Top Divorce & Separation Lawyers in Wilmington | 10 available

Tyler J. Waad, Esq. earned in Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Delaware Law School – Widener University, graduating cum laude, and is admitted to the Bar of the Delaware Supreme Court for the state of Delaware. Prior to earning his J.D., Mr. Waad studied in the Alfred Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware and received his B.S. degrees in both Finance and Economics. While in law school, Mr. Waad was a member of the Moot Court Honors Society, the Vice President of Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honors Society, Vice President of the American Association for Justice and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society. Mr. Waad is also a member of the Melson Arsht Inn of Court, American Bar Association, and the Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.. Mr. Waad has been working for the Law Offices of Dana L. Reynolds since 2014 and focuses his practice exclusively on family law.

The Family Law Advice Center, P.A. provides legal consulting services to unrepresented parties in Delaware's Family Court, with a reduced fee structure to assist litigants who are unable to afford a private attorney for representation, as well as parties who desire to represent themselves but need guidance. Second-opinion consultations, assistance with pleading preparation and research, and assistance with trial preparation are among the many services we offer. In addition to our normal business hours, we offer consultations by phone in the evenings and on weekends.  Call or e-mail

Ms. Reynolds, a native Wilmingtonian, is the founding Member of the Law Offices of Dana L. Reynolds, LLC.  She focuses her practice in the areas of Family/Divorce Law and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Law.. In June of 2010, Ms. Reynolds founded the Law Offices of Dana L. Reynolds, LLC.  Prior to this, Ms. Reynolds worked as an associate attorney at the nationally renowned Delaware law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., in the firm's Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group.  There she represented a variety of national and regional clients, including Fortune 500 corporate debtors, liquidating trusts and trustees, receivers and monitors in foreign proceedings, financial institutions as senior secured lenders and ad hoc committees of creditors, in multi-million dollar bankruptcy liquidation and reorganization proceedings under chapters 7, 11 and 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  Ms. Reynolds’ reviewed, objected to and/or settled thousands of claims made by creditors, former employees, landlords and federal and state agencies against bankruptcy estates, resolved contract disputes and prosecuted preference actions on behalf of plaintiff-debtors in the context of chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.. Before working at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Ms. Reynolds served as law clerk to the Hon. Jane R. Roth, Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third District.  While clerking at the federal appellate court, Ms. Reynolds reviewed and analyzed trial and administrative law judge decisions and drafted bench memoranda and proposed precedential and non-precedential opinions resolving, among other things, contract disputes, business torts, and employment, environmental, criminal judgment and sentencing, immigration, social security disability and federal and state constitutional matters.. Prior to her federal appellate clerkship, Ms. Reynolds was the law clerk to the Hon. Chandlee Johnson Kuhn, Chief Judge of the Family Court of the State of Delaware.  There, she gained valuable experience in domestic relations and criminal and sentencing matters including adoption, termination of parental rights, divorce, complex marital property distribution, separation, premarital agreements, paternity, custody, spousal support, child protection, guardianship, domestic violence/PFAs, and juvenile adjudications of delinquency and expungement of records thereof.  During her clerkship at the Family Court, Ms. Reynolds also acted as a designee of the Chief Judge and the Family Court to the Bar-Bench-Media Conference, Wilmington HOPE Commission, Child Protection Accountability Commission, Fatal Incident Review Team, Delaware Girls Initiative and Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.. In addition to her diverse legal experience, Ms. Reynolds comes from a hospitality business background and has an in-depth understanding of the challenges, obstacles and opportunities for the food and beverage industry.  After graduating from Cornell University's prestigious hospitality business school, the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, with a major in Food and Beverage Management, Ms. Reynolds worked in the fine wine industry.  First, as a Wine Advisor at New York City’s world-renowned Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits, Ms. Reynolds advised clients in strategic investment, consignment, purchase, and storage of fine and rare wines and assisted in wine valuation for consignment and auction through Sotheby’s New York.  Thereafter, as an Estates Group Account Manager for premier West Coast wine and liquor distributor, Young’s Market Company, Ms. Reynolds was responsible for driving millions of dollars in wine sales in top Zagat-rated restaurants, wine shops, and hotels in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles, Glendale, Pasadena and the San Fernando Valley.  At Young’s Market Company, Ms. Reynolds worked with chefs and restaurant owners to create unique and award-winning wine lists, arranged and conducted wine dinners and public tasting events, and assisted clients in the opening of new restaurants and hotels by facilitating the opening of credit accounts, securing on- and off-premise alcoholic beverage licensing and training of alcoholic beverage servers.  Through her unique wine experience, Ms. Reynolds gained extensive knowledge of the three-tier alcohol distribution model existing in the United States.

David C. Gagne is a partner in the firm of Giordano, Delcollo, Werb & Gagne, LLC, concentrating in the area of family law. He is licensed to practice before all of the Courts of the State of Delaware, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware in 1988 and his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the Widener University School of Law in 1992.. Mr. Gagne is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association, the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, The Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and The Meslon-Arsht American Inn of Court. Mr. Gagne represents clients throughout the state. Having grown up in Delaware and later attending both college and law school in Delaware, Mr. Gagne has maintained connections in all three counties.

At Wahl Family Law, I dedicate my entire practice to divorce law and related issues with a focus on child custody, property division, alimony, and protection from abuse cases.  I have the experience and know how to effectively represent families regarding both contested and uncontested divorces.