Twenty nine Morris James attorneys in thirty-two practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 edition. Additionally, three of those attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practices, including David H. Williams for Education Law, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment, Richard Galperin for Healthcare Law, Medical Malpractice - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and John M. Bloxom, IV for Real Estate. Congratulations to Ken Dorsney, Shannon Frazier, Kevin Healy, Eric Monzo, John Newcomer, Jr., K. Tyler O’Connell and Jill Spevack Di Sciullo for being recognized for the first time.
For over 30 years, Best Lawyers has been regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. The 2019 Best Lawyers list is based on an extensive national survey involving over 5.5 million detailed evaluations of leading lawyers by their peers.
The Morris James attorneys listed in the 2019 edition and the areas of law in which they are recognized include:
2019 Best Lawyers
(Date indicates first year of inception)
Eugene H. Bayard (2015)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
John M. Bloxom, IV (2010)
Real Estate Law
Clarkson Collins, Jr. (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mary M. Culley (2008)
Elder Law
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo (2019)
Family Law
Keith E. Donovan (2009)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Kenneth L. Dorsney (2019)
Litigation – Patent
Shannon S. Frazier (2019)
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
James J. Gallagher, II (2018)
Elder Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Richard Galperin (2005)
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Robert G. Gibbs (2018)
Health Care Law
Kevin G. Healy (2019)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Richard K. Herrmann (2003)
Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
Information Technology Law
Technology Law
Francis J. Jones, Jr. (2008)
Arbitration
Mediation
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Gretchen S. Knight (2007)
Family Law
Carl N. Kunz, III (2013)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Privacy and Data Security Law
Lewis H. Lazarus (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mary B. Matterer (2009)
Insurance Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
James H. McMackin, III (2018)
Education Law
Edward M. McNally (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Stephen M. Miller (2013)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Eric J. Monzo (2019)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John H. Newcomer (2019)
Real Estate Law
Tyler O’Connell (2019)
Commercial Litigation
Dennis L. Schrader (2018)
Government Relations Practice
Real Estate Law
Bruce W. Tigani (2011)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Charles H. Toliver, IV (2018)
Arbitration
Family Law Arbitration
Mediation
David H. Williams (2007)
Education Law
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
About Morris James LLP
For over 85 years, Morris James has been serving the needs of its clients such as Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, law firms, and our community. With over 70 lawyers and six offices, our attorneys work together across legal disciplines and use the depth of their collective knowledge of Delaware law with our daily experiences in Delaware courts to provide clients with creative solutions and outstanding service.
People
- P. Clarkson Collins, Jr.
- Jill Di Sciullo
- Keith Donovan
- Kenneth Dorsney
- Shannon Frazier
- James Gallagher, II
- Robert Gibbs
- Kevin Healy
- Gretchen Knight
- Carl "Chuck" Kunz, III
- Lewis Lazarus
- James McMackin, III
- Edward McNally
- Stephen Miller
- Eric Monzo
- John Newcomer, Jr.
- K. Tyler O'Connell
- Bruce Tigani
- David H. Williams
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation
- Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation
- Corporate Governance Counseling
- Distressed Entity, Insolvency Counseling
- eDiscovery
- Education Law
- Elder Law and Disability Planning
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Healthcare Law
- Injury Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use
- Legislative Practice
- Litigation and Liquidation Trustees
- Real Estate
- Structured Finance Transactions
- Tax Advice for Businesses and Owners
- Trusts and Estates