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The quickest way to find out about my background, including articles I have written and organizations I belong to, is to view my blog, called The Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog, or to view my bio on the website of my firm, Lewis Brisbois--one of the largest law firms in the U.S.. I have published over 1000 articles on corporate and commercial litigation, some of which have been cited by the Delaware Supreme Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery, and the Delaware Superior Court. I have been publishing a legal ethics column for the last 25 years for the national publication of the American Inns of Court.. I have been hired as an expert on Delaware corporate law and Delaware LLC law.

Sean Meluney is a partner with Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP who is experienced in trial and appellate litigation in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts. Sean’s practice includes areas of corporate, commercial, and business litigation.  He handles complex litigation matters ranging from breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business divorce, partnership disputes, and securities fraud.  Sean also represents employers and employees in matters including restrictive covenants, trade secrets, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, unfair competition and wrongful termination claims.

My practice primarily is in Delaware, with some work in Pennsylvania.  I focus on civil litigation (commercial, construction accident and contract litigation, premises liability, and toxic tort defense), bankruptcy litigation (creditor representation and adversary case defense), and business formation.. I was born in Washington, Pennsylvania (south of Pittsburgh).  My father was a welder at a steel plant and my mother was a legal secretary and homemaker.. I came to Philadelphia in 1976 to attend the University of Pennsylvania.  I majored in History and earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in 1980.  I then attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School and earned a J.D. in 1983.. During law school I worked for a summer in the Philadelphia City Solicitor’s Office.  After graduating law school and taking the Pennsylvania bar exam, I worked at Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler from 1983 to 1995, first as an associate, then as a partner.  The work primarily was defending personal injury lawsuits.  After working in the firm’s Philadelphia office for ten years, I took the Delaware bar exam and shifted my practice to develop the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware, office.  I was a founder and partner at McCullough & McKenty, P.A., in Wilmington from 1995 to 2007 and since then have been a partner at Philadelphia-based Bodell, Bové, Grace & Van Horn, P.C., (2007-2012) and Bodell Bové, LLC, (2012-present) in the firm’s Wilmington office.. My pro bono legal activities include representing children as guardian ad litem in Delaware's family court system and assisting Lutheran congregations and the regional synod in the Philadelphia area. In the community, as Community Service Chair I coordinate the after-school educational and cultural trips the Penn Class of 1980 alumni participate in with students from Sayre High School, an inner-city school in West Philadelphia.  I serve on the board of directors of Curio Theatre Company (2010-present) and Cedar Park Neighbors community association (2009-2011).  I was a board member 2003-2009 (chair 2004-2009) at The Christian Association at the University of Pennsylvania.

John G. “Jack” Harris co-founded Berger Harris in 2009 with Benjamin “Buddy” Berger.. Jack is a veteran litigator, navigating the state and federal courts of Delaware, particularly the Delaware Court of Chancery, for clients of all type, size and geographic origin.. His experience encompasses the swift and efficient resolution of virtually any type of complex commercial, corporate or real estate matter arising in Delaware, as well as disputes and lawsuits involving the operation and interpretation of partnership agreements and limited liability company operating agreements.. He provides preventative counseling to clients on the application of Delaware law in day-to-day operations and powerful strategic advice on successful long-term business planning.. Before co-founding Berger Harris, Jack was a partner with Reed Smith, an international Amlaw 100 firm, and Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco, where he headed-up the Delaware litigation practice. Earlier, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable William L. Witham, Jr. of the Superior Court of Delaware, as well as the Honorable George L. Seltzer of the Superior Court of New Jersey.. Jack is active in the local civic community, serving in a number of ad hoc and long term leadership positions for a variety of charities, including serving on the Centreville School Board of Directors and as a board member of Junior Achievement of Delaware. He also serves as an attorney guardian ad litem for minors involved in Family Court proceedings through the Office of the Child Advocate.

Joe is a litigator and corporate counselor. While Joe litigates in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts, he specializes in corporate and alternative entity governance litigation in the Court of Chancery.   Joe’s Chancery litigation practice covers a broad range of matters, such as breach of fiduciary duty claims, corporate control issues, mergers and acquisitions, going-private transactions, corporate restructuring, proxy contests, preferred stock designations, stock repurchases, dissolutions, charter and bylaw amendments, and statutory proceedings under Delaware’s General Corporation Law.. Joe also represents clients in complex commercial litigation in state and federal court, including bankruptcy court.   He handles a wide variety of cases involving contracts, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, business torts, trade secrets, financial instruments, debtor and creditor rights, director and officer liability, and intellectual property litigation.. Joe previously was a Shareholder in the Litigation Practice Group of Greenberg Traurig LLP.. While in law school, Joe was a Wolcott law clerk to the Honorable Randy J. Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court.

I work hard at, enjoy and value serving as a trusted legal advisor providing guidance regarding:(i) debtors' and creditors' rights; (ii) corporate reorganizations and workouts; (iii) corporate and commercial transactions;(iv) asset protection and acquisition (both healthy and distressed); (v) business opportunities and the bankruptcy implications of strategic and financial transactions; and(vi) duties of officers and directors of distressed companies.. You can read more about me on my bankruptcy blog, Absolute Priority, at or my firm's website at .  If you have any questions, please email me at or call me at .

I am a Partner with the law firm of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A.  I practice in the areas of insurance defense, corporate law, commercial transactions, estate planning, personal injury, and employment law. I am a member of the Delaware and Maryland State Bars. I have also been nominated to join the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.  I am the President of the Board of Directors for Providence Creek Academy Charter School, Delaware since 2015. I was educated at Wheeling Jesuit University (B.A. cum laude 2003; member of Phi Sigma Tau honor society) and at Syracuse University College of Law (J.D. cum laude 2006).

Evan O. Williford has extensive experience in corporate litigation before the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court specifically, and commercial litigation before Delaware courts in general. Mr. Williford also advises clients on questions regarding Delaware business law that are non-routine or likely to lead to litigation.. Mr. Williford has authored a number of articles on Delaware corporate law in such publications as The M&A Lawyer, the Corporate Governance Advisor, and Insights.. Mr. Williford grew up in Delaware, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature magna cum laude from the University of Delaware, and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School cum laude. While in law school Mr. Williford was an Articles Editor for the Cornell Law Review. After law school Mr. Williford clerked for Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey of the Delaware Supreme Court, then practiced for a number of years with two Delaware firms well-respected in corporate litigation.. Mr. Williford is admitted to practice law in Delaware state court and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.. Mr. Williford publishes periodic updates on Delaware law at the Delaware Corporate Law Update:  .