ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
KEITH DONOVAN
Morris James LLP, 29 N. State St., Dover, 678-8815; Widener University School of Law; 23; personal injury and workers’ compensation claims for plaintiffs; alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a mediator and arbitrator
YVONNE TAKVORIAN SAVILLE
​Weiss & Saville, P.A., 1105 N. Market St., Suite 200, Wilmington, 656-0400; Widener University School of Law; 19; alternative dispute resolution, workers’ compensation, personal injury
JOSEPH R. SLIGHTS III
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6940; Washington and Lee University School of Law; 26; alternative dispute resolution, business litigation, corporate and fiduciary litigation, special committee representation
CHARLES H. TOLIVER IV
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6941; University of Virginia School of Law; 39; alternative dispute resolution, business litigation
AVIATION LAW
LEWIS C. LEDYARD III
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6869; Villanova University School of Law; 24; business transactions, strategic planning and counseling; commercial transactions; corporate advice; corporate trust and fiduciary services; structured finance transactions
MICHAEL M. LEDYARD
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6917; Delaware Law School; 32; use of limited liability companies, statutory and common law trusts, partnerships, corporations and other Delaware entities in complex financing transactions, such as asset backed financings and leveraged leases, and in joint ventures and other business organizations
BANKING
MARK V. PURPURA
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7588; University of North Carolina School of Law; 16; banking, LLC and partnership advisory
BUSINESS-COMMERCIAL LAW
P. CLARKSON COLLINS JR.
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6990; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; 38; alternative entities, business litigation, corporate and fiduciary litigation, corporate governance counseling, energy industry team, products liability litigation, special committee representation
CYNTHIA D. KAISER
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7736; Widener University School of Law; 28; commercial transactions
WILLIAM A. YEMC
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7790; Villanova University School of Law; 24; commercial transactions, insurance
CIVIL LITIGATION
KELLY E. FARNAN
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7705; College of William & Mary School of Law; 11; intellectual property, litigation
LORETO P. RUFO
Rufo Associates, P.A., 1252 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, 234-5900; Delaware Law School; 27; litigation and trials—complex and multi-party cases
JEFFREY M. WEINER
Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Weiner, P.A., 1332 King St., Wilmington, 652-0505; Boston College Law School; 42; commercial litigation with a focus on construction
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DAVID L. FINGER
Finger & Slanina, LLC, One Commerce Center, 1201 N. Orange St., seventh floor, Wilmington, 573-2525; University of Virginia School of Law; 26; commercial litigation, corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation, commercial bankruptcy, First Amendment and media law
RICHARD H. MORSE
American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Wilmington, 654-5326, ext. 103; Harvard Law School; 39; civil rights, civil liberties
CONSUMER LAW
CHRISTOPHER J. CURTIN
Christopher J. Curtin, Esq., Attorney at Law, 629 Mount Lebanon Road, Wilmington, 388-0135; New York Law School; 36; consumer protection, lemon law, consumer warranty law, consumer personal injury, home improvement fraud, consumer property insurance claims, litigation, confidential government ethics investigations, appeals
CORPORATE LAW
P. CLARKSON COLLINS JR.
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6990; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; 38; alternative entities, business litigation, corporate and fiduciary litigation, corporate governance counseling, energy industry team, products liability litigation, special committee representation
MARK J. GENTILE
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7722; Boston University School of Law; 30; corporate advisory and governance, special committees
PETER B. LADIG
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6826; Emory University School of Law; 18; Alternative Entities, Business Litigation, Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation, Corporate Governance Counseling, Special Committee Representation
LEWIS H. LAZARUS
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6970; Stanford Law School; 32; alternative entities, business litigation, corporate and fiduciary litigation, corporate governance counseling, special committee representation
CRIMINAL LAW
THOMAS A. FOLEY
Thomas A. Foley, Attorney at Law, 1905 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 658-3077; University of Detroit; 25; criminal defense
JOE HURLEY
Joe Hurley, 1215 King St., Wilmington, 658-8980; Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State University Law School); 43; criminal law
JOHN R. GAREY
John R. Garey, Attorney at Law, 48 The Green, Dover, 744-9290; Widener University School of Law; 27; criminal law, Superior Court felony trial practice
EUGENE J. MAURER JR.
Eugene J. Maurer Jr., P.A., 1201A King St., Wilmington, 652-7900; Temple University Beasley School of Law; 39; defense of criminal cases from homicide to misdemeanors, white-collar crime
ERIC G. MOONEY
Eric G. Mooney, P.A., 11 S. Race St., Georgetown, 856-3070; Quinnipiac University School of Law; 18; criminal defense, DUI defense
E-DISCOVERY
RICHARD K. HERRMANN
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6816; Syracuse University School of Law; 43; technology law, computer law section, electronic discovery, intellectual property law
IAN D. MCCAULEY
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6919; Villanova University School of Law; 6; electronic
discovery, corporate and fiduciary litigation, commercial litigation
ELDER LAW
MARY M. CULLEY
Morris James LLP., 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6885; Widener Law School; 30; estate planning, state administration, special-needs trusts, elder law
WILLIAM W. ERHART
Estate & Elder Law Services, 1011 Centre Road, Suite 117, Wilmington, 651-0113; Rutgers University School of Law; 32; estate planning, Medicaid planning, crisis planning, asset protection, trusts, wills, probate, special needs, veterans’ benefits
DAVID J. FERRY JR.
Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A., 824 N. Market St., Suite 1000, Wilmington, 575-1555; Widener University School of Law; 32; elder law, estates, trusts, guardianship, probate litigation
EMPLOYMENT LAW
MICHELE D. ALLEN
Law Offices of Michele D. Allen LLC, 724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 310, Hockessin, 234-8600; Widener University School of Law; 14; employment and labor law, civil litigation, health law
TIMOTHY M. HOLLY
Connolly Gallagher LLP, 1000 West St., Brandywine Building, 14th floor, Wilmington, 252-4217; Villanova University School of Law; 13; employment law (management and employee-side)
JAMES H. MCMACKIN III
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-5849; Widener University School of Law; 12, represents employers in labor and employment disputes
DAVID H. WILLIAMS
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6900; Dickinson School of Law; 38; employment law, education law
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
TODD A. COOMES
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7507; Tulane Law School; 13; environmental law, litigation
STEPHANIE L. HANSEN
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Rodney Square,
1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6733; Widener University School of Law; 13; environmental law, fair-housing law, commercial real-estate law
F. MICHAEL PARKOWSKI
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., 116 W. Water St., Dover, 678-3262; Temple Law School; 41; environmental law, land use—real estate, administrative law
ROBERT W. WHETZEL
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7634; Villanova University School of Law; 30; environmental law, litigation, intellectual property, alternative dispute resolution
FAMILY LAW
JILL SPEVACK DI SCIULLO
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6871; Widener University School of Law; 15; family law
GLYNIS GIBSON
Glynis Gibson, P.A., 34 The Green, Suite G, Dover, 730-1300; University of Baltimore School of Law; 29; family law, including custody, divorce, property division, visitation, grandparent rights, termination of parental rights/adoption, dependency/neglect petitions, prenuptial agreements, protection from abuse petitions, child support and appeals
ANDREW W. GONSER
Gonser and Gonser, P.A., 3411 Silverside Road, Hagley Building, Suite 203, Wilmington, 478-4445; Widener University School of Law; 10; family court matters
FELICE GLENNON KERR
MacElree Harvey, Ltd., 5721 Kennett Pike, Centreville, 654-4454, Suffolk University Law School; 25; family law-divorce, custody, child support, prenuptial agreements
GRETCHEN S. KNIGHT
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6926; Villanova University School of Law; 24; family law, including divorce, property division, alimony, child support, custody, guardianships, premarital agreements
FINANCIAL REGULATION
MARK V. PURPURA
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7588; University of North Carolina School of Law; 16; banking, LLC and partnership advisory
HEALTH-CARE LAW
ADAM BALICK
Balick & Balick, 711 King St., Wilmington, 658-4265; Dickinson School of Law; 25; health-care law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
JACK BLUMENFELD
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, 1201 N. Market St., Wilmington, 351-9291; Yale Law School; 35; intellectual property litigation
FREDERICK L. COTTRELL III
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7509; Dickinson School of Law, 26; intellectual property, litigation
RICHARD K. HERRMANN
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6816; Syracuse University School of Law; 43; technology law, computer law section, electronic discovery, intellectual property law
INTERNATIONAL LAW
ELENA C. NORMAN
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, 1000 N. King St., Rodney Square, Wilmington, 571-5029, Stanford Law School, 21, corporate litigation, cross-border litigation
LAND USE-ZONING
RICHARD E. BERL JR.
Berl & Feinberg, LLP, Dartmouth Business Center, Suite 3, 34382 Carpenter’s Way, Lewes, 644-8330; Delaware Law School; 35 years; civil litigation, real estate
A. KIMBERLY HOFFMAN
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-5209; Florida State University College of Law; 18; real estate, land use, alternative dispute resolution
LITIGATION
JAMIE C. KING
Tunnell & Raysor, P.A., 30 E. Pine St., Georgetown, 856-7313; Appalachian School of Law; 2; civil litigation/family law
LORETO P. RUFO
Rufo Associates, P.A., 1252 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, 234-5900; The Delaware Law School; 27; litigation and trials—
complex and multi-party cases
GREGORY V. VARALLO
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7772; Temple University School of Law; 31; corporate litigation, special committees, alternative dispute resolution
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
BARTHOLOMEW J. DALTON
Dalton & Associates, P.A., Cool Springs Meeting House, 1106 W. 10th St., Wilmington,
652-2050; University of Tulsa, 35; medical negligence, personal injury, product liability, civil rights, wrongful death
TIMOTHY E. LENGKEEK
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6605; Rutgers Law School; 13; medical negligence, personal injury, workers’ compensation
MICHAEL J. MALKIEWICZ
Barros, McNamara, Malkiewicz & Taylor, P.A., 2 W. Loockerman St., P.O. Box 1298, Dover, 734-8400; University of Notre Dame, 32; personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal, administrative, Board of Medical practice
RANDALL E. ROBBINS
Ashby & Geddes, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 800, Wilmington, 654-1888; University of Richmond; 33; medical malpractice/negligence and serious personal injury
PATENT LAW
JACK BLUMENFELD
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, 1201 N. Market St., Wilmington, 351-9291; Yale Law School; 35; intellectual property litigation
RICHARD K. HERRMANN
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6816; Syracuse University School of Law; 43; technology law, computer law section, electronic discovery, intellectual property law
MARY B. MATTERER
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6960; Delaware Law School of Widener University, 26; intellectual property litigation; insurance law
PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY
ERIN K. BRIGNOLA
Cooper Levenson, P.A., 30 Fox Hunt Dr., Fox Run Shopping Center, Bear, 838-2600; Widener School of Law; 25; consumer bankruptcy practice/litigation for individuals and debt solutions for small businesses, complex litigation for the domestic/bankruptcy issues and minor practice with small satellite office attention for simple wills, powers of attorney, health-care directives, real-estate settlements and closings
WILLIAM F. JAWORSKI JR.
Law Office of William F. Jaworski, 1274 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 730-8511; Ohio Northern University College of Law; 22; consumer bankruptcy, consumer fair debt collection practices act claims, personal injury, workers’ compensation
TIFFANY A. POOLE
Rahaim and Saints, LLP, 2055 Limestone Road, Suite 211, Wilmington,892-9200; Widener University School of Law; 15;
individual consumer bankruptcy
PERSONAL INJURY
KEITH DONOVAN
Morris James LLP, 29 N. State St., Dover, 678-8815; Widener University School of Law; 23; personal injury and workers’ compensation claims for plaintiffs; alternative dispute resolution as a mediator and arbitrator
TIFFANY QUELL FRIEDMAN
Roeberg, Moore & Friedman, 910 Gilpin Ave., Wilmington, 658-8700; Widener University School of Law; 24; personal injury, workers’ compensation, alternative dispute resolution
TIMOTHY E. LENGKEEK
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6605; Rutgers Law School; 13; medical negligence, personal injury, workers’ compensation
PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
PAUL M. ALTMAN
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7664; Villanova University School of Law; 31; LLC and partnership advisory
GREGORY LADNER
Richards, Layton & Finger, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7547; Villanova School of Law; 19; corporate law, in particular, alternative entities, mergers and acquisitions
MICHAEL M. LEDYARD
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6917; Delaware Law School; 32; use of limited liability companies, statutory and common law trusts, partnerships, corporations and other Delaware entities in complex financing transactions, such as asset backed financings and leveraged leases, and in joint ventures and other business organizations
MELISSA K. STUBENBERG
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7515, George Washington University Law School, 16; LLC and partnership advisory
REAL ESTATE LAW
HAROLD E DUKES JR.
Tunnell & Raysor, 30 E. Pine St., Georgetown, 856-7313; The University of South Carolina; 40; real estate
DANIEL H. KRAPF
Saul Ewing LLP, 222 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 421-6841; Dickinson School of Law; 38; Commercial Real Estate
ANDREW P. TAYLOR
Cooch and Taylor, 1000 N. West St., Brandywine Building, Wilmington, 984-3812; Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University; 32; real estate
SARA T. TONER
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7646; Temple University School of Law; 9; real estate
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
STEVE BUTLER
Linarducci & Butler, P.A., 910 W. Basin Road, Suite 100, New Castle, 325-2400; Widener University School of Law; 11; Social Security disability
GARY LINARDUCCI
Linarducci & Butler, P.A., 910 W. Basin Road, Suite 100, New Castle, 325-2400; The Delaware Law School of Widener University; 39; Social Security disability
KAREN Y. VICKS
Law Office of Karen Y. Vicks, 500 W. Loockerman St., Dover, 674-1100; James Beasley School of Law; 14; Social Security disability and veterans disability
TECHNOLOGY LAW
RICHARD K. HERRMANN
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6816; Syracuse University School of Law; 43; technology law, computer law section, electronic discovery, intellectual property law
TORTS-INSURANCE
FRANCIS PETE JONES
Morris James LLP, 803 N. Broom St., Wilmington, 651-3586; The Catholic University of America; 31, plaintiff’s personal injury and alternative dispute resolution
LORETO P. RUFO
Rufo Associates, P.A., 1252 Old Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, 234-5900; The Delaware Law School; 27; litigation and trials—complex and multi-party cases
DAVID J. SOLDO
Morris James LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6950; Widener University School of Law (J.D.), Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (LL.M. in trial advocacy); 12; business litigation, personal injury litigation, products liability litigation
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
F. PETER CONATY JR.
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7855; Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.), Temple University School of Law (J.D.); 22; trusts and estates, tax
MATTHEW P. D’EMILIO
Cooch and Taylor, P.A., 1000 West St., 10th Floor, Wilmington, 984-3800; Widener University School of Law; 8; estate planning and wealth transfer, estate and trust litigation, estate and trust administration
SHANNON R. OWENS
Moore & Rutt, P.A., 122 W. Market St., Georgetown, 856-9568; Widener University School of Law; 11; elder law, including guardianships and Medicaid matters; real estate, estate planning; estate and trust administration; estate litigation
W. DONALD SPARKS II
Richards, Layton & Finger, One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7758; Yale Law School; 31; trusts and estates, tax
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, BUSINESS
H. GARRETT BAKER
Elzufon Austin Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 504-3220; Southern Illinois University; 22; workers’ compensation defense
SCOTT R. MONDELL
Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 504-3222; The Delaware Law School of Widener University; 26; workers’ compensation defense on behalf of employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, EMPLOYEE
JONATHAN B. O’NEILL
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, P.A., 56 W. Main St., Suite 400, Newark, 565-6100; Widener University School of Law; 11; plaintiff’s personal injury, workers’ compensation
WALT F. SCHMITTINGER
Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A.,414 S. State St., P.O. Box 497, Dover, 674-0140; Widener University; 19; workers’ compensation
MICHAEL WEISS
Weiss & Saville, P.A., 1105 N. Market St., Suite 200, Wilmington, 656-0400; Villanova School of Law; 40; plaintiff personal injury and employee workers’ compensation
NATALIE WOLF
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6606; Georgetown University School of Law; 20; workers’ compensation, personal injury, medical negligence