DIRECTORS
Curtis P. Bounds (Director) born Salisbury, Maryland, July 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1983); Braniff Graduate School (1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Phi Kappa Phi (Member); Lawyers Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Delaware (Former Member); Lawyers Advisory Committee and Bench and Bar Relations Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, (Former Member); Federal District Court CJA Blue Ribbon Panel (Former Member); Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1984-1988; Delaware Super Lawyer 2007-2009; Chambers USA 2009 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts; First Annual Caleb R. Layton Service Award, U.S. District Court, Delaware, 1996; Author: "Responding to An Appeal and Voluntary Dismissal," Chapter 6, Federal Practice GuideFederal Appellate Procedure Third Circuit, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, 1996; Co-Author: "Are You In The Vicinity of Insolvency? Serving More Than One Master," Financier Worldwide Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Review, 2004/2005; Author: "The Future of Key Employee Retention Plans and Their Treatment in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court," Financier Worldwide Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Review, 2007. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Delaware State Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Law Section); Federal Bar Association (Past President, Delaware Chapter). Fellow: Melson-Arsht Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Ford v. Ford, 2000 WL 33200935 (Del. Fam.); Julin v. Julin, 787 A. 2d 82, Del. Supr. 2001; Muster v. Muster, 921 A. 2d 756, Del. Fam. Ct. 2005. Practice Areas: Family Law; Employment Law; General Litigation.Email: Curtis P. Bounds
Charlene D. Davis (Director) born Salem, New Jersey, July 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1984, Delaware, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and Supreme Court of Delaware; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1968); Widener University's Delaware School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Kappa Phi (Member); Lawyers Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Delaware (Former Member); Lawyers Advisory Committee and Bench and Bar Relations Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, (Former Member); Federal District Court CJA Blue Ribbon Panel (Former Member); Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1984-1988; Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts; First Annual Caleb R. Layton Service Award, U.S. District Court, Delaware, 1996; Author: "Responding to An Appeal and Voluntary Dismissal," Chapter 6, Federal Practice GuideFederal Appellate Procedure Third Circuit, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, 1996; Co-Author: "Are You In The Vicinity of Insolvency? Serving More Than One Master," Financier Worldwide Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Review, 2004/2005; Author: "The Future of Key Employee Retention Plans and Their Treatment in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court," Financier Worldwide Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Review, 2007. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Delaware State Bar Association (Vice Chair of Bankruptcy Law Section; Federal Bar Association (Past President, Delaware Chapter). Reported Cases: In re Federal Mogul-Global, Inc., 348 F.3d 390, 2003 WL 22479621, 42 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 34, C.A.3 (Del.), October 31, 2003(No. 02-4166.); In re PPI Enterprises (U.S.), Inc., 324 F.3d 197, 2003 WL 1596037, 49 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1749, 41 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 16, Bankr. L. Rep. P 78,824, C.A.3 (Del.), March 28, 2003(No. 01-4140.); Flamer v. State of Del., 68 F.3d 736, 1995 WL 611916, C.A.3 (Del.), October 19, 1995(Nos. 93-9000, 93-9002.); Flamer v. State of Del., 68 F.3d 710, 1995 WL 611917, C.A.3 (Del.), October 19, 1995(No. 93-9000.); U.S. v. Versaint, 849 F.2d 827, 1988 WL 61791, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 206, C.A.3 (Del.), June 21, 1988(No. 87-3628.); In re Goody's Family Clothing, Inc., 392 B.R. 604, 2008 WL 3906676, 60 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 837, 50 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 138, Bkrtcy.D.Del., August 26, 2008(No. 08-11133 (CSS).); In re Exide Technologies, 303 B.R. 48, 2003 WL 23096874, 42 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 108, Bkrtcy.D.Del., December 30, 2003(No. 02-11125 (KJC).); In re Exide Technologies, Inc., 299 B.R. 732, 2003 WL 22079513, Bkrtcy.D.Del., August 21, 2003(Bankruptcy No. 02-11125 (KJC).Adversary No. 03-50134.); In re Unidigital, Inc., 262 B.R. 283, 2001 WL 505143, Bkrtcy.D.Del., May 07, 2001(Nos. 00-3806 MFW to 00-3811 MFW.); In re Memorex Telex Corp., 242 B.R. 826, 1999 WL 1293036, 54 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 350, D.Del., December 17, 1999(Civ.A. Nos. 99-240-JJF, 99-241-JJF.); U.S. v. McNickles, 948 F.Supp. 345, 1996 WL 705609, D.Del., November 27, 1996(Criminal Ac-tion No. 89-100-1-JJF.); Matter of Petrowax P.A., Inc., 200 B.R. 538, 1996 WL 544436, 29 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 945, Bkrtcy.D.Del., July 31, 1996(Bankruptcy No. 92-210 (HSB).Adversary No. 95-71.); In re Mission of Care, Inc., 164 B.R. 877, 1994 WL 88836, Bkrtcy.D.Del., March 09, 1994(Bankruptcy No. 89-241.); Flamer v. Chaffinch, 827 F.Supp. 1079, 1993 WL 262651, D.Del., June 30, 1993(Civ. A. No. 87-546-JJF.); Flamer v. Chaffinch, 774 F.Supp. 211, 1991 WL 197771, D.Del., September 23, 1991(Civ. A. No. 87-546-JJF.); Matter of Burger, 125 B.R. 894, 1991 WL 53604, Bkrtcy.D.Del., April 03, 1991(Bankruptcy No. 89-376.Adv. No. 89-94.); U.S. v. Cooper, 677 F.Supp. 778, 1988 WL 7204, D.Del., February 04, 1988(Crim. No. 87-73-JRR.); Matter of Lackawanna Detective Agency, Inc., 82 B.R. 336, 1988 WL 9854, 17 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 183, Bkrtcy.D.Del., January 13, 1988(Bankruptcy No. 86-140.); U.S. v. Cooke, 673 F.Supp. 137, 127 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2044, 109 Lab.Cas. P 10,685, D.Del., No-vember 12, 1987(Crim. No. 87-75-JRR.); U.S. v. Cooper, 672 F.Supp. 155, D.Del., October 29, 1987(Crim. No. 87-73-JRR.); Matter of Thompson, 76 B.R. 961, Bkrtcy.D.Del., August 20, 1987(Bankruptcy No. 82-353.Adv. No. 86-47.); Matter of Benson, 76 B.R. 381, Bkrtcy.D.Del., August 10, 1987(Bankruptcy No. 87-17.Motion No. 87-30.); Marker v. U.S., 646 F.Supp. 433, D.Del., October 20, 1986(Civ. A. No. 85-545-JLL.); U.S. v. Montoya, 632 F.Supp. 1069, D.Del., March 21, 1986(Crim.A.No. 86-06-JJF.). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Business Crimes Law.Email: Charlene D. Davis
Steven R. Director (Director) born Wilmington, Delaware, November 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Delaware; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, Maryland; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., with honors, 1974); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Former Secretary and Board Member 1990-2003, Delaware Community Foundation. Member, 1986, Secretary, 1993-1994, Vice Chairman, 1994-1995, Director, 1986-1990 and Chairman, 1995-1996, Estate Planning Council of Delaware. Member, Former Board Member and Former Chair, Legal Committee Board of Directors, Greenville Country Club. Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers. Accredited Estate Planner, National Association of Estate Planners and Councils. Chair, Board Member, Planned Parenthood of Delaware. Member and Vice-Chair, 2004, State of Delaware Tax Appeal. Member, 1986 and Chairman, 1986-1987, Wilmington Tax Group. Member: Anne Arundel County Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association (Member, 1978 and Chairman, 1980-1981 and 1999-2000, Taxation Section; Member, 1978, Decedents' Estates and Trust Section; Board, Member, State of Delaware Tax Appeal, 2004); Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: Steven R. Director
Neil B. Glassman (Chairman) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1974); University of Connecticut (M.B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Delaware Captive Insurance Association (Board of Directors); Order of the Coif; Author: Racing Against Time in Chapter 11," Financier Worldwide, March 2009 (Threats & Opportunities in the Retail Sector Section); Co-author: Equity Committees: A Consequence of the Zone of Insolvency American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, December 2005/January 2006; Co-author: Equity Committees-Representation of Shareholders in Bankruptcy Cases, Financier Worldwide, 2005 (Restructuring and Insolvency Series); Author: U.S. Bankruptcy Roundtable Financier Worldwide, May 2005; Co-Author: Are You In The Vicinity of Insolvency? Serving More Than One Master, The Americas, 2004/2005 (Restructuring and Insolvency Guide); Co-Author: Cybergenics: A Corporate Solution to a Bankruptcy Problem, Delaware Law Weekly, November 27, 2002; Author: Awarding Attorneys Fees From Class Action Judgments, Case Western Law Review, Vol. 30, 1979. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association (Member of Bankruptcy and Corporate Law Sections, Member of Statutory Trust Committee and Former President of the Commercial Law Section). Practice Areas: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Transactions; Law of Corporations; Partnerships; Statutory Trusts; Limited Liability Companies.Email: Neil B. Glassman
Douglas M. Hershman (Director) born Queens, New York, September 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, Delaware; 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1983); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Better Business Bureau of Delaware ( 2007, Executive Committee, 2008, Vice-Chairman, 2009); Commercial Industrial Realty Council; Delaware Bankers Association; Home Builders Association of Delaware (Director, Secretary); New Castle County Board of Realtors; Wilmington Economic Development Corporation (Director 2006); University & Whist Club of Wilmington (Governor, 2005; Secretary, 2005-2009; Vice President, 2009); Order of the Coif; Justinian Society (Director, 1998, Secretary, 2003). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Trust and Estate Section); Delaware State Bar Association (Member, Real and Personal Property Law Section, 1988; Chairman, 1998-2001; Member, Executive Committee 2009-2010); New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Section); Pennsylvania State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Leases and Leasing; Business Law; Banks and Banking; Mortgages; Alcoholic Beverages.Email: Douglas M. Hershman
Richard D. Kirk (Director) born Washington, D.C., January 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Delaware; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1978). Delaware Supreme Court's Commission on Continuing Legal Education (Past Chair); Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (Past President of the Board of Directors); Delaware Superior Court Special Committee on Toxic Tort Litigation (Chair); Delaware Supreme Court Standing Committee on Professionalism (Member); Rules Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Member). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); Delaware State Bar Association (Member, President, 1993-1994, Intellectual Property Section former chair, Committee on Response to Public Comment, Chair); Federal Bar Association (Member); Fellow: Delaware Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, Member); Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (Member). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Environmental Law; Licensing and Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages.Email: Richard D. Kirk
Peter B. Ladig (Director) born Wilmington, Delaware, November 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1993); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1996). 1996, Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Dean's Fellow, 1995-1996. Author: "Net Envy and Delaware Law: Delaware Decisions Affecting Executive Compensation," Corporate Gov. Adviser, May/June 2000; "Thompson Memo Collides With Delaware Advancement Law," Corporate Officers and Directors Liability, vol. 22, no. 10 West, November 13, 2006; "The 'Tools At Hand' Fail To Get The Job Done: The Court of Chancery Denies Request of Hedge Fund To Inspect Books and Records," SecuritiesLaw360, November 30, 2006. Co-Author: "Attorney-Client Privilege: Potential Dangers of Having Corporate General Counsel Perform Multiple Roles," The Review of Securities Commodities Regulation, March 14, 2000. Member: American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Chancery and Equity; Civil Litigation.Email: Peter B. Ladig
Marla Hirshman Norton (Director) born Newark, New Jersey, March 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Delaware; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1984); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (Board Member, 2009-Present); Delaware Captive Insurance Association Legislative Committee (2007-Present); Forum of Executive Women (Member, 2004); National Association of Women Business Owners, Delaware Chapter (Member, 2001-Present; Board Member, 2002-2007); Delaware Entrepreneurs Forum (Board Member, 1994-1996); Delaware Small Business Development Center, Advisory Board (Member, 1990-1992); George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics (1985-1987); Phi Delta Phi-Marshall Inn (Secretary, 1985-1986). Member: American Bar Association: Business Law Section (Committee on LLC, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities, Chair; Subcommittee on Business and Statutory Trusts: Committee on Legal Opinions; Middle Market and Small Business Committee; and Forum on Franchising); Delaware State Bar Association: Commercial Law Section (committees responsible for updating LLC, partnership and statutory trust legislation) and Corporation Law Section. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Alternative Entity Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Business Trusts; Commercial Law; Contracts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Trademarks; Franchises and Franchising.Email: Marla Hirshman Norton
Michael J. Scali (Director) born Daytona Beach, Florida, February 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1998); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Woolsack Honor Society. Associate Editor, The Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 1999-2001. Committee of 100 (Board Member, Scholarship Sub-Committee, Member Relations Committee). Member: Personnel Committee, Delaware Community Development Corporation; The Risk Management Association; World Trade Center Delaware; Delaware Bankers Association; Meritas Leadership Institute, 2008-2009. Advisory Board Member, Sun National Bank. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Trust and Estate Law; Business Law); Delaware State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Commercial Law; Real and Personal Property). Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Commercial Loans; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Alternative Business Entities.Email: Michael J. Scali
Ashley B. Stitzer (Director) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 2000, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Mary's College of California (B.A., 1991); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Author: "The Future of Key Employee Retention Plans and Their Treatment in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court," Financier Worldwide Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Review, 2007; Delaware Minority Job Fair Committee; Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Pennsylvania State Bar Association. Fellow: Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Ashley B. Stitzer
ASSOCIATES
Justin R. Alberto (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: Springfield College (B.S., 2004); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: Justin R. Alberto
Stephen B. Brauerman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 2003); Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Guiding Eyes for the Blind; Reading Assist Institute (Board of Directors); Young Impact Professionals Society (Board of Directors). Member: American Bar Association Member, Business Law, Litigation, & Young Lawyers Sections); Delaware Bar Association (Corporation Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation, & New Lawyers Sections); Federal Bar Association (Membership Chair); New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stephen B. Brauerman
GianClaudio Finizio (Associate) born Hempstead, New York, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; 2003, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia; Variety The Children's Charity, Delaware Division (Board of Directors); Office of the Child Advocate of Delaware (Guardian ad litem). Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; ALMA Associazione Italiana LL.M. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Commercial; Corporate; Bankruptcy; Insurance.Email: GianClaudio Finizio
Daniel A. O'Brien (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware; 2007, New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 2002); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel A. O'Brien
Elizabeth A. Rocco (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey; 2009, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: American, Delaware State, New Jersey State and Pennsylvania State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Elizabeth A. Rocco
Kara M. Swasey (Associate) born Amherst, New York, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Business Administration, 2004); Villanova University (J.D./M.B.A., 2007). Delaware Volunteer Legal Services; Office of the Child Advocate. Member: American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association. Fellow: Melson-Arst Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Kara M. Swasey
Scott G. Wilcox (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1991); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1999). Delaware Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (President, 2008-Present). Member: American Bar Association; Delaware Bar Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Real Estate, Zoning, and Land Use Litigation; Construction Litigation; Patent Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation.Email: Scott G. Wilcox
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Jamie L. Edmonson (Senior Counsel) born Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2002, Delaware; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: American University (B.S.B.A., 1990); Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi Law Honor Society. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; California Bankruptcy Forum; California State Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Jamie L. Edmonson