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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Yvonne Takvorian Saville
Weiss, Saville & Houser
656-0400, weissandsaville.com
Bernard Conaway
Conaway-Legal
Wilmington
428-9350, conaway-legal.com
Lisa Hatfield
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Cassandra Roberts
Elzufon, Austin & Mondell
Wilmington
428-3181, elzufon.com
Joseph Farnan Jr.
Farnan LLP Attorneys at Law
Wilmington
777-0321, farnanlaw.com
David White
McCarter & English
Wilmington
984-6370, mccarter.com
Keith Donovan, John Noble
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Appellate
R. Eric Hacker
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Banking Law
Stephen W. Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Bankruptcy, Business
Jeffrey Wisler
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Erin Fay
Bayard, P.A.
Wilmington
655-5000, bayardlaw.com
Karen Bifferato, Kelly Conlan
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Brett Fallon
Faegre Drinker
Wilmington
467-4200, faegredrinker.com
Brya Keilson, Chuck Kunz III, Stephen Miller, Eric Monzo, Jeffrey Waxman
Morris James
Wilmington
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Robert Brady
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Bankruptcy, Personal
Nina Pappoulis
GP Legal
Dover, Millsboro, Wilmington
421-9101, bgplegal.com
Tiffany Poole
Poole, Mensinger, Cutrona & Ellsworth-Aults
Wilmington
358-2679, pmcelaw.com
Erin Brignola
Cooper Levenson
Bear
838-2600, cooperlevenson.com
Elaina Holmes
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
Multiple Locations
(888) 734-6800, dplaw.com
Steven Stirparo
Stirparo Law
Wilmington
479-9555, stirparolaw.com
William Jaworski
Law Office of William F. Jaworski
Dover
730-8511, wfjlaw.com
Business, Commercial
Stephen Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
John Paradee
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Sean Meluney
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff
Wilmington
442-7005, beneschlaw.com
Arthur Connolly, III
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Dave Holloway
Holloway Law
Wilmington
357-9323, holloway-law.com
Ross Antonacci, Nicholas Caggiano Jr., Shannon Frazier, Lewis Ledyard III, Jonathan Strauss
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Seth Reidenberg
Tybout, Redfearn & Pell
Wilmington
658-6901, trplaw.com
Mary Dugan, William Gamgort
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Civil Rights
Thomas Neuberger
The Neuberger Firm
Wilmington
655-0582, neubergerlaw.com
Raeann Warner
Jacobs & Crumplar
Millsboro, Wilmington
656-5445, jcdelaw.com
Stephen Norman
The Norman Law Firm
Dagsboro
537-3788, thenormanlawfirm.com
Constitutional Law
David Finger
Finger & Slanina
Wilmington
573-2525, delawgroup.com
Anthony Delcollo
Offit Kurman
Wilmington
351-0900, offitkurman.com
Construction Law
Victoria Petrone
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Wilmington
372-1100, bmbde.com
Donald Logan
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Josiah Wolcott
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
G. Kevin Fasic
Offit Kurman
Wilmington
351-0900, offitkurman.com
Kevin Guerke
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Consumer Law
W. Christopher Componovo
Kimmel & Silverman
Wilmington
791-9373, lemonlaw.com
Corporate Law
Lewis Lazarus
Morris James
Wilmington
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Roger Truemper
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
David Conway, Henry Gallagher Jr., Shaun Michael Kelly, Ryan Newell
Connolly Gallagher
Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Albert Carroll, P. Clarkson Collins Jr., Albert Manwaring IV, Patricia Winston
Morris James
Wilmington
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Criminal Defense
Thomas Foley
Thomas Foley, Attorney at Law
Wilmington
658-3077, tomfoleylaw.com
Patrick Collins
Collins & Associates
Wilmington
655-4600, collinslawdelaware.com
Eugene Mauer Jr.
Eugene Maurer Jr., P.A.
Wilmington
652-7900
Dade Werb
Giordano, DelCollo, Werb & Gagne
Multiple Locations
234-6855, gdwlawfirm.com
Michael DegliObizzi
Holloway Law
Wilmington
357-9323, holloway-law.com
John Barber
Law Office of John Barber
Wilmington
652-1000, johnbarberlaw.com
Joe Hurley
Law Office of Joseph Hurley
Wilmington
658-8980, joehurley.com
Kevin Tray
Law Office of Kevin P. Tray
Wilmington
658-8980
John Deckers
Law Offices of John Deckers
Wilmington
656-9850, johndeckerslaw.com
E-Discovery + Technology
Ian McCauley
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Laura Readinger
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Elder Law
Karla Levinson
The Levinson Firm
Wilmington
656-3393, laurencelevinsonlaw.com
William Erhart
Estate and Elder Law Services
Wilmington
651-0113, eaels.com
David Ferry
Ferry Joseph, P.A.
Georgetown, Wilmington
575-1555, ferryjoseph.com
Robert Kleiner
Kleiner & Kleiner
Wilmington
789-0529, kleinerllc.com
Cindy Szabo
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Denise Nordheimer
Nordheimer Law
Milton, Wilmington
655-4500, nordheimerlaw.com
Eminent Domain
Dennis Schrader
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Richard Forsten
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Wilmington
421-6833, saul.com
Environmental Law
Timothy Houseal
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
F. Michael Parkowski
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze
Dover, Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington
654-3300, pgslegal.com
Philip Micha
Richards Layton & Finger
Wilmington
651-7700, rlf.com
Family Law
Gretchen Knight
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Curtis Bounds, Megan McGovern, Kara Swasey
Bayard
Wilmington
655-5000, bayardlaw.com
John Clark III
Connolly Gallagher
Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Edward Curley
Curley, Dodge, Funk & Street
Dover
674-3333, curleydodgefunk.com
Carl Heckert
Gawthrop Greenwood
Wilmington
777-5353, gawthrop.com
David Gagne, Achille Scache, Brandon Spivey
Giordano, DelCollo, Werb & Gagne
Wilmington
234-6855 gdwlawfirm.com
Andrew Gonser
Gonser and Gonser
Multiple Locations
478-4445, gonserandgonserlaw.com
Patrick Boyer
MacElree Harvey
Wilmington
654-4454, macelree.com
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Judy Jones
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze
Dover, Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington
654-3300, pgslegal.com
Rachelle Cutrona, Jennifer Mensinger
Poole, Mensinger, Cutrona & Ellsworth-Aults
Wilmington
358-2679, pmcelaw.com
Shauna Hagan
The Law Office of Shauna T. Hagan
Wilmington
321-6489, haganfamilylaw.com
George R. Tsakataras
The Law Office of George R. Tsakataras, P.A.
Wilmington
472-4900, tsakataraslaw.com
Julie Yeager
Yeager Law Firm
Wilmington
691-3428, yeagerfamilylaw.com
Government Affairs
William Larson
MG+M
Wilmington
657-2100, mgmlaw.com
Glenn Mandalas
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Max Walton
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Thomas McGonigle
Faegre Drinker
Wilmington
467-4200, faegredrinker.com
Stephen Neuberger
The Neuberger Firm
Wilmington
655-0582, neubergerlaw.com
Healthcare Law
Adam Balick
Balick & Balick
Wilmington
658-4265, balick.com
Michael Mitchell, Michelle Subers, Amy Taylor
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Bradley Goewert, Thomas Marcoz Jr.
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Wilmington
552-4328, marshalldennehey.com
James Gallagher II, A. Kimberly Hoffman
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Immigration Law
Xiaojuan Carrie Huang
Huang Law
Wilmington
478-2900, xhlegal.com
Tabitha Castro
The Castro Firm
Dover, Wilmington
225-5700, thecastrofirm.com
Insurance Law
David Soldo
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Colin Shalk
Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss
Wilmington
594-4500, casarino.com
Gregory Skolnik
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Jennifer Wasson
Potter Anderson
Dover, Wilmington
984-6000, potteranderson.com
Michael Logullo
Rawle & Henderson
Wilmington
778-1200, rawle.com
Intellectual Property
Kenneth Dorsney
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Chad Stover
Barnes & Thornburg
Wilmington
300-3474, btlaw.com
Stephen Brauerman
Bayard
Wilmington
655-5000, bayardlaw.com
Kelly Farnan
Richards Layton & Finger
Wilmington
651-7700, rlf.com
Labor Law for Employees
Michele Allen
Allen & Associates
Hockessin
234-8600, allenlaborlaw.com
Brian DeMott
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Lauren DeLuca, Timothy Holly, Aaron Shapiro
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Patrick Gallagher
Jacobs & Crumplar
Millsboro, Wilmington
656-5445, jcdelaw.com
Barbara Stratton
Knepper & Stratton
Dover, Newark, Wilmington
402-3251, knepperstratton.com
Daniel Herr
Law Office of Daniel C. Herr
Wilmington
483-7060, danielcherr.com
Allyson Britton, JamesMcMackin, III
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Labor Law for Employers
Matthew Boyer
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Brian DeMott
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Lauren Deluca, Timothy Holly, Aaron Shapiro
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
John Ellis, Michele Subers
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Allyson Britton, JamesMcMackin, III, David Williams
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Land Use
Robert Gibbs, David Hutt
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
John Tracey
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Legal Malpractice
Loren Baron
Elzufon, Austin & Mondell
Wilmington
428-3181, elzufon.com
Charles Slanina
Finger & Slanina
Hockessin, Wilmington
234-1605, delawgroup.com
Medical Malpractice for the Defense
Joshua Meyeroff
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Colleen Shields
Eckert Seamans
Wilmington
552-2901, eckertseamans.com
Gary Alderson, John Elzufon
Elzufon, Austin & Mondell
Wilmington
428-3181, elzufon.com
Richard Galperin, Ryan Keating
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
James Drnec
Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein
Wilmington
252-0090, wlekn.com
John Balaguer, Stephen Milewski, Dana Monzo
White and Williams
Wilmington
654-0424, whiteandwilliams.com
Medical Malpractice for the Plaintiff
Bartholomew Dalton
Dalton & Associates
Wilmington
652-2050, bartdaltonlaw.com
Timothy Lengkeek
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Andrew Dalton
Dalton & Associates
Wilmington
652-2050, bartdaltonlaw.com
Stephen Hampton
Grady & Hampton
Dover
678-1265, gradyhampton.com
Bruce Hudson
Hudson & Castle Law
Wilmington
428-8800, hudsoncastlelaw.com
Philip Edwards, Francis Murphy
Murphy & Landon
Wilmington
472-8100, msllaw.com
Kelley Huff, Robert Leoni, Gilbert Shelsby Jr.
Shelsby & Leoni
Wilmington
995-6210, shelsbyleonilaw.com
Personal Injury
Chase Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Laura Simon
Dalton & Associates
Wilmington
652-2050, bartdaltonlaw.com
Tara Bustard, Cynthia Pruitt
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
Multiple Locations
888-734-6800, dplaw.com
Patrick Rock
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Kenneth Roseman
Kenneth Roseman, P.A.
Wilmington
658-7101, krosemanlaw.com
Lawrence Spiller Kimmel, Jonathan O’Neill, William Peltz
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill
Newark, Wilmington
565-6100, kimmelcarter.com
Reneta Green-Streett, Wilson Gualpa, Kevin Healy, Michael Owen
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Nicholas Krayer, Samuel Pratcher III
Pratcher Krayer
Wilmington
566-1796, pkinjury.com
Tiffany Friedman
Roeberg Moore & Friedman
Wilmington
658-8700, roebergmooreandfriedman.com
Kyle Kemmer, James Meehan, Jason Warren
Shelsby & Leoni
Wilmington
995-6210, shelsbyleonilaw.com
Kelly Dunn Gelof
Tunnell & Raysor
Georgetown
396-9645, tunnellraysor.com
Michael Weiss
Weiss, Saville & Houser
Wilmington
656-0400, weissandsaville.com
Benjamin Wetzel, III
Wetzel & Associates
Wilmington
652-1200, wetzellaw.com
Real Estate
John Newcomer Jr.
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Heidi Gilmore, Michele Wenz
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
William Brady
Brady Firm
Wilmington
482-4124, bradylawde.com
Rachel Dwares
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Dean DelCollo, Joseph Giordano, Edward Tarlov
Giordano, DelCollo, Werb & Gagne
Multiple Locations
234-6855, gdwlawfirm.com
John Bloxom IV, Veronica Faust
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
James Landon
Offit Kurman
Wilmington
351-0903, offitkurman.com
Robert Krapf, Frederick Mitsdarfer, III, Antonios Roustopoulos, Sara Toner
Richards Layton & Finger
Wilmington
651-7700, rlf.com
Raymond Tomasetti Jr.
Tomasetti Law
Fenwick Island
539-3041, tlawde.com
Jamie King
Tunnell & Raysor
Georgetown
396-9645, tunnellraysor.com
William Ward
Ward & Taylor
Greenville
225-3350, wardtaylor.com
Daniel Johnson
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Social Security
Jennifer Alexion
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
Multiple Locations
998-0100, dplaw.com
Angela Pinto-Ross
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
Multiple Locations
998-0100, dplaw.com
Melissa Green, Gary Linarducci
Linarducci Law
New Castle
325-2400, delawaredisability.com
Karen Vicks
The Law Office of Karen Vicks
Dover
674-1100, vickslaw.com
Tort Law
Susan Ament
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Michael Pedicone
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Danielle Yearick
Tybout Redfearn & Pell
Wilmington
657-5540, trplaw.com
Trusts and Estates
Charles Durante
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Kevin Baird, Barbara Danberg, Rebecca Doyle
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt
Multiple Locations
372-1100, bmbde.com
Stephen Director
Bayard
Wilmington
655-5000, bayardlaw.com
Trisha Hall, Scott Swenson, Gregory Weinig
Connolly Gallagher
Newark, Wilmington
757-7300, connollygallagher.com
Peter Gordon
Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella
Wilmington
652-2900, gfmlaw.com
Bruce Tigani
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Christophe Clark Emmert
Tunnell & Raysor
Georgetown
396-9645, tunnellraysor.com
Vincent Thomas
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Workers’ Compensation for Employees
Heather Long
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill
Newark, Wilmington
565-6100, kimmelcarter.com
Donald Marston, Jessica Welch
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
Multiple Locations
998-0100, dplaw.com
Matthew Fogg
Morris James
Multiple Locations
888-6800, morrisjames.com
Walt Schmittinger
Schmittinger and Rodriguez
Dover, Middletown, Rehoboth Beach
674-0140, schmittrod.com
R. Scott Kappes
Shelsby & Leoni
Wilmington
995-6210, shelsbyleonilaw.com
Natalie Wolf
Young Conaway
Wilmington
571-6600, youngconaway.com
Workers’ Compensation for Employers
Elissa Greenberg
Elzufon, Austin & Mondell
Wilmington
428-3181, elzufon.com
Christopher Logullo
Chrissinger & Baumberger
Wilmington
777-0100
Andrew Carmine, Nathan Gin, Scott Mondell
Elzufon, Austin & Mondell
Wilmington
428-3181, elzufon.com
Anthony Frabizzio, Maria Newill
Heckler & Frabizzio
Dover, Wilmington
573-4800, hfddel.com
Keri Morris-Johnston
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
Wilmington
552-4328, marshalldennehey.com