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Address
414 South State Street
Dover, Delaware 19901 (Kent Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Federal Practice, Corporate, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Commercial Law, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Domestic Law. Firm Size: 19
Representative Clients:City of Dover
Delaware State Fair, Inc.
ClientsAPPROVED AGENT FOR: Stewart Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.
Address414 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901, (Kent Co.)
PhonePhone: 302-674-0140
Fax: 302-674-1830
Website
http://www.schmittrod.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesMiddletown, Delaware: Middletown Square Office Building 651 N. Broad Street Suite 104. Telephone: 302-378-1697. Fax: 302-378-1659.
Newark, Delaware: 220 Continental Drive Suite 203. Telephone: 302-894-1960. Fax: 302-894-1965.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware: Wachovia Bank Building 18489 Coastal Highway 2nd Floor. Telephone: 302-227-1400. Fax: 302-645-1843.
Nicholas H. Rodriguez (Director) born Dover, Delaware, December 28, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Delaware. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1957); Washington & Lee University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1961). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Xi Sigma Pi. Author: Comment, 17 Washington & Lee Law Review 260 (160). U.S. Commissioner, Judicial District of Delaware, 1961-1966. City Solicitor, City of Dover, 1969. Member: Kent County (President, 1971-1972), Delaware State (First Vice-President, 1971-1972) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Rehoboth Beach and Newark, Delaware Offices). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law.Email: Nicholas H. Rodriguez
John J. Schmittinger (Director) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Delaware. Education: Drew University; University of Delaware (B.A., 1963); Temple University (J.D., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1965-1966. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996; 1996-1997; 1997-1998; 1998-1999; 1999-2000; 2002. Past President, Kent County Bar Association. Member: Delaware State (Past-Chairman, General Legislation Committee) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1979-1981); American Association for Justice (Past Secretary, Board on Professional Responsibility). (Also at Rehoboth Beach and Newark, Delaware Offices). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Personal Injury.Email: John J. Schmittinger
Douglas B. Catts (Director) born Lewes, Delaware, August 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). Deputy City Solicitor, City of Dover, 1982-1989. Member, Delaware Supreme Court's Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Rules of Evidence, 2000. Member: Kent County, Delaware State (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1988; Member, Committee on Judicial Appointments, 1995) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1993; Vice-President, 1986-1987 and Legislative Chairman, 1987-1988, 1989-1990; President-Elect, 1990-1991; President, 1991-1992); American Board of Trial Advocates (1991); American Association for Justice (ATLAPAC, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Douglas B. Catts
William D. Fletcher, Jr. (Director) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1972); University of Tulsa; Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1975). Assistant City Solicitor, City of Dover, 1977-1981. Member: Delaware Supreme Court Rules Committee; Delaware Superior Court Civil Rules Committee. Member: Kent County, Delaware State and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. (Also at Rehoboth Beach and Middletown, Delaware Offices). Practice Areas: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law; Medical Negligence; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage Law.Email: William D. Fletcher, Jr.
Craig T. Eliassen (Director) born Dover, Delaware, August 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Delaware. Education: St. Andrews University, Scotland; St. Andrews Presbyterian College (B.A., with honors, 1980); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, DVLS Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, 2001. Law Clerk, Superior Court, Kent County, State of Delaware, 1984. Counsel to House of Representatives, State of Delaware, 1993-1995. Attorney, Kent County Row Offices, 1995-1999. Solicitor, Town of Camden, 2002. Director, St. Thomas More Preparatory School, 1997-2001. Chair, Governor's Magistrate Screening Committee, 1999. Trustee, Delaware Technical and Community College, 1999. Member: Kent County, Delaware State (Member, Workers' Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association (Legislative Agent, 1991-1992; LAW-PAC Trustee and Treasurer, 1994-2002, 2006; Legislative Committee, 1999); American Association for Justice (State Delegate, 1995-1999). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Workers' Compensation Law; Litigation.Email: Craig T. Eliassen
William W. Pepper Sr. (Partner) born Salisbury, Maryland, December 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Delaware; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Wake Forest University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Phi Alpha Delta (Chapter Clerk, Timberlake Chapter, 1984-1985). Member and Notes and Comments Editor, 1984-1985, Wake Forest Law Review. Abney Scholar, Clemson University. Wake Forest Law Faculty Scholar. Author: "Civil Procedure-North Carolina Adopts the Stream of Commerce Theory of Jurisdiction: A Step in the Right Direction," 20 Wake Forest Law Review 737, 1984. County Attorney, Kent County, Delaware, 2007. Deputy Solicitor, City of Dover, 1989. City Solicitor, City of Harrington, 2001; Town of Frederica, 2004. Member: Kent County, Delaware State and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; Terry-Carey American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Litigation; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice.Email: William W. Pepper Sr.
Crystal L. Carey (Director) born Dover, Delaware, February 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., cum laude, 1984); University of Maryland (J.D., 1987). Phi Kappa Theta. Member, Terry-Carey American Inn of Court Executive Committee. Attorney, Kent County Row Offices, 1999-2001. Member: Kent County (President, 1995-1996), Delaware State (Member, Executive Committee, 1996-1997; 1998-1999; 2000-2001; 2001-2002; 2002-2003; 2003-2004; 2004-2005; 2005-2006; 2006-2007; 2007-2008; 2008-2009) and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. (Also at Middletown and Rehoboth, Delaware Offices). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Domestic Relations Law.Email: Crystal L. Carey
Scott E. Chambers (Director) born Wilmington, Delaware, November 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1989, Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals and U.S. Army Court of Military Review. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1984); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1988); U.S. Army War College (Master of Strategic Studies, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Law Clerk to the Honorable Sue L. Robinson, U.S. Magistrate for the District of Delaware, 1988-1989. Attorney, Delaware House of Representatives, 1990-1993. State Delegate, National College of DUI Defense. Delaware Trial Lawyers, Kent County Member-at-Large, Board of Governors, 2000-2004. Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2002-2008. Town Solicitor, Towns of Clayton, Delaware and Middletown, Delaware. Member: Kent County, Delaware State and Federal Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Association for Justice; The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate Member, 2006). [Brigadier General, Delaware Army National Guard, 1980]. (Also at Middletown, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Municipal Law; Criminal Law.Email: Scott E. Chambers
Frederick A. Townsend III (Associate) born Dover, Delaware, April 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1985); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Deputy Insurance Commissioner, 1994-2000. Member: Kent County and Delaware State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Real Estate.Email: Frederick A. Townsend III
Noel E. Primos (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1992, Delaware; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S Tax Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1986); Yale University (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: First Prize, Student Articles, Center for Public Resources Legal Program Awards, 1987. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar, 1982-1986. John M. Olin Scholar, 1988 and John M. Olin Fellow, 1989. Law Clerk to the Honorable William H. Barbour, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1989-1990. Skadden Fellow, 1990-1991. Associate Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners, 1996-2000. Member, Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners, 2006. Member, Preliminary Review Committee of the Board on Professional Responsibility, 1998-2004. Member: Kent County, Delaware State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; Terry-Carey American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Municipal Law; Education Law.Email: Noel E. Primos
David A. Boswell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court.. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., English, with Honors, 1988); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1992). Recipient, Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, 1998. Associate Editor, 1990-1991 and Senior Editor, 1991-1992, Comparative Labor Law Journal. Judicial Law Clerk, to the Honorable Carl Goldstein, Delaware Superior Court, 1992-1993. House Attorney, House of Representatives, General Assembly of Delaware, 1994-1996. Appointed to Delaware Code Revisors, 2009. Completed Superior Court of Delaware's Mediation Training Program, 2007. Member: Delaware State Bar Association; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. (Resident, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Office). Reported Cases: In Re: Applicant No. 5 to the 1994 Delaware Bar and Professional Conduct Examinations, 658 A.2d 609 (Del. 1994); Brice v. State, Department of Correction, 704 A.2d 1176 (Del 1998) (en Banc); Holland v. Zarif, 794 A.2d 1254 (Del. Ch. 2002); Kulp v. Timmons, 944 A.2d 1023 (Del. Ch. 2002); Via v. Taylor, 224 F. Supp. 753 (D. Del. 2002), later proceeding 2004 U.S. Dist. Lexis 11246 (2004); In Re: O'Bier, 833 A.2d 950 (Del. Ct. Jud. 2003). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Wrongful Death; Labor and Employment Litigation.
Walt F. Schmittinger (Partner) born Dover, Delaware, September 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Delaware; 2008, US District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., English, 1992); Widener University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Harrington Inn. Member of Staff, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1993. Member: Kent County, Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Walt F. Schmittinger
R. Scott Kappes (Partner) born South Boston, Virginia, October 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1996, Delaware. Education: Towson State University (B.S., 1989); Widener University (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. (Resident, Newark, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Employment Law.Email: R. Scott Kappes
Jeffrey J. Clark (Partner) born Dover, Delaware, March 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1990); Widener University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1994-1996. Member, Editorial Board, Delaware State Bar Association Law Review, 1996-2005. Author: Recent Development: "Kahn v. Lynch Communication Systems, Inc.: A Major Step Toward Clarifying the Role of Independent Committees," 20 Del. J. Corp. L. 564, 1995; "Compaq Computer Corp. v. Horton: A Straight Forward, Clarifying, Statutory Interpretation of Section 220 (b) and (c)," 20 Del. J. Corp. L. 622, 1995. Co-Author: "The Need for the Uniform Adoption of the Loss of Chance Doctrine In Delaware," 1 Del. L. Rev. 241, 1998. Wolcott Law Clerk, Honorable Maurice A. Hartnett, III, Delaware Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Counsel to Senate, State of Delaware General Assembly, 1997-2002, Chief Senate Attorney, 2002; Commissioner, Delaware Public Service Commission, 2005; Member, Preliminary Review Committee of the Board of Professional Responsibility, 2007; Member, Smyrna School District Board of Education, 1999. Member: Kent County, Delaware State and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Terry-Carey American Inn of Court. [with U.S. Army, 1990-1993; Capt., U.S. Army Reserves, 1993-1999]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Criminal Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey J. Clark
Kyle Kemmer (Partner) born East Meadow, New York, July 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Delaware; 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident, Newark, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.Email: Kyle Kemmer
Kathryn J. Garrison (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and Delaware. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1999); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Terry-Carey American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Municipal Law.Email: Kathryn J. Garrison
Erin K. Fitzgerald (Associate) born Willingboro, New Jersey, September 28, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2003); Widener University (J.D., 2006). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Vice President, Moot Court. (Also at Middletown, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: Erin K. Fitzgerald
Kristi N. Vitola (Associate) born Dover, Delaware, January 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware; 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2002); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2006). (Also at Middletown, Delaware Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Kristi N. Vitola
B. Brian Brittingham (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, June 5, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Connecticut; 2006, New York; 2007, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S.; 2002); Pace University (J.D., 2005).Email: B. Brian Brittingham
RETIREDBruce C. Ennis (Retired Partner)
Paul H. Boswell (Retired Partner)
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