Lawyers on this list were chosen by a survey of Delaware Today readers. Top vote getters are listed in bold, with office addresses and phone numbers, law schools, number of years in practice and other areas of practice.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Vincent J. Poppiti
Fox Rothschild, LLP, 919 N. Market St., Wilmington, 622-4274; University of Virginia School of Law; 19 (plus 24 as judge); alternate dispute resolution, complex civil and patent litigation
Yvonne Takvorian Saville
Weiss & Saville, P.A., 1220 N. Market St., Suite 604, Wilmington, 656-0400; Widener University School of Law; 18; alternative dispute resolution, civil litigation, personal injury, workers’ compensation, toxic torts
Leslie B. Spoltore
Fox Rothschild, LLP, 919 N. Market St., Wilmington, 622-4203; Widener University School of Law; 15; divorce, family law
BANKRUPTCY
Tara Blakely
Law Offices of Blakely, Gregory & Pappoulis, 896 S. State St., Dover, 672-7217; Widener University School of Law; 9; consumer bankruptcy
Scott D. Cousins
Cousins Chipman & Brown, LLP, 1007 N. Orange St., Suite 1110, Wilmington, 295-0191; Widener University School of Law; 21; bankruptcy and restructuring, commercial transactions, renewable energy
CIVIL LITIGATION
Stephen P. Norman
The Norman Law Firm, LLC, 30838 Vines Creek Road, No. 3, Dagsboro, 537-3788; University of Maryland School of Law; 17; civil rights, employment discrimination, personal injury, real estate
Samuel D. Pratcher III
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, 305 N. Union St., Second Floor, Wilmington, 225-6673, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; 4; personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, business litigation
COMMERCIAL LAW
Scott D. Cousins
Cousins Chipman & Brown, LLP, 1007 N. Orange St., Suite 1110, Wilmington, 295-0191; Widener University School of Law; 21; bankruptcy and restructuring, commercial transactions, renewable energy
CORPORATE COUNSEL
Paul D. Brown
Cousins Chipman & Brown, LLP, 1007 N. Orange St., No. 1110, Wilmington, 295-0191; University of Pittsburgh School of Law; 13; corporate, commercial and governance litigation; corporate counseling; business reorganization and restructuring; commercial transactions; mergers and acquisitions
CORPORATION LAW
Kurt M. Heyman
Proctor Heyman, LLP, 300 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, Suite 200, 472-7300; The University of Chicago Law School; 21; corporate litigation; commercial litigation, limited liability company litigation, partnership litigation, corporate governance, business divorce, chancery litigation, class and derivative litigation; trade secrets, dissolution and receivership, mediation and arbitration
CRIMINAL LAW
Diane M. Coffey*
Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, 300 N. Market St., Building One, Suite 100, Wilmington, 300-4625; Widener University School of Law; 22; criminal law, toxic tort litigation, personal injury
*In August, Coffey retired as chief prosecutor in New Castle County for the Delaware Department of Justice after 27 years. She went into private practice as this issue was going to press.
Joseph A. Hurley
Joseph A. Hurley, 1215 King St., Wilmington, 658-8980; The Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University; 37; criminal defense
John S. Malik
John S. Malik, Attorney-at-Law, 100 E. 14th St., Wilmington, 427-2247; Delaware Law School of Widener University; 29; criminal trial and appellate work in state and federal courts
E-DISCOVERY-TECHNOLOGY LAW
Kevin F. Brady
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 222 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 574-7412; Widener University School of Law; 28; technology and electronic discovery, electronic information management, data privacy and security, corporate and commercial litigation
Richard K. Herrmann
Morris James, LLP, 500 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, 545-1554; Syracuse University School of Law; 42; technology law, intellectual property law, electronic discovery, technology and ethics
ELDER LAW
David J. Ferry, Jr.
Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A., 824 N. Market St., Suite 1000, Wilmington, 575-1555; Widener University School of Law; 31; estates and trusts, guardianship, fiduciary litigation
Suzanne I. Seubert
Suzanne I. Seubert, P.A., 1328 N. King St., Wilmington, 661-0400; The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, 18; elder and family law
ESTATES AND TRUSTS
David J. Ferry Jr.
Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A., 824 N. Market St., Suite 1000, Wilmington, 575-1555; Widener University School of Law; 31; estates and trusts, guardianship, fiduciary litigation
Stephen P. Norman
The Norman Law Firm, LLC, 30838 Vines Creek Road., No. 3, Dagsboro, 537-3788; University of Maryland School of Law; 17; civil rights, employment discrimination, personal injury, real estate
FAMILY LAW
Shawn Dougherty
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, 305 N. Union St., Wilmington, 655-4040; Widener University School of Law; 24; custody, divorce, property division, alimony, child support
Leslie B. Spoltore
Fox Rothschild, LLP, 919 N. Market St., Wilmington, 622-4203; Widener University School of Law; 15; divorce, family law
HEALTH LAW
Benjamin A. Schwartz
Schwartz & Schwartz, Attorneys at Law, 1140 S. State St., Dover, 678-8700; New York Law School; 11; personal injury, wrongful death, health law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Dominick T. Gattuso
Proctor Heyman, LLP, 300 Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Wilmington, 472-7300; Widener University School of Law; 16; alternative entity litigation, corporate litigation, intellectual property litigation
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Timothy Jay Houseal
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, 1000 N. King St., Wilmington, 571-6682; The Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University; 22; civil litigation with an emphasis on environmental and insurance litigation, government relations, nonprofit entity representation
LITIGATION
Chase T. Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, 34385A Carpenter’s Way, Lewes, 644-0302; Widener University School of Law; 13; personal injury, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, civil litigation
Samuel D. Pratcher III
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, 305 N. Union St., Second Floor, Wilmington, 225-6673; Thomas M. Cooley Law School; 4; personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, business litigation
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Chase T. Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, 34385A Carpenter’s Way, Lewes, 644-0302; Widener University School of Law; 13; personal injury, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, civil litigation
Samuel D. Pratcher III
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, 305 N. Union St., Second Floor, Wilmington, 225-6673, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; 4; personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, business litigation
Colleen D. Shields
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 222 Delaware Ave., Seventh Floor, Wilmington, 552-2901; Widener University School of Law; 21; litigation, medical malpractice, professional liability
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
Steven L. Butler
Linarducci & Butler, P.A.; 910 W. Basin Road, Suite 100, New Castle, 544-9094; 10; Social Security disability
TORTS-INSURANCE PRACTICE
Vincent A. Bifferato Jr.
Bifferato Gentilotti, LLC, 200 Biddle Ave., Suite 100, Newark, 429-1900; Villanova University School of Law; 27; personal injury, wrongful death, worker’s compensation
Chase T. Brockstedt
Baird Mandalas Brockstedt, LLC, 34385A Carpenter’s Way, Lewes, 644-0302; Widener University School of Law; 13; personal injury, nursing home neglect, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, civil litigation
Jeffrey M. Gentilotti
Bifferato Gentilotti LLC, 200 Biddle Ave., Suite 100, Newark, 429-1900; Villanova University School of Law; 27; civil litigations with an emphasis on environmental and insurance coverage litigation, government relations, nonprofit entity representation
Samuel D. Pratcher III
Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, 305 N. Union St., Second Floor, Wilmington, 225-6673, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; 4; personal injury litigation, workers’ compensation, business litigation
David W. Marston Jr.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1007 N. Orange St., Suite 501, Wilmington, 574-7222; Villanova University School of Law; 13; litigation, intellectual property
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