Get to know some of this year’s top lawyers here.
What you need to know about the Delaware Today Top Lawyers survey and results:
How do lawyers get on the list?
The lawyers listed are chosen by a survey of their professional peers. In June Delaware Today emailed an invitation to all 4,900 members of the Delaware Bar Association to vote in a poll on the Delaware Today website. Only licensed attorneys were permitted to respond. About 450 responses were received and counted. The top vote-getters are listed here.
How many votes must a lawyer receive to make the list?
The threshold is set according to the total number of votes made in each area of practice. More lawyers appear in specialties where voting is very active, fewer in specialties where voting is low. Because most lawyers are based in northern New Castle County, the threshold is lowered proportionally to include a representative number of lawyers downstate.
Many lawyers, law firms and related service providers advertise in the Top Lawyers issue. Does that help them get on the list?
No. The survey is conducted, and winners verified, entirely by the editors of Delaware Today. Winners are notified only after the results are verified and the list finalized. The lawyers listed, their firms and-or their affiliates may choose to purchase advertising in this issue of Delaware Today, subsequent issues and-or other Delaware Today-Today Media Inc. titles, and they may choose to promote their achievement in those ads, many of which appear in the clearly designated “Special Advertising Section” that begins on page 97, but it has no bearing on the results. Many of the lawyers and firms listed here do not advertise.
How do I read the results?
The top vote-getter in each category is listed in bold. Each listing includes the attorney’s firm, address and phone number, the name of his or her law school, the number of years he or she has been in practice, and, where supplied by the lawyer, other areas of practice beyond the one he or she is recognized for in the poll.
Top Lawyers 2016
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Yvonne Takvorian Saville
Weiss & Saville, PA; 1105 N. Market St., Suite 200, Wilmington, 656-0400; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 21; civil litigation, workers’ compensation, personal injury
Keith E. Donovan
Morris James LLP; 850 New Burton Road, Dover, 678-8815; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 25; personal injury for plaintiff, workers’ compensation for claimant,
mediation, arbitration
Joshua W. Martin III
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; 1313 N. Market St., Sixth Floor, Wilmington, 984-6010; Rutgers University Law School; YIP: 42; arbitration, mediation, business counseling in telecommunications, public utilities and governmental relations
Vincent J. Poppiti
Fox Rothschild LLP; Citizens Bank Center, 919 N. Market St., Suite 300, Wilmington, 622-4274; University of Virginia School of Law; YIP: 44; arbitrations, mediations and neutral assessments; civil litigation
Charles H. Toliver IV
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; University of Virginia School of Law; YIP: 41
David A. White
McCarter & English LLP; 405 N. King St., Eighth Floor, Wilmington, 984-6370; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 30
APPELLATE
Gregory P. Williams
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7734; College of William & Mary School of Law; YIP: 34; litigation, corporate, mergers
Maria T. Knoll
Delaware Department of Justice; 820 N. French St., Wilmington, 577-8826; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 21; criminal law, appeals
Elizabeth McFarland
Delaware Department of Justice; 820 N. French St., Wilmington, 577-8500; NA; YIP: NA
Max B. Walton
Connolly Gallagher LLP; Brandywine Building, 267 E. Main St., Newark, 888-6297; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 16; commercial litigation, constitutional law, government law, administrative law, land use
BANK LAW
Mark V. Purpura
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7588; University of North Carolina School of Law; YIP: 18; banking-financial regulation, business-commercial law, LGBT law, private equity law, trusts
Seth J. Reidenberg
Tybout Redfearn & Pell; 750 Shipyard Drive, Suite 400, Wilmington, 658-6901; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 19;commercial litigation, loan workouts, bankruptcy
Christine P. Schiltz
​Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, PA; 1105 N. Market St., Wilmington, 654-3300; University of Richmond School of Law; YIP: 22
Stephen W. Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 33; small business representation, commercial collection, creditors’ rights, liquor licensure, banking law
David S. Swayze
​Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, PA; 1105 N. Market St., Wilmington, 654-3400; University of Pennsylvania Law School; YIP: 47; environmental, insurance regulatory, governmental
BANKRUPTCY, BUSINESS
Robert S. Brady
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6600; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 26; corporate restructuring
Karen C. Bifferato
Connolly Gallagher LLP; Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 888-6221; College of William & Mary School of Law; YIP: 22; commercial bankruptcy litigation, third-party legal opinions, transactions
Mark D. Collins
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7531; American University, Washington College of Law; YIP: 25
John Henry Knight
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7512; University of Maryland School of Law; YIP: 22; structured finance
Eric J. Monzo
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-5848; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 14; creditors’ rights
James L. Patton Jr.
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6684; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 32; bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, mass tort bankruptcies, settlement trusts
Jeffrey C. Wisler
Connolly Gallagher LLP; Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 888-6258; Rutgers University School of Law; YIP: 27; business, commercial and corporate litigation
BANKRUPTCY, PERSONAL
Erin K. Brignola
Cooper Levenson; Fox Run Shopping Center, 30 Fox Hunt Drive, No. 30, Bear, 838-2600; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 27; small business reorganization, real estate settlements, simple wills, divorce
Doreen H. Becker
Holfeld & Becker; 1217 N. King St., Wilmington, 654-3535; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 29; real estate
Tara Blakely
Law Offices of Blakely, Gregory & Pappoulis; 1006 College Road, Suite 201, Dover, 672-7217; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 12
William F. Jaworski Jr.
The Law Office of William F. Jaworski LLC; 1274 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 730-8511; Ohio Northern University College of Law; YIP: 24; personal injury, workers’ compensation, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Nina Pappoulis
​Blakely, Gregory & Pappoulis LLC; 5307 Limestone Road, Suite 103, Wilmington, 421-9101; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 13; real estate and wills
Tiffany A. Poole
Rahaim & Saints LLP; 2055 Limestone Road, Suite 211, Wilmington, 892-9200; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 17
BUSINESS-COMMERCIAL LAW
Vincent C. Thomas
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 576-3278; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 11; business and commercial transactions, asset purchase and sale, mergers, tax planning, legal opinions and closely held business representation, pass-through taxation including S corporations and partnerships, complex estate and trust planning, representation of institutional banks and trustees
Arthur G. (Chip) Connolly III
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 888-6318; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 27; corporate, commercial and patent litigation
Jerome K. Grossman
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 521-2210; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 38; taxation, estates and trusts, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of businesses, business counseling and agreements
Marla Hirshman Norton
Bayard, PA; 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 900, Wilmington, 429-4214; The George Washington University Law School; YIP: 29; corporate law, alternative entity law (limited liability companies, partnerships, statutory trusts), mergers and acquisitions, contract law, third-party legal opinions, business transactions
Stephen W. Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 33; small business representation, commercial collection, creditors’ rights, liquor licensure, banking law
William A. Yemc
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7790; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 26; commercial transactions, insurance
CIVIL LITIGATION
Timothy Jay Houseal
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6682; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 26; complex commercial litigation, environmental litigation, insurance coverage litigation
Stephen B. Brauerman
Bayard, PA; 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 900, Wilmington, 429-4232; American University, Washington College of Law; YIP: 10; corporate litigation, intellectual property
Kelly E. Farnan
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7705; College of William & Mary School of Law; YIP: 13; intellectual property
Kurt M. Heyman
Proctor Heyman Enerio LLP; 300 Delaware Ave., No. 200, Wilmington, 472-7300; University of Chicago Law School; YIP: 24; corporate and commercial litigation, partnership and limited liability company disputes, business divorce and dissolution
Cynthia H. Pruitt
​Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya; 1208 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington, 998-0100; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 13; workers’ compensation
Colleen D. Shields
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; 222 Delaware Ave., Seventh Floor, Wilmington, 552-2901; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 23; medical negligence, professional liability, medical device litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, products liability, premises liability, general liability defense
Stephen A. Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 7; business law, creditors’ rights
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
David L. Finger
Finger & Slanina LLC; One Commerce Center, 1201 N. Orange St., Seventh Floor, Wilmington, 573-2525; University of Virginia; YIP: 26; corporate and commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, commercial bankruptcy litigation, First Amendment and media law
Stephen J. Neuberger
The Neuberger Firm; 17 Harlech Drive, Wilmington, 655-0582; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 13; childhood sexual abuse for plaintiff, personal injury for plaintiff, civil rights and constitutional law for plaintiff, employment law for employee
Max B. Walton
Connolly Gallagher LLP; 267 E. Main St., Newark, 888-6297; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 16; commercial litigation, government law, administrative law, land use, appellate practice
CONSTRUCTION LAW
Donald L. Logan
Logan & Petrone LLC; 100 W. Commons Blvd., No. 435, New Castle, 325-3555; Widener University Delaware Law School
G. Kevin Fasic
Cooch and Taylor, PA; 100 N. West St., 10th Floor, Wilmington, 984-3815; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 19; employment, commercial litigation
Victoria K. Petrone
Logan & Petrone LLC; 100 W. Commons Blvd., No. 435, New Castle, 325-3555; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 13; construction litigation
David J. Weidman
​Sergovic, Carmean, Weidman, McCartney & Owens, PA; 406 S. Bedford St., Suite 1, Georgetown, 855-0551; University of Tennessee School of Law; YIP: 20; business litigation, homeowners associations, family law, general civil litigation
Josiah R. Wolcott
Connolly Gallagher LLP; 267 E. Main St., Newark, 888-6271; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 10; commercial litigation, real estate litigation
CONSUMER LAW
W. Christopher Componovo
Kimmel & Silverman PC; 501 Silverside Road, No. 118, Wilmington, 791 9373; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 22; personal injury
Douglas A. Shachtman
The Shachtman Law Firm; 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 302, Wilmington, 655-1800; University of Pennsylvania Law School; YIP: 42; construction disputes, property disputes between buyers and sellers or among heirs to an estate, small business litigation
Christopher J. Curtin
Delaware Department of Justice; 820 N. French St., Wilmington, 577-8943; New York Law School; YIP: 42; alternative dispute resolution including conciliation, mediation and arbitration
William F. Jaworski Jr.
The Law Office of William F. Jaworski LLC; 1274 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 730-8511; Ohio Northern University College of Law; YIP: 24; personal injury, workers’ compensation, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act
CONTRACT LAW
Cynthia D. Kaiser
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7736; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 29; commercial transactions
Brian M. Gottesman
Berger Harris LLP; 1105 N. Market St., 11th Floor, Wilmington, 655-1140; Harvard Law School; YIP: 13
Thomas E. Hanson Jr.
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Boston College Law School; YIP: 20; corporate, alternative entities
John A. Sergovic Jr.
Sergovic, Carmean, Weidman, McCartney & Owens, PA; 406 S. Bedford St., Suite 1, Georgetown, 855-0551; University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; YIP: 43; property law and civil litigation with a concentration on commercial and real property disputes
Stephen A. Spence
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 7; business law, civil litigation, creditors’ rights
William A. Yemc
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7790; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 26; commercial transactions, insurance
CORPORATE LAW
Kurt M. Heyman
Proctor Heyman Enerio LLP; 300 Delaware Ave., No. 200, Wilmington, 472-7300; University of Chicago Law School; YIP: 24; corporate and commercial litigation, partnership and limited liability company disputes, business divorce and dissolution
P. Clarkson Collins Jr.
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 40; corporate, alternative entities
Patricia L. Enerio
Proctor Heyman Enerio LLP; 300 Delaware Ave., No. 200, Wilmington, 472-7300; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 17; corporate and commercial litigation, partnership and limited liability company disputes
Henry E. Gallagher Jr.
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Wilmington, 888-6288; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 40; corporate litigation, commercial litigation, business litigation, business law advisory, corporate governance
Mark J. Gentile
Richards Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7722; Boston University School of Law; YIP: 32; corporate advisory and governance, special committees
Peter B. Ladig
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Emory University School of Law; YIP: 20; alternative entities
Ryan P. Newell
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 888-6434; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 11; commercial and corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation, corporate counseling, arbitration and mediation
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Eugene J. Maurer Jr.
Eugene J. Maurer, PA; 1201A N. King St., Wilmington, 652-7900; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 41
Patrick J. Collins
Collins & Associates; 716 N. Tatnall St., No. 300, Wilmington, 655-4600; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 11
John P. Deckers
John P. Deckers, PA; 800 N. King St., No. 303, Wilmington, 656-9850; University of Pittsburgh School of Law; YIP: 24; white collar crime, pardons and expungements, state and federal asset seizures
Thomas A. Foley
Thomas A. Foley Attorney at Law; 1905 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 658-3077; University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; YIP: 27
Alexander W. Funk
Curley, Dodge & Funk LLC; 250 Beiser Blvd., Suite 202, Dover, 674-3333; University of Miami (Fla.) School of Law; YIP: 9; DUI defense
Joe Hurley
Joe Hurley Attorney at Law; 1215 N. King St., Wilmington, 658-8980; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 40
Edmund Daniel Lyons
The Lyons Law Firm; 1526 Gilpin Ave., Wilmington, 777-5698; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 42
John S. Malik
John S. Malik Attorney at Law; 100 E. 14th St., Wilmington, 427-2247; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 32; appellate
Allison Mielke
Eugene J. Maurer, PA; 1201A N. King St., Wilmington, 652-7900; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 3; criminal defense litigation
Eric G. Mooney
Mooney & Andrew, PA; 11 S. Race St., Georgetown, 856-3070; Quinnipiac University School of Law; YIP: 20; DUI defense
Natalie S. Woloshin
​Woloshin, Lynch and Natalie, PA; 3200 Concord Pike, Wilmington, 477-3200; Syracuse University College of Law; YIP: 21; civil litigation
E-DISCOVERY-TECHNOLOGY
Richard K. Herrmann
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Syracuse University College of Law; YIP: 45; intellectual property, technology law
Ian D. McCauley
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 9; corporate, data privacy and information governance
Ryan P. Newell
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 888-6434; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 11; commercial and corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation, corporate counseling, arbitration and mediation
Laura G. Readinger
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; YIP: 6; corporate, data privacy and information governance
Richard P. Rollo
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7846; University of Florida Levin College of Law; YIP: 16; corporate, litigation
ELDER LAW
William W. Erhart
Estate & Elder Law Services; Red Clay Center at Little Falls, 2961 Centerville Road, Suite 350, Wilmington, 651-0113; Rutgers School of Law; YIP: 34; estate planning, special needs, probate, guardianship
Mary M. Culley
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 32; estate planning, estate administration, trusts, planning for persons with disabilities
David J. Ferry Jr.
Ferry Joseph, PA; 824 Market St., Suite 100, Wilmington, 575-1555; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 34; estates, trusts, guardianships, probate and fiduciary litigation
Karla B. Levinson
The Levinson Firm LLC; 1326 N. King St., Wilmington, 656-3393; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 8
Shannon R. Owens
​Sergovic, Carmean, Weidman, McCartney & Owens, PA; 406 S. Bedford St., Suite 1, Georgetown, 855-0551; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 12; estate planning, estate and trust administration, real estate, business formations
EMPLOYMENT LAW, FOR BUSINESS
Timothy M. Holly
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Wilmington, 252-4217; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 15; restrictive covenants, school law
Margaret M. DiBianca
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-5008; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 12; discrimination, harassment, non-competition agreements, enforcement of restrictive covenants, executive compensation
Daniel F. McAllister
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 6 S. State St., Dover, 677-0061; Boston University School of Law; YIP: 10; municipal law, business and commercial litigation
James H. McMackin III
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 14; education law, government relations, professional liability litigation
David H. Williams
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 41; education law, government relations
Barry M. Willoughby
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6666; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 37
EMPLOYMENT LAW, FOR PLAINTIFF
Michele D. Allen (tie)
Law Offices of Michele D. Allen LLC; 724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 310, Hockessin, 234-8600; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: NA; civil litigation, legal advice and counseling to employers, employees, healthcare professionals and government entities
Timothy M. Holly (tie)
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Wilmington, 252-4217; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 15; restrictive covenants, school law
Gary W. Aber
Gary W. Aber, PA; 704 N. King St., Suite 600, Wilmington, 472-4900; The George Washington University National Law Center; YIP: 40; personal injury, civil litigation, professional regulatory law, government employment (state), civil rights, medical malpractice
Daniel F. McAllister
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 6 S. State St., Dover, 677-0061; Boston University School of Law; YIP: 10; municipal law, business and commercial litigation
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Timothy Jay Houseal
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6682; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 26; complex commercial litigation (civil), environmental litigation, insurance coverage litigation
Todd A. Coomes
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7507; Tulane Law School; YIP: 15; environmental litigation
Stephanie L. Hansen
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6733; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 15; land use law, administrative law, fair housing law
F. Michael Parkowski
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, PA; 116 W. Water St., Dover, 678-3262; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 43; administrative, commercial real estate, land use
Robert W. Whetzel
Richards Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7734; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 32; litigation, intellectual property, administrative law, alternative dispute resolution
FAMILY LAW
Andrew W. Gonser Jr.
Gonser & Gonser, PA; Springer Building, 3411 Silverside Road, No. 203, Wilmington, 478-4445; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 11; elder law, personal injury, business law, real estate
Curtis P. Bounds
​Bayard, PA; 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 900, Wilmington, 429-4221; The University of Virginia School of Law; YIP: 26
Edward Curley
Curley, Dodge & Funk LLC; 250 Beiser Blvd., Suite 202, Dover, 674-3333; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 19; personal injury, medical malpractice
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6871; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 17
Gretchen S. Knight
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 26
Kara M. Swasey
​Bayard, PA; 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 900, Wilmington, 429-4259; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 8; support for corporate and commercial litigation
FINANCIAL LAW
Mark V. Purpura
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7588; The University of North Carolina School of Law; YIP: 18; banking-financial regulation, business-commercial law, LGBT law, private equity law, trusts
FIREARM LAW
Anthony N. Delcollo
​Cooch and Taylor, PA; 100 N. West St., 10th Floor, Wilmington, 984-3802; Seton Hall University School of Law; YIP: 4; labor and employment law, workers’ compensation, commercial litigation, civil rights
Francis G.X. Pileggi Jr.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC; 222 Delaware Ave., Seventh Floor, Wilmington, 655-3667; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 29; corporate litigation, commercial litigation, civil rights litigation (Second Amendment)
GAMING LAW
William E. Manning
Saul Ewing LLP; 1201 N. Market St., No. 2300, Wilmington, 421-6868; University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law; YIP: 40
HEALTHCARE LAW
Adam Balick
​Balick & Balick LLC; 711 N. King St., Wilmington, 658-4265; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 27
Jennifer Gimler Brady
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; 1313 N. Market St., Sixth Floor, Wilmington, 984-6000; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 26; health law, labor and employment, commercial litigation
A. Kimberly Hoffman
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Florida State University College of Law; YIP: 20; real estate, land use and zoning, government relations
Christine Kane
White and Williams LLP; 824 N. Market St., Suite 902, Wilmington, 467-4504; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 12
Bruce W. Tigani
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 35; taxation, business transactions, strategic business and succession planning, wealth transfer and estate planning, real estate
IMMIGRATION LAW
Daniel Kelly Hogan
Hogan-McDaniel; 1311 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 656-7540; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 26; bankruptcy litigation, civil litigation, real estate transactions and litigation, business law, commercial litigation
Xiaojuan Carrie Huang
Huang Law LLC; 3513 Concord Pike, Suite 3100, Wilmington, 478-2900; Washington University in St. Louis School of Law; YIP: 10; consumer bankruptcy, personal injury, business law
Theodore J. Murphy
Murphy Law Firm; 111 S. Bedford St., Georgetown, 855-1055; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 22
INSURANCE LAW
Timothy Jay Houseal
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6682; The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University; YIP: 26; complex commercial litigation (civil), environmental litigation, insurance coverage litigation
Anthony M. Frabizzio
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University; YIP: 35; workers’ compensation
Michael W. Teichman
​Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, PA; 1101 N. Market St., 19th Floor, Wilmington, 654-3300; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 21; insurance regulation, formation and licensing of captive insurance companies, insurance-reinsurance transactions, environmental and land use law, corporate and commercial transactions
Jennifer C. Wasson
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; 1313 N. Market St., Sixth Floor, Wilmington, 984-6165; University of North Carolina School of Law; YIP: 13; insurance recovery litigation and advice, civil and corporate litigation, cybersecurity, data privacy and information governance
William A. Yemc
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7790; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 26; commercial transactions
Jeffrey Young
Young & McNelis; 300 State St., Dover, 674-8822; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 21; civil litigation
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Michael J. Farnan
Farnan LLP; Citizens Bank Center, 919 N. Market St., Wilmington, 777-0300; The University of Toledo College of Law; YIP: 8; litigation, complex commercial litigation, Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Jack B. Blumenfeld
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; 1201 N. Market St., No. 1800, Wilmington, 658-9200; Yale Law School; YIP: 37; patent litigation
Stephen B. Brauerman
Bayard, PA; 222 Delaware Ave., Suite 900, Wilmington, 429-4232; American University, Washington College of Law; YIP: 10; corporate litigation
Fred Cottrell
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7509; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 28; litigation
Mary B. Matterer
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 28; insurance coverage litigation
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Elena C. Norman
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-5029; Stanford Law School; YIP: 23; corporate, litigation
JUVENILE LAW
Lisa A. Minutola
Delaware Office of Defense Services; 820 N. French St., Third Floor, Wilmington, 577-5118; George Mason University School of Law; YIP: 20; criminal defense, juvenile justice policy, legislative advocacy
Tania M. Culley
Delaware Office of the Child Advocate; 900 King St., Suite 210, Wilmington, 255-1730; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 20
LAND USE – ZONING
A. Kimberly Hoffman (tie)
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Florida State University College of Law; YIP: 20; real estate, healthcare, government relations
Larry J. Tarabicos (tie)
​Tarabicos Grosso LLP; 100 W. Commons Blvd., Suite 415, New Castle, 757-7800; Emory University School of Law; YIP: 31; commercial real estate transactions and land use, with an emphasis upon land development, land acquisitions and real estate financing
John W. Paradee
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 6 S. State St., Dover, 677-0061; University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law; YIP: 27; administrative law, commercial litigation, real estate
Max B. Walton
Connolly Gallagher LLP; 267 E. Main St., Newark, 888-6297; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 16; commercial litigation, constitutional law, government law, administrative law, appellate practice
Richard A. Forsten
Saul Ewing LLP; 1201 N. Market St., No. 2300, Wilmington, 421-6833; University of Virginia School of Law; YIP: 28; commercial real estate and business transactions, business litigation, administrative law and appeals, legislative drafting, county and municipal law
John E. Tracey
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6740; University of Maryland School of Law; YIP: 25; land use litigation
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE
Richard Galperin
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 41; professional liability litigation, healthcare
Jeffrey M. Austin
​Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, PA; 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 428-3181; Boston College Law School; YIP: 34; professional liability and insurance defense
John D. Balaguer
White and Williams LLP; 824 N. Market St., Suite 902, Wilmington, 467-4501; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 31; medical malpractice defense, other professional liability defense, product liability defense, insurance coverage
John A. Elzufon
​Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, P.A.; 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 428-3221; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 39; accountant malpractice defense, lawyer malpractice defense, bad faith defense, products liability defense
Christine Kane
White and Williams LLP; 824 N. Market St., Suite 902, Wilmington, 467-4504; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 12
Joshua H. Meyeroff
Morris James LLP; 500 Delaware Ave., Suite 1500, Wilmington, 888-6800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 9; professional liability litigation, healthcare
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, FOR PLAINTIFF
Bartholomew J. Dalton
Dalton & Associates; 1106 W. 10th St., Wilmington, 652-2050; University of Tulsa College of Law; YIP: 38; complex civil litigation, white collar defense, civil rights
Patrick C. Gallagher
Curley, Dodge & Funk LLC; 250 Beiser Blvd., Suite 202, Dover, 674-3333; Wake Forest University School of Law; YIP: 11; personal injury for plaintiff, employment law, bankruptcy
Timothy E. Lengkeek
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6605; Rutgers Law School; YIP: 15; medical negligence for plaintiff, personal injury for plaintiff
Gilbert F. Shelsby Jr.
Shelsby & Leoni, PA; 221 Main St., Wilmington, 995-6210; YIP: 30
Natalie Wolf
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6606; Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 23; personal injury, workers’ compensation, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, qui tam
MERGERS
Mark J. Gentile
Richards Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7722; Boston University School of Law; YIP: 32; corporate advisory and governance, special committees
Michael D. Allen
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7760; Washington and Lee University School of Law; YIP: 20; corporate law, acquisitions
Allison L. Land
​Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-3180; Ohio State University College of Law; YIP: 24; corporate and alternative entity law, joint ventures, acquisitions
David C. McBride
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6639; Emory University School of Law; YIP: 41; corporate and commercial litigation
John Mark Zeberkiewicz
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7698; University of Pennsylvania Law School; YIP: 15; corporate advisory and governance
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE
Patrick G. Rock
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 15; litigation defense, trucking and automobile liability, insurance coverage, employment law, discrimination claims, section 1983 claims
Daniel L. McKenty
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 28; insurance defense, civil litigation
Danielle K. Yearick
Tybout, Redfearn & Pell; 750 Shipyard Drive, Suite 400, Wilmington, 658-6901; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 18; civil litigation defense, insurance law, workers’ compensation defense
Jeffrey Young
Young & McNelis; 300 State St., Dover, 674-8822; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 21; civil litigation, insurance
PERSONAL INJURY, FOR PLAINTIFF
Lawrance Spiller Kimmel
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 12; workers’ compensation, nursing home neglect
Chase T. Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 17; nursing home neglect and abuse, auto accidents, premises liability, workers’ compensation, sex abuse, wrongful death
Tara Elizabeth Bustard
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya; 1208 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington, 998-0100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 10
Jonathan B. O’Neill
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 13; workers’ compensation
Cynthia H. Pruitt
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya; 1208 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington, 998-0100; Villanova University School of Law; YIP: 13; workers’ compensation
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
Adam Balick
​Balick & Balick LLC; 711 N. King St., Wilmington, 658-4265; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 27; healthcare
Joanna Suder
Delaware Department of Justice; 820 N. French St., Wilmington, 577-8500; Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University; YIP: NA
REAL ESTATE
Edward A. Tarlov
​Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, PA; Red Clay Center at Little Falls, 2961 Centerville Road, Suite 310, Wilmington, 327-1111; Drake University Law School; YIP: 30; banking and commercial transactions
Rachel A. Dwares
Connolly Gallagher LLP; 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 252-4225; Boston University School of Law; YIP: 31; corporate transactions, Delaware opinions
Heidi J.A. Gilmore
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Suite 1, Lewes, 645-2262; University of Baltimore School of Law; YIP: 18; business planning, land use
Douglas M. Hershman
Cooch and Taylor, PA; 100 N. West St., 10th Floor, Wilmington, 984-3864; Syracuse University College of Law; YIP: 30; leasing, real estate lending, condominiums, land use
Robert J. Krapf
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7609; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 33
Andrew P. Taylor
​Cooch and Taylor, PA; 3711 Kennett Pike, Suite 100, Greenville, 984-3812; The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 33
Sara A. Toner
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7646; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 11
SOCIAL SECURITY-DISABILITY
Gary Linarducci
Gary Linarducci, Attorney at Law, PA; 910 W. Basin Road, No. 100, New Castle, 325-2400; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 40
Angela Pinto Ross
​Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya; 1208 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington, 998-0100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 16
TORT LAW
Chase T. Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 1413 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-2262; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 17; personal injury, nursing home neglect and abuse, auto accidents, premises liability, workers’ compensation, sex abuse, wrongful death
Keith E. Donovan
Morris James LLP; 850 New Burton Road, Dover, 678-8815; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 25; personal injury for plaintiff, workers’ compensation for claimant, alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Lawrance Spiller Kimmel
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 12; personal injury for plaintiff, workers’ compensation, nursing home neglect
Nicholas M. Krayer
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty; 302 N. Union St., Second Floor, Newark, 655-4040; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 9; workers’ compensation, personal injury, nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, products liability
Jonathan B. O’Neill
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 13; personal injury for plaintiff, workers’ compensation
Samuel D. Pratcher, III
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty; 305 N. Union St., Newark, 655-4040; Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley School of Law; YIP: 6; personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, workers’ compensation
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Richard J.A. Popper
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6652; The National Law Center of George Washington University and Georgetown University Law Center; YIP: 35
Kevin M. Baird
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC; 6 S. State St., Dover, 677-0061; University of Illinois College of Law; YIP: 14; estate planning and administration, corporate law
Barbara Snapp Danberg
​Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, PA; Red Clay Center at Little Falls, 2961 Centerville Road, Suite 310, Wilmington, 327-1111; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 23; business planning, probate, elder law
Trisha W. Hall
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Wilmington, 757-7300; The University of Pittsburgh School of Law; YIP: 15; representation of fiduciaries
W. Donald Sparks II
Richards, Layton & Finger; One Rodney Square, 920 N. King St., Wilmington, 651-7758; Yale Law School; YIP: 33; taxation
Scott E. Swenson
Connolly Gallagher LLP; The Brandywine Building, 1000 West St., Suite 1400, Wilmington, 757-7300; University of Pennsylvania Law School; YIP: 11; taxation
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, FOR EMPLOYEE
Jonathan B. O’Neill
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, PA; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 13; personal injury for plaintiff
Tara Elizabeth Bustard
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya; 1208 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington, 998-0100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 10
Lawrance Spiller Kimmel
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Christiana, 565-6100; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 12; personal injury for plaintiff, nursing home neglect
Nicholas M. Krayer
​Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty; 302 N. Union St., Second Floor, Newark, 655-4040; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 9; personal injury, nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, products liability
William R. Peltz
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill; 56 W. Main St., Fourth Floor, Newark, 565-6100; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 28; personal injury for plaintiff
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, FOR EMPLOYER
Cassandra Faline Roberts
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP; Rodney Square, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6622; Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law; YIP: 33; workers’ compensation, mediation
H. Garrett Baker
​Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, PA; 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 428-3181; Southern Illinois University School of Law; YIP: 24
John Gilbert
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; Temple University Beasley School of Law; YIP: 29; workers’ compensation litigation, insurance defense, employment
Scott Rory Mondell
Elzufon, Austin, Tarlov & Mondell, PA; 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 1700, Wilmington, 504-3222; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 28; subrogation, including workers’ compensation subrogation
Maria Paris Newill
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; Oklahoma City School of Law; YIP: 26; litigation defense
William D. Rimmer
Heckler & Frabizzio; 800 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 573-4800; Widener University Delaware Law School; YIP: 24; business, employment