Top best Litigation Lawyers in Wilmington near me

With a focus on Delaware corporate law, I maintain a national litigation practice at Blank Rome LLP. Blank Rome is a full service international law firm that represents a wide-range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and assists with all of their business needs. I take pride in providing my clients with thorough pre-litigation counseling and attempting to obtain business resolutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. I frequently advise clients on complex commercial, employment, and corporate litigation matters, including:. I am admitted to practice in DE, NJ, and PA. I regularly represent clients in both state and federal courts nationwide, particularly the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Superior Court of Delaware, and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The Delaware Court of Chancery is internationally recognized as the preeminent forum for the resolution of corporate disputes and development of corporate law. I have also handled appeals before the Supreme Court for the State of Delaware and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.. I am experienced with motions practice, oral argument, written discovery and taking/defending depositions, trial practice, post-trial work, and appeals. I also have experience resolving litigation for clients via alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.. In 2016, I was elected to serve as Chair for the Delaware State Bar Association's Litigation Section.

William P. Brady (Bill) is the founder and managing attorney of The Brady Law Firm, P.A. in Wilmington, Delaware, where his areas of practice include residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, representation of homeowners’ and condominium associations, real estate settlements, general civil litigation and estate planning and probate matters. He has 29 years' experience as an attorney and served as the President of the Delaware State Bar Association ("DSBA") for 2019-20.. Bill is a member of the DSBA's Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Sections, a past Chair of the Real and Personal Property Section and the Small Firms and Solo Practitioners Section, and a member of the Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court, and is also a frequent speaker at Real Estate related Continuing Legal Education seminars in Delaware. Bill has achieved an AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive for legal ability and ethics, and has also been recognized as one of Delaware's top Real Estate Lawyers in Delaware Today Magazine for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He is admitted to practice in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and before the United States Supreme Court.. Bill serves on the Board of Directors of the Goldey-Beacom College Alumni Association and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc., and is a member of the State of Delaware Common Interest Community Advisory Council.

Tiffany is an attorney at the Inkell Firm in Wilmington, Delaware. Tiffany has 15 years of experience working with clients in civil litigation matters in Delaware and Pennsylvania. She is licensed to practice law in Delaware and Pennsylvania. In 2016, Tiffany was named to the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Delaware by National Academy Injury Attorneys. She has also been recognized as a Top Lawyer by Main Line Today and Delaware Today.. Tiffany has experience handling civil cases from inception through to trial, jury and non-trial, and on appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court. She represents clients who have been injured as a result of automobile, truck, and motorcycle accidents, along with slip and falls, premises liability, and medical malpractice incidents.

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.

Stephen D. Daly is an associate with Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP.  He concentrates his practice on environmental litigation.. He was previously a member of Potter Anderson & Corroon’s Corporate Litigation Group where he gained extensive experience in high stakes commercial disputes involving breaches of contract, tortious interference, trade secrets, as well as corporate disputes involving breaches of fiduciary duty.. Stephen is a magna cum laude graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law. During law school, he was a research assistant for a Legal Writing Professor, Nicole Chong. Stephen also served as a federal judicial extern for the Honorable D. Brooks Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and as a judicial intern for the Honorable Pamela A. Ruest on the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys putting his hiking and survival skills to the test.

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.

Paul Brown’s corporate law and governance litigation practice concentrates on high-stake cases on behalf of public and private entities, members of management and investors in cases arising under Delaware corporate law.   Many of these disputes are resolved in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the nation’s preeminent forum for the resolution of complex business disputes.   Paul’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, stockholder appraisal actions and statutory proceedings under Delaware’s General Corporation Law.. Paul 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 other commercial matters important to our clients.. Paul writes on the topic of Delaware corporate law and has served as a panelist at continuing legal education seminars involving matters of corporate law and governance.  He also has taught business law as an adjunct professor.. Prior to joining Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Paul was Of Counsel in the Litigation Group of DLA Piper.

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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.

Mr. Ferry was born in Philadelphia, PA.  He is a founding partner of the firm.  Mr. Ferry has been named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Delaware in Delaware Today Magazine and was most recently featured in their “Top Lawyers” issue in November, 2013.  Mr. Ferry was also listed as a “Delaware Super Lawyer” in the area of Estate and Trust Litigation in the 2010 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine

John practices in the areas of real estate and business litigation.  His experience in these dual fields provides his clients with a rare perspective in dealing with complex real estate and business matters.  Understanding the dynamics of litigation, and how it impacts his clients’ business strategies, gives John the ability to draft transactional documents with an eye towards avoiding problems before they arise.. In his real estate practice, John represents landowners and developers in the acquisition, improvement and financing of properties in Delaware, including hotels, assisted living facilities, shopping centers and malls, restaurants, residential developments, schools, condominiums, warehouses and other industrial sites.  John drafted one of the first sets of condominium documents under the new Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act for a large development in New Castle County.  He also assists clients with the review and negotiation of leases.. John’s litigation practice involves a wide range of business, contract, commercial, and real property disputes.  His experience includes cases dealing with land purchase and sale agreements, construction defects, leases, adverse possession of real property, zoning and deed restrictions, mortgage foreclosures, breach of fiduciary duties, non-compete agreements, employment and tenure disputes, and estate litigation.  He is frequently called upon to assist clients of other members in the firm when they become involved in complex disputes involving their real estate or other commercial transactions.  John also handles mechanic’s lien actions.  His experience as a certified mediator of the Delaware Superior Court gives John the additional insight to resolve his clients’ disputes before they turn into costly litigation.. In the community, John takes and active role in the congregation of his church.  He served on the Board of Trustees of St. Philip’s for seven years, and chaired the Board during the last three years.  He currently serves on the long range planning committee and chairs the internship committee.

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.

Jessica Gavril is an Associate in the Wilmington office of Lewis Brisbois.  She focuses her practice on complex business and commercial litigation.  She also has significant experience litigating general liability matters.

In his two decades of practice, Patrick Costello has worked on a variety of complex commercial and business litigation matters, but he specializes in construction law. In addition to being a seasoned litigator with trial experience, he is also a trained and certified mediator and commercial arbitrator, and he seeks claim solutions through settlement talks and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) whenever possible. Patrick is laser focused on providing remarkable, cost-effective counsel in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey courts.. Patrick’s matters, include construction defect claims, mechanics’ liens, payment disputes, breaches of contract, unjust enrichment claims, professional liability of architects and engineers, warranty claims, bids claims, violations of consumer protection laws, delay claims, and insurance coverage disputes.. He also advises construction clients on preparing construction contracts, purchase order terms, modified American Institute of Architects (AIA) forms, releases, and settlement agreements. He provides advice on developing claim-handling strategies during projects as well.. Patrick has represented contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, construction managers, sureties, and public and private owners, including large universities, school districts, condominium associations, and research institutions.. Before joining Dailey LLP, he practiced for almost thirteen years at a boutique firm that focused on construction law. He also spent several years practicing corporate and commercial litigation at a large law firm, where he represented clients in all Delaware courts and in various state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.. After earning his juris doctorate, Patrick clerked in the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County (PA) and in the Delaware Superior Court for now President Judge Jan R. Jurden.

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 regularly counsel corporate clients in the areas of creditors’ rights, collections, and practice and procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. I also work in the area of commercial litigation and I am proud to regularly represent Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Delaware’s oldest and largest bank, in commercial collection actions throughout the State of Delaware.. I represent debtors, trustees, unsecured creditors committees, lenders, landlords, preference defendants and trade creditors seeking to protect their rights under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.. Additionally, I handle commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation.

I primarily practice in Delaware but I am also admitted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.  My practice areas include all aspects of personal injury litigation, including but not limtied to automobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, general liability claims, worker's compensation, and insurance coverage matters.  I have tried cases to verdict before the Delaware Superior Court and argued before the Delaware Supreme Court.  I have also tried cases to verdict in the Maryland District and Circuit Courts.

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).

Hello,. My name is Nichole Whetham Warner, most people call me Nikki. I have been practicing law in the State of Delaware since January, 2010. I was born and raised in the Wilmington area and am a graduate of St. Mark's High School, the College of Charleston and Villanova Law School. I am a proud wife and mother to two boys. When I have free time, I enjoy softball, running and other sports. When I really have some free time, I enjoy vacationing in Rehoboth with my family.. My approach to practice is customer service. I appreciate each client and I am flattered they trust me to advocate on their behalf. I treat my clients with respect and handle each case in the manner I would want my own case handled.. Thank you,. Nikki

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:  .

David deBruin is the Founding Member at The deBruin Firm LLC, a law firm principally located in Wilmington, Delaware. David is admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has significant experience in effectively managing complex tort and commercial litigation. Mr. deBruin has represented clients at trial in state and federal courts in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. For the last 10 years, David’s practice has been dedicated to representing victims of mesothelioma and their families. David was appointed Plaintiffs' Coordinating Counsel for the asbestos docket by the Superior Court in 2011 and still serves the Court in that role. Recognized by his peers and senior members of the legal community, David was named a "Rising Star” in the Philadelphia area by Super Lawyers magazine. David is a contributing member of the Editorial Board of IN RE: The Journal of the Delaware State Bar Association. He is also an active member of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association and the Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court. Mr. deBruin holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law.

Chris Coggins’ ability to quickly recognize the issues and work toward efficient and effective solutions provides value to clients and the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. Chris works diligently for clients in preparing and arguing motions and pleadings, conducting depositions, and managing the discovery process for various types of litigation matters before the renowned Delaware Court of Chancery and Delaware's other courts.. His experience in various areas of the law allows him to present unique ways for clients to resolve their disputes with the best possible results. His experience includes:. Chris actively participates in the young lawyers sections of the Delaware Bar Association and American Bar Association.

BERNARD G. CONAWAY is the founding member of Conaway-Legal LLC. Over the course of his 30 year career he’s served as a law clerk to former Clarence Taylor, of the Superior Court of Delaware, was appointed and served for 10 years on the Superior Court of Delaware as a Special Mater in Complex Litigation, and was a partner in very large and small law firms.. His practice focuses on ADR, bankruptcy, practice before the Delaware Court of Chancery, corporate and alternate entity governance under Delaware law and complex civil litigation. In thirty years of practice, Mr. Conaway has been involved in every facet of complex civil litigation serving a lead and local counsel, as Special Master, as a mediator and party selected arbitrator.. Mr. Conaway frequently appears in Delaware’s Court of Chancery on matters involving director/officer indemnification and advancement pursuant to Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporate Law, for books and records demands under Section 220, served as corporate custodian under authority of Section 226, Section 275/276 regarding dissolutions, director and officer demands for indemnification and advancement, injunctive relief, specific performance, quiet title actions, guardianship, trust and estate litigation and other equitable claims. In his bankruptcy practice.. Mr. Conaway has served as lead and local counsel on every side of the bankruptcy process including representing creditors, debtors, directors against preference and insider claims, landlords, and other parties seeking to lift the automatic stay.. Since 1994, Mr. Conaway served as an arbitrator and mediator. Since then he has successfully mediated thousands of cases, including hundreds of large complex, multi-party, multi-level insurance, construction, bankruptcy, environmental, and commercial cases. He has mediated law firm break-ups, intra-company disputes, governance and financial disputes between alternate entity members and personal injury claims. Mr. Conaway has served for over sixteen years as a mentor in the Delaware Superior Court’s mediation training program. He formerly served as adjunct instructor at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada teaching civil mediation.. Mr. Conaway volunteers his time to a number of boards and committees. Over the past eighteen years he has served on numerous board and committees including the Widener University School of Law Alumni Association (board member), the York College of Pennsylvania Collegiate Counsel (board member), St. Thomas More Society of the Archdiocese of Wilmington (past president), Caesar Rodney Rotary Club (member), Colin J. Seitz Bankruptcy Inn of Court (barrister) Wilmington, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (Executive Committee) Wilmington, and Superior Court Committee on Complex Litigation (member). He serves as a volunteer attorney Guardian Ad Litem for Delaware children and has continuously done so since 2003.

Ann Kashishian is a Delaware licensed attorney with significant experience in bankruptcy law, business law, and complex litigation matters. She has represented clients in hundreds of matters before the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Superior Court, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Her current practice focuses on litigation, business law, and bankruptcy representations.. When Ann is not fighting for her clients' rights, she can be found acting at local theaters, often with her spouse. She has also served on the board of directors of a non-profit community theater located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.