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| | Address | | 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500 | | Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1494 | | (New Castle Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2306, Wilmington, DE, 19899-2306 | | | |
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| Morris James LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Business Transactions, Business Law, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate, Computers and Software, Education Law, Environmental Law, Family Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Trusts and Estates and Wills. | | Year Established: 1931 | Firm Profile:
Since its founding in 1931, Morris James LLP has provided legal services to a diverse clientele in an innovative, efficient and cost-effective manner. Clients range from large multinational corporations to individuals. Two of the largest Delaware-based companies, the DuPont Company and Wilmington Trust Company, have chosen Morris James as their counsel. The firm is organized into two major practice groups: litigation and business transactions. Morris James has a national practice in the areas of corporate and business entity law and litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property litigation, and torts & insurance practice. The firm also provides tax, estate planning, real estate and commercial transactions, family law, and education law services to local and regional clients and handles medical malpractice and personal injury matters. Multidisciplinary teams combined with state-of-the-art technology have established the firm's national reputation. | | Firm Size: 53 |
Other Office Locations of Morris James LLP
Dover, Delaware, U.S.A.
Newark, Delaware, U.S.A.
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Richard P. Beck (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, April 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Delaware. Education: Trinity College (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Judicial Clerkship, Delaware Superior Court and Court of Chancery, 1969-1970. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Property; Commercial Transactions; Administration Law; Business Transactions. Email: Richard P. Beck | | Richard K. Herrmann (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Delaware; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1969; J.D., cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Member, Justinian Society. Survey Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "Millenium Lawyer," 2010 Edition; "Grimes v. Phycho Systems, Inc.," 2006; "Pinehust v. Time Travelers, Inc.," 2002; "The Effects of Technology on the Business of Law in the Beginning of the 21st Century," Advocate 2006; Worldwide Lawnscape, Inc. v. U.S. Growers of America, 2007; "The Blue Chair of the Twenty-First Century," Delaware Lawyer, 2002; Dugan v. NextUp, 1999; "Are You Master of Your Domain," PBA, March, 1998; "The Second Face of Toxic Tort Litigation: Claims for Insurance Coverage," Widener Law Symposium Journal, Fall, 1997; "Computer Basics for Lawyers, '96," DSBA; "Crossing the Virtual Line on the Internet," Delaware Lawyer, 1996; "Law Office of the 21st Century," 1992; The Delaware Book on Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation, 1990; "Lawyer's Guide to Office Computerization," 1989; "Transferring the Liability Risk to Others," ABA, 1987; "Who Should Control Litigation: A Matter of Teamwork," ABA, 1987; "Communicating with Expert Witnesses," Delaware Lawyer, 1987; "Products Liability: Commentary and Cases," Callaghan & Co.'s, 1986-1987; "Proper Care and Feeding of Your Forensic Engineer," Forensic Technologies International Corporation Publications, 1986; "The House of Cards Revisited, State Statutory Product Liability Law, a Game of Chance," ABA, 1985; "Application of Fair Settlement Acts to the Corporate and Self-Insured," ABA, 1985; "Finding the Expert: Pitfalls Associated with Locating, Interviewing and Retaining the Experts," ABA, 1984; "The Product Liability House of Cards," Risk Management Magazine, April, 1983; "An Overview of State Statutory," Trial Lawyers Guide, 1983; "Product Liability Law," Callaghan & Co., Vol. 27, No. 1, 1983; "The Ace of Spades, the Great Debate," ABA, 1983; "The House of Cards, State Statutory Product Liability Law, a Game of Chance," ABA, 1982. Editor: "The Internet Newsletter: Legal and Business Aspects," Leader Publications, 1996-1998; "Tips on Technology," In Re: DSBA; "Technology and The Law Newsletter," DSBA, 1992-1994. Co-Editor: "The Answer To: Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation in the State of Delaware," 1993. Lecturer: The Y2K Myth, American Arbitration Association, 1999; The Art of High Tech Trial Practice, 1999; Y2K and Your Law Practice, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 1999; Internet and the Law, Inns of Court, 1999; The New Strategies Conference, Delaware State Bar Association, 1999; Professionalism and the Internet, 1998; Electron Filing and the Courts, Inns of Court, 1998; Philadelphia Bar Association Conference, 1998; MABC Internet Symposium, 1998; Internet Legal and Business Aspects, 1997; Third Circuit Judicial Conference, 1997; Maryland Bar Association, 1997, Maryland Judicial Conference, 1997; Sussex Computer Tech Law, 1997; State of the Art, 1996; Computer Basics for Lawyers, 1996; Internet Legal and Business Aspects, 1996; Effect of Trial Technology of Appellate Evidentiary Issues, Maryland Court of Appeals Rules Committee, 1993; The Council of Chief Judges, 14th Annual Seminar, ABA, 1993; Technology and the Practice of Law, DSBA, 1992; Computer Assisted Jury Information System (CAJIS), U.S. District Court, 1992; Demonstrative Evidence, DSBA, 1988; Transferring Liability Risks to Others, ABA, 1987; The Lawyer and the Expert, ABA, 1987; Computers and Evidence, Defense Research Institute, 1986; Computers and Evidence, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 1986; Products Liability Trial Demonstration, Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), 1985; Use of Experts, DSBA, 1984. Editor, Delaware State Bar Association Magazine. Adjunct Professor, William and Mary Law School. Chair: Technology and Information Services Committee, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, 1995-1999; American Arbitration Association Year 2000 Task Force; Judicial Electronic Data Interchange Consortium; Supreme Court Delaware Technology Coordinating Committee; Delaware Superior Court Advisory Committee on Complex Litigation Rules. Senior Legal Technology Advisor, Courtroom 21 Project, William and Mary Law School. Member: Delaware State (Chair, Computer Law Section, 1993-2000; Chair, Technology Committee, 2003—) and American (Chair, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Internet Law; Technology Contracts; Trade Secrets; Technology Law; Commercial Litigation; Computers and Software; Intellectual Property. Email: Richard K. Herrmann | | Dennis D. Ferri (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, June 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Delaware; 1973, Pennsylvania; 1999, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., 1968); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Certified Mediator, Delaware Superior Court. Member: Delaware State (Past Chairman, Torts and Insurance Section) and American Bar Associations; Delaware Trial Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Counsel of Delaware; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Delaware Chapter). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Litigation. Email: Dennis D. Ferri | | Edward M. McNally (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Delaware. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Solicitor, Town of Elsmere, 1989—. Member: Delaware State (Vice Chairman, Corporate Law Section, 1986-1988; Chairman, Corporate Law Section, 1988-1990; Chairperson, Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Edward M. McNally | | James W. Semple (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1974, Delaware; 1975, District of Columbia. Education: St. Joseph's College (A.B., 1965); Villanova University (J.D., 1974). Author: "Cross Examining Expert Witnesses," Civil Litigation Practice: A Fundamentals Program, Delaware State Bar Association and Widener School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware 1988; Michael DeMarco and James W. Semple, "The Admissibility at Trial Of The Settlement of a Tortfeasor," 41 FICC Quarterly 271 (1991); Janice J. Brown and James W. Semple, "Judicial Intervention in the Investigatory Process," F.I.C.C. Annual Meeting, August, 1991; David Erisman and James W. Semple, Evidence in Trial Practice in Delaware, National Business Institute, 1991; Litigation Desk Reference: Torts and Insurance, Delaware, Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1992; "Delaware Directive 92," A.I.D.A. Update, April 1994; "Francis Hannum, Somers S. Price Jr., James W. Semple, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation," NBI 1995; "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Insurance Contracts in Delaware," F.I.C.C. Quarterly, Vol. 46, No. 3,289-312, Spring 1996; "The Cry for ADR: Delaware's Response, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section," F.I.C.C. Winter Meeting, February 29, 1996; "Francis J. Murphy, Somers S. Pierce Jr., and James W. Semple, Bad Faith Litigation in Delaware," NBI 1997; "Enforcing the Covenant Not to Compete," Current Issues in Covenants Not to Compete, Business Torts Section, Annual Meeting, F.I.C.C., July 1997; "The Managed Care of Insurance Defense Lawyers, Ethics: Walking a Tightrope," The Delaware Lawyer, Vol. 15, No. 4, 14-20, Winter 1997/1998. Moderator, "Litigating Business Disputes in Delaware: A Roundtable Discussion," Inside Litigation, January 1999, Vol. 13, No. 1. Member: Delaware State (Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1980; Founding Chairman, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1982-1984) and American (Member, Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association Internationale de Droit d'Assurance, The International Society of Insurance Law (U.S. Chapter); American Inns of Court, Richard Rodney Inn; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Society of Law and Medicine; Defense Counsel of Delaware (Founding President, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate Litigation. Email: James W. Semple | | Richard Galperin (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, September 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1971); Villanova University (J.D., 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa. Assistant City Solicitor, Criminal Division, Wilmington, Delaware, 1976-1977. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Counsel of Delaware (Secretary, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Insurance; Litigation. Email: Richard Galperin | | David H. Williams (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, April 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Delaware. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1972); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners, 1989-1996. Member: Delaware State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law; Litigation. Email: David H. Williams | | P. Clarkson Collins, Jr. (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Delaware. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1975). Member, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review, 1974-1975, Assistant Secretary, 1987-1988 and Secretary, 1989-1990, Delaware Board of Bar Examiners. Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware, 1975-1978. Member: Delaware State (Member, Sections on: Corporation Law; Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Fiduciary; Litigation; Corporate Law; Professional Liability. Email: P. Clarkson Collins, Jr. | | Lewis H. Lazarus (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1985, Delaware; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with high honors, 1978); Stanford University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Standards of Review of Conflict of Interest Transactions: An Examination of Decisions Rendered on Motions to Dismiss", 26 Del. J. Corp. L. 911 (2001). Member: Delaware State (Council Member, Corporation Law Section) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Class and Derivative Suits Committee, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Lewis H. Lazarus | | Michael M. Ledyard (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Delaware; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1970); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, 1980-1981 and Associate Editor, 1981, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Member: Delaware State (Member, Sections on: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Past Member, Drafting Committees, Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Second Delaware Uniform Partnership Law; Member, Drafting Committee, Delaware Business Trust Act) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Trusts; Limited Liability Companies; Limited Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Structured Finance; Leveraged Leasing; Business Transactions. Email: Michael M. Ledyard | | Daniel P. McCollom (Partner) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, May 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1986, Delaware. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1980); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Business Editor, 1982-1983, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania, Delaware State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law; Committee on Partnerships and Unicorporated Business Organizations, Subcommittee on Limited Liability Companies, and Subcommittee on REITS, REMICS and Financing Trusts; Committee on Employee Benefits) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Business Transactions. Email: Daniel P. McCollom | | John M. Bloxom, IV (Partner) born Salisbury, Maryland, June 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Delaware. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1980); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, 1981-1983 and Managing Editor, 1982-1983, Washington & Lee Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing. | | John H. Newcomer, Jr. (Partner) born Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Delaware. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Moot Court. Managing Editor, Wake Forest Law Review. Mediator, Delaware Superior Court. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Mechanics Liens; Commercial Litigation. | | Mary M. Culley (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and Delaware; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1964); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1984); Temple University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Associate Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1983-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Delaware Care Plan, Inc. Member: Pennsylvania, Delaware State (Member, Taxation Section; Member and Chair, 1994-1995, Estates and Trusts Section; Member and Secretary, 1997-1999, Committee on the Law and the Elderly; Member and Chair, 1989-1990, Women and the Law Section) and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Disability Benefits; Fiduciary Litigation; Business Transactions; Estates and Trusts; Tax Practice. Email: Mary M. Culley | | Brett D. Fallon (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Delaware; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, 1984-1985 and Administrative Editor, 1985-1986, Law and Contemporary Problems. Member: Delaware State (Member, Sections on: Commercial Law; General Corporation Law; Litigation) and American (Fellow, Business Law Section; Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Brett D. Fallon | | Stephen M. Miller (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, September 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Delaware; 1988, Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Brandeis University; University of Delaware (B.S., 1982); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Co-Author, "Delaware Limited Liability Company Practice Guide," State Limited Liability Company & Partnership Laws, Aspen Law & Business, 1994. Member: Delaware State (Member: Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Commercial Law Section; Sections on: Real and Personal Property Law) and American (Member: Franchising Forum Committee; Bankruptcy Committee, General Practice Section; Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Franchise Law. Email: Stephen M. Miller | | Nicholas J. Caggiano, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Villanova University (B.Ch.E., cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif; Tau Beta Pi. Member, 1985-1986 and Articles Editor, 1986-1987, Villanova Law Review. Author: Note, "Handgun Manufacturers' Tort Liability to Victims of Criminal Shootings: A Summary of Recent Developments," 31 Villanova Law Review 1577, 1986. Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Federal Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Transactions. Email: Nicholas J. Caggiano, Jr. | | Mary B. Matterer (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1988, Delaware; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1971); Ohio University (M.A., 1979); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Alpha. Member, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 1986-1988. Law Clerk to Honorable John E. Babiarz, Jr., Delaware Superior Court, 1988-1989. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Complex Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Mary B. Matterer | | Gretchen S. Knight (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, March 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1987); Villanova University (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, Villanova University School of Law Chapter, 1989-1990); Truman Scholar, 1985. Board Member, Junior League of Wilmington. Member: Delaware State (Chairperson, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Melson-Arsht Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law; Education Law; Litigation. Email: Gretchen S. Knight | | Lewis C. Ledyard, III (Partner) born Jacksonville, North Carolina, April 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., 1990). Member: Delaware State (Member, Commercial Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Trusts; Asset Secured Financing; Leveraged Leasing; Limited Liability Companies; Business Transactions. Email: Lewis C. Ledyard, III | | Matthew F. Lintner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, California; 2003, Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., in Philosophy, magna cum laude, 1987); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Stanford Law Review. Former Deputy Attorney General, State of California. Trustee, The Nature Conservancy, Delaware Chapter. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Matthew F. Lintner | | Carl N. Kunz, III (Partner) born Newburyport, Massachusetts, April 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1988); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Delaware (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Labor and Employment Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Defense Counsel of Delaware. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor's Rights; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Carl N. Kunz, III | | Michael A. Weidinger (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Delaware. Education: Miami University, Ohio (A.B., cum laude, 1983); George Washington University (J.D., high honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Member: The George Washington Law Review, 1992-1994; Moot Court Board, 1992-1994. Author: Note, "Inequitable Pleading: Defendants' Particular Burden In Patent Infringement Suits," 62 George Washington Law Review 1178, 1994. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Disputes; Corporate Law. Email: Michael A. Weidinger | | Thomas E. Hanson, Jr. (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, Delaware. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1993); Boston College (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Presidential Scholarship. Executive Editor, Boston College Third World Law Journal. Member: Pennsylvania, Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas E. Hanson, Jr. | | Bruce W. Tigani (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Delaware; 1982, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Georgetown University; University of Delaware (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); Villanova University (J.D., 1981). Delegate to Internal Revenue Service Mid-Atlantic Regional Liaison, 1989-1992. Member: Delaware State (Chairman: Tax Section, 1991-1992; Estates and Trusts Section, 1997-1998), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Delaware (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1995); Wilmington Tax Group (Chairman, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Law. | | Patricia R. Uhlenbrock (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1982); Widener University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi. Widener Scholar. Staff Member, 1998-1999 and Research Editor, 1999-2000, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Wolcott Law Clerk to the Hon. E. Norman Veasey, Delaware Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Patricia R. Uhlenbrock | | Ross Antonacci (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2002, Delaware. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1996); Villanova University (J.D., 2000; M.B.A., 2000). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking and Commercial; Corporate Trust Services; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | RETIRED PARTNER | | Henry N. Herndon, Jr. (Retired Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, July 27, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, Delaware. Education: University of Mississippi (A.B., 1952); Columbia University (LL.B., 1958). Member, 1965-1980 and Chairman, 1978-1980, Censor Committee of the Supreme Court of Delaware. Member, 1987-1995, Delaware Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners (Chairman, 1992-1993); Long Range Courts Planning Committee, 1983-1986. Member: Delaware State (President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Henry N. Herndon, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | Amy Arnott Quinlan (Associate) born Nashua, New Hampshire, July 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1988); Boston University (J.D., 1991). Email: Amy Arnott Quinlan | | Jill Spevack Di Sciullo (Associate) born Laurel, Maryland, October 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2001, Delaware. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Executive Board, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: Pennsylvania, Delaware State (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Melson-Arsht Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law; Family Law. Email: Jill Spevack Di Sciullo | | Shannon S. Frazier (Associate) born West Palm Beach, Florida, November 24, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Psychology, 1995); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Sigma Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Merit Scholarship; CALI Award. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporations; Business Organizations; Financial Institutions Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Shannon S. Frazier | | Katherine J. Neikirk (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1996); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation. Email: Katherine J. Neikirk | | James H. McMackin, III (Associate) born Ridgewood, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: Muhlenberg College (A.B., 1996); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment; Government. Email: James H. McMackin, III | | David J. Soldo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 1992); Widener University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Chancery Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: David J. Soldo | | Thomas M. Horan (Associate) born New York, N.Y., September 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center (B.A., 1989); Fordham University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (M.A., 1992); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Dean's List. Recipient: West Group Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law; CALI Award for Excellence in Internet Law; CALI Award for Excellence in Environmental Law; CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Process. Staff Member, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 2002-2003. Executive Notes and Comments Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Thomas M. Horan | | Jonathan G. Strauss (Associate) born Roseland, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2004, Delaware. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1994); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Financial Institutions Law; Commercial Transactions; Secured Transactions; Structured Finance; Limited Liability Company Law; Alternative Entities. | | Jason C. Jowers (Associate) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, May 23, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Delaware. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 2000); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member and Coach, George Washington University Law School Mock Trial Team, National Quarterfinals, ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2003. Member: Pennsylvania, Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Litigation. Email: Jason C. Jowers | | Fotini A. Antoniadis (Associate) born Brooklyn New York, June 20, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Columbia University, Barnard College (A.B., 2002); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2005). Editor-in-Chief, 2004-2005, and Associate Editor, 2003-2004, Penn State Law Review. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law. | | R. Christian Walker (Associate) born Fairfax, Virginia, April 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: James Madison University (B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 2000); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). School of Law Fellowship recipient; Book Review Editor, Journal of Law, Economics & Policy; George Mason's Clinic For Legal Assistance to Servicemembers. Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law. | | Michael J. Custer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2000); Temple University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Chancery Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael J. Custer | | Vincent C. Thomas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., Accounting, 2002); Widener University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning. Email: Vincent C. Thomas | | Allyson B. James (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: Washington College (B.S., 2002); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Transactions; Business Organization. | | Corinne E. Amato (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware and New Jersey. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 2004); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation. | | Jody C. Barillare (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (B.B.A., 1999); Temple University, Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation. | | Ericka F. Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware and New Jersey. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1997); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Transactions; Business Organization. | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Douglas N. Candeub (Senior Counsel) born Metuchen, New Jersey, November 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 2002, Delaware. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1979); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: Comment, "Independent Political Committees and the Federal Elections Laws," 129 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 955 (1981). Co-Author, "High Court Offers Guidelines on Access to School Facilities," The National Law Journal (Feb. 25, 1991). Law Clerk, Judge Robert M. Hill, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1982-1983. Arthur Littleton Legal Writing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1981-1982. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware State and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference; Bankruptcy Law Institute; American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re: Martin's Aquarium, Inc. 2001 U.S. Dist. Lexis 666 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 26, 2001), reversing 2000 Bankr. Lexis 873 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. Aug. 14, 2000); In re: Beverage Enterprises, Inc., 225 B.R. 111 (Bky. E.D. Pa. 1998); McCurdy v. Wedgewood Capital Management Co., 1998 WL 964185 (E.D. Pa. 1998); In re: Mall at One Associates, 187 B.R. 476, 185 B.R. 1009, and 185 B.R. 981 (Bky. E.D. Pa. 1995); In re: GroupHealth Partnership, 137 B.R. 593 (Bky. E.D. Pa. 1992); In re: Temp. Way Corp., 82 B.R. 747 (Bky. E.D. Pa. 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Commercial Transactions. Email: Douglas N. Candeub | | OF COUNSEL | | George C. Hering, III (Of Counsel) | | RESIDENT PARTNERS, WILMINGTON (BROOM STREET) OFFICE | | Susan D. Ament (Partner) | | Francis J. Jones, Jr. (Partner) | | RESIDENT PARTNERS, DOVER OFFICE | | Glenn E. Hitchens (Partner) | | Keith E. Donovan (Partner) | | RESIDENT PARTNER, NEWARK OFFICE | | Kevin G. Healy (Partner) | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Other Wilmington, Delaware Office: 803 N. Broom Street, P.O. Box 2328, 19899-2328. Telephone: 302-655-2599. Fax: 302-655-8831.
Dover, Delaware Office: 29 North State Street, Suite 100, 19901-3832. Telephone: 302-678-8815. Telecopier: 302-678-9063.
Newark, Delaware Office: 16 Polly Drummond Hill Road, 19711-5703. Telephone: 302-368-4200. Fax: 302-368-6259.
| | (For complete biographical data on all Wilmington (Broom Street), Dover and Newark, Delaware personnel, see Professional Biographies at Wilmington (Broom Street), Dover and Newark, Delaware) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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