An episode of "The People鈥檚 Court" scheduled to air on Sept. 19 will put the advocacy skills of graduates Michele Grant, Class of 2009, and Leo Mulvihill, Class of 2010, before a national television audience.
Grant and Mulvihill represent B. Someday, a non-profit organization that operates Walking Fish Theatre, which was locked in a financial dispute with a landlord. B. Someday paid a security deposit after identifying a commercial property as potentially viable space to accommodate a planned expansion. When the company鈥檚 board decided not to lease the space, the landlord declined to return the deposit money.
The attorneys, who serve on the theater company鈥檚 board, filed a suit in Philadelphia Municipal Court after exhausting efforts to negotiate with the landlord.
The filing triggered an invitation to appear on "The People鈥檚 Court" and face Judge Marilyn Milian.
"She鈥檚 tough, but she made the right ruling," Mulvihill said. "The facts and evidence were on our side. We鈥檙e thrilled Judge Milian saw the case our way and vindicated the theater鈥檚 claim."
The episode, "Not Allowing the Show to Go On," is expected to air at noon and at 4 p.m. Sept 19 on WPSG TV 57, an affiliate of the CW Television Network. For the show schedule, click .
Grant is co-principal of , which maintains an entertainment-based practice in Philadelphia. Mulvihill, maintains a neighborhood practice known as .