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Attorney Erica S. Janton earned the reputation for successfully handling complicated high asset and high conflict divorces, custody and support cases as both an attorney and as a mediator. As an attorney she is a staunch advocate ensuring her clients uderstand everything going on, prepares her cleints for every possible scenario and yet compassionately understands the stance and the serious issues her clients are facing. As a mediator she is a neutral third party whose empathy, patience and active listening skills have facilitated parties in reaching successful resolutions.. Attorney Erica S. Janton graduated from Roger Williams University School of Law, cum laude, in 2013. While in law school, she successfully completed training in family, divorce and elder mediation, and received the 2013 Kathleen Birt award for distinguished performance in dispute resolution. She obtained her Master’s Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006, and obtained her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Parsons The New School For Design in 2002.. Attorney Erica S. Janton is presently admitted to practice in the Rhode Island and Massachusetts state courts. She is an active member of the Rhode Island Bar Association as a member of the House of Delegates, the Secretary for the Rhode Island Mediators Association and a member of the Edward P. Gallogly Family Court Inns of Courts.. Attorney Erica S. Janton’s knowledge, persistence and experience in all areas of family law since 2014 have placed her among some of the most respected family law attorneys in Rhode Island. She will work tirelessly to get the best possible outcome in your case.

A. Dean Betts, Jr., Esquire was born and raised in Seaford, Delaware, the youngest of six children of A. Dean and Rosemary C. Betts. Mr. Betts graduated from Seaford Senior High school in 1983 and attended college at Virginia Tech earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. Thereafter, Mr. Betts attended the University of Maryland School of Law and received his Juris Doctor degree with honors in the spring of 1990. Mr. Betts was admitted to the Delaware Bar on December 13, 1990 and is also a member of the Maryland Bar, the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the Bar for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Alaina M. Chamberlain graduated from the American University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and the University of Miami School of Law. She was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey, the State of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware. Ms. Chamberlain served as a judicial law clerk and mediator for the Family Court of Sussex County for two years prior to joining the law office of Edward Gill.. Ms. Chamberlain currently practices in the areas of family law, simple wills, power of attorney documents and advanced healthcare directives. Ms. Chamberlain also handles dependency/neglect cases in the Family Court of Sussex County. She has been admitted to practice before all Courts of the State of Delaware, the State of New Jersey and the State of Pennsylvania.. Ms. Chamberlain belongs to the Delaware State Bar Association and the Sussex County Bar Association.

Patrick J. Boyer concentrates his practice on family law. He advocates in various areas including, but not limited to, divorce, property division, alimony, child custody and visitation, child support, and domestic violence. In addition, Patrick assists his clients with issues involving guardianship and third-party visitation. He is licensed in Delaware and Pennsylvania and works out of the firm’s Centreville, Delaware office.. Patrick is a 2009 graduate of La Salle University and a 2012 graduate of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. He joined MacElree Harvey in 2014 after serving as a law clerk in the Delaware Family Court for almost a year and a half. In 2019, Patrick was elevated to Partner with the Firm. Patrick was selected as a contract attorney for the Delaware Family Court, where he represented parents in the termination of parental rights proceedings with children removed from their care and taking into state custody. Additionally, Patrick was also selected as a contract attorney charged with representing child support obligors facing the treat of incarceration in civil contempt proceedings. Patrick has also presented at multiple Continuing Legal Education seminars to other attorneys addressing family law related topics. He has previously served as the Chair of the Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. In 2019, Patrick was recognized by his peers as a top lawyer in family law, which was published in Delaware Today.. Patrick grew up in Delaware and is a graduate of Salesianum High School. He enjoys golf, running, and spending time with his wife and son.. In addition to being your advocate in Court, I work to ensure that my clients are fully informed about their legal rights and responsibilities.  I will also explain your legal options and advise you on your best course action.

Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard where he is head of the Family Law practice. Curtis focuses on family law matters and practices in the Delaware Family Court in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.. Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard where he is head of the Family Law practice. Curtis focuses on family law matters and practices in the Delaware Family Court in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.. As the head of the Family Law Group at Bayard, my work coordinates many aspects of our legal and professional service to Bayard's family law clients.  Our group seeks to provide to our clients the best possible legal service, and to do it in a way that vigorously represents their interests, balanced with a goal of solving their problems, not creating new ones.. In 2021, Curtis was selected again by his peers as a top family law attorney in Delaware Today magazine’s Top Lawyers list. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America© list for Family Law since 2009. Curtis was named the Best Lawyers® 2015 and 2017 Wilmington, Delaware Family Law “Lawyer of the Year.” In 2021 and 2022, he was also recognized by Delaware Super Lawyers® in family law.

Julie Yeager, Esquire provides skilled and knowledgeable counsel to clients in all types of civil family law cases. She is a tough litigator with thousands of hours of experience inside the courtroom.. Julie is also a certified arbitrator and trained mediator in divorce and child custody cases. She completed the DSBA Family Law Arbitration training and 40-hour Divorce Mediation Course offered by Mediation Matters. Parties can voluntarily choose alternative dispute resolution with Julie as their arbitrator or mediator. Through alternative dispute resolution, Julie can help parties address the issues they need to to resolve in order to separate and/or divorce, including support, custody/visitation, and property division, without court involvement.. Julie has practiced family law for more than a decade and earned several distinctions within her field. In 2005 and 2007, she served as a judicial law clerk to the New Castle County Family Court and Kent County Family Court, respectively.  In 2009, she was selected to represent parents with children in foster care, as well as cases involving potential termination of parental rights. In 2015, Julie was individually selected from the ten State-wide parent attorneys to join the Court Improvement Project Steering Committee, which works to ensure that children in foster care are safe, healthy and experience permanency. In 2017, Mrs. Yeager volunteered to spearhead a Parent Engagement Project, which incorporates new tools to encourage parent engagement with the reunification process.. Julie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University, graduating cum laude from the Honors Program in 2002.  She was awarded her Juris Doctor from Temple Law School in 2005 and is admitted to practice law in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Yeager Law Firm, LLC was established in 2011.. Julie is an active member of the Delaware law community. She is the Chair of the Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and was elected to serve as the Vice Chair in 2016 and Secretary in 2015.  She has been an active Member at Large on the Executive Committee of Melson-Arsht Inn of Court since 2015. Julie has lectured at Continuing Legal Education seminars on various topics, such as Best Practices in School Choice Custody Cases and Leading Practices in Dependency/Neglect Proceedings.  She is the leading contributor for the firm's Blog.. Since 2014, Julie has volunteered as a co-Chair on the planning committee for the Combined Campaign Cup, an annual golf and tennis charitable tournament that raises necessary funds for Delaware's three legal services organizations: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc., and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc.

Vernon M. Vassallo is an associate attorney in the firm WhitbeckBennett practicing family law in all three counties in Delaware. He graduated law school in 2021 and served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Natalie J. Haskins and Honorable Felice G. Kerr of the Delaware Family Court before joining WhitbeckBennett. Vernon’s time clerking provided him with the insight needed to swiftly and effectively extinguish conflict and provide a fair outcome for all parties.. Vernon is a first-generation college student from the Wilmington area who graduated from Delaware Law School. In law school, Vernon served as the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, Vice President of the Black Law Student Association, Pro Bono Chair and Articles Editor of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Secretary of the Transactional Law Honor Society, and a participant of Youth Court.

Leslie Spoltore focuses her practice in both family law and commercial litigation. She has experience in all Delaware courts, particularly with appeals to the Delaware Supreme Court.. In her family law practice, she assists clients with divorce, adoptions, child support and alimony, custody and guardianship, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and property divisions, including the valuation of closely held businesses. In addition to her work as a litigator, Ms. Spoltore serves as a neutral assessor, mediator and arbitrator.. In addition, her practice includes commercial and corporate litigation including breach of contract actions, books and records demands, matters involving fiduciary duties and corporate governance, non-competition agreements, summary proceedings such as temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.. Ms. Spoltore serves as a volunteer attorney for Delaware Volunteer Legal Services and the Office of The Child Advocate. In addition, she served as a coach for the Delaware Futures High School Mock Trial team.. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Spoltore was a partner at a large Philadelphia law firm where she practiced in their litigation department. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Legal Affairs for the Family Court of the State of Delaware. As Director of Legal Affairs, Leslie served as a Special Master and conducted temporary contact and divorce hearings, provided counsel to the Chief Judge and Court Administrator, drafted Family Court rules of civil and criminal procedure and drafted legislation.

Chandra is a member of the Delaware Bar Association, the American Bar Association, The Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the prestigious Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court.. Chandra is licensed to practice law in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Her family resides in Bear, Delaware, where she is active in her community. She serves as the co-coach to the Howard County Technical High School Mock Trial Team and participates in several community charity events.

I started my own law firm in 2006 after believing that I can do a better job assisting my clents on my own.  I have grown to having 4 attorneys at the firm and doing our best to provide VIP service to all our clients.  Going through a divorce or being in a car accident can be very emotional and so we are here to guide our clients through the rigorous process so that our clients can get their life back on track.  We are always blessed to have clients who trust our ability to get the job done.

There is a reason I was nomiated one of the "10 Best" Attorneys for Nebraska by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2015.. Having worked directly with the Douglas County District Court judges for two years as their research attorney and having been the first chair attorney on hundreds of cases before the court at hearings and trials, I have both the research experience and courtroom experience background to advise my clients of their best options in their legal matters.  I know many of the Omaha-area attorneys and tailor my approach in trying to resolve each case by knowing how best to work with opposing counsel to get the best results for my clients.  If we can't resolve a matter, I'm ready to fight and have previously argued up to and before the Nebraska Supreme Court.

As a family law attorney, I leverage my courtroom experience and training in alternative dispute resolution methods to provide holistic solutions to my clients.  My goal is to empower the unheard and oppressed and give them a voice.

Karen Nelson is an accomplished attorney at Carlson & Burnett, LLP with more than two decades of experience. She primarily handles cases involving juvenile law, family law, adoptions, and criminal law. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in private practice. She earned her law degree from Creighton University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. After graduation. She served as the Deputy Douglas County Attorney for eight years. In this capacity, she prosecuted a number of complex criminal law cases and gained valuable appellate experience. She is admitted to practice in Nebraska and the U.S. Supreme Court, and is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association and the Omaha Bar Association.