clients in complex real estate sales and acquisitions. In addition, Ms. Blanton has significant experience representing landlords and tenants in commercial leasing transactions.

Other Distinctions

•Selected as one of Pennsylvania’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, 2013*
•Recognized by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia as the “Business On Board Volunteer Leader of the Year,” 2013
•Honored with the National Association of Women in Business Committee Champion Award, 2016
•Noted as a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star” for real estate, 2010-2018*
•Woolsack Honorary Society, 2003
•The National Association of Women Lawyers Recognition Award, 2003*

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News & Publications

•Melissa Blanton and Nadine Doolittle Elected to Schnader’s Executive Committee
•Many Schnader Lawyers Named to PA Super Lawyers
•Schnader Attorneys Receive Recognition for Pro Bono Efforts
•Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2017
•Many Schnader Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2016
•Melissa Blanton Quoted in South Jersey Biz
•Schnader Announces New Leadership Roles
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2015
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2014
•Circuit split widens on actions borrowers must take to preserve their right to rescind under TILA
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2013
•Schnader Begins Publishing the Schnader Financial Services Blog
•The Legal Intelligencer Names Melissa Blanton a 2013 “Lawyer on the Fast Track”
•Delaware Adopts the 2010 Article 9 Amendments
•Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia Names Melissa Blanton Business On Board Volunteer Leader of the Year
•Schnader Sponsors Economic Outlook 2012 Hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Risk Management Association
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2012
•Team Schnader Is Among the Top Fundraising Teams at the 2011 Philly AIDS Walk/Run
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2011
•Schnader Names Four New Partners
•Super Lawyers Recognizes Many Schnader Attorneys in 2010
•Melissa Hill Honored for her Work with the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project
•Schnader Honored with Phila. VIP’s Chancellor’s Award
•Pro Bono Newsletter

Community & Pro Bono

•Fleisher Art Memorial, Board Member, Investment and Finance Committees, Chair of Parking Lot Taskforce
•Perkins Center for the Arts, President of Board, Executive Committee Member
•American Heart Association Go Red for Women Corporate Leadership Team
•Support Center for Child Advocates - Child Advocate Attorney
•Forum of Executive Women - Membership Committee
•Certified by the Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy for work in Elder Law
•Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Project
•Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program

Related Events

•A Webinar on Banking Ethics and Compliance
•Melissa Blanton Presents “Drafting and Negotiating Covenants in Commercial Loan Documents”
•Schnader Attorneys Present: Key Legal, Tax and Accounting Issues Impacting Early Stage Companies
•Webinar: Effective Loan Documentation for Lenders: How to Deter and Prevent Litigation through Proven Loan Documentation Safeguards
•Schnader Attorneys Present “Financial Basics Every In-House Attorney Should Know” at the DELVACCA Mini-MBA CLE Institute
•Show Me the Money - Obtaining Commercial and Residential Real Estate Secured Financing in Today’s Market
•Schnader Attorneys Support the Perkins Center for the Arts’ and Attend the Center’s Latin Nights and Sights Event
•Boundary Disputes, Adverse Possessions and Actions to Quite Title: Where Is the Line Really Drawn?