ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTEREST ON LAWYER TRUST ACCOUNTS
Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts is to oversee and monitor the operation of the Delaware Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Program, as established pursuant to Rule 1.15 of the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct.
Membership: The Advisory Committee on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts consists of six members appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for three year, staggered terms or until such time as their successors shall be appointed, or such other terms as may from time to time shall be fixed by the Delaware Supreme Court.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Carolyn Berger
Members:
Richard A. Levine, Esquire (Chair)
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
2nd Term expires 9/29/12
Geoffrey Gamble, Esquire
E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
2nd Term expires 4/23/12
Danielle Gibbs, Esquire
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
2nd Term expires 9/29/12
Cynthia D. Kaiser, Esquire
Richards Layton & Finger PA
2nd Term expires 4/23/10
Robert J. Taylor, Esquire
Barros McNamara Malkiewicz & Taylor, PA
1st Term expires 4/1/10
Tempe Brownell Steen, Esquire
Tunnell & Raysor PA
1st Term expires 4/1/10
Membership: The Bar-Bench-Media Conference of Delaware consists of twenty four members from the Bar, the Bench, the Print News Media, and the Electronic News Media. There are six members appointed from each group for various terms. The members are appointed by the Chief Justice of Delaware for the Bench, the President of the Delaware State Bar Association for the Bar, and by the news media representatives for both the Print News Media and the Electronic News Media.
Purpose: The purpose of the Bar-Bench-Media Conference is to develop and to foster the mutual understanding essential for the conduct of fair and impartial court proceedings without encroachment upon the freedom of the press.
Members from the Bench
Honorable Peggy L. Ableman, Superior Court
Honorable Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
Honorable Carolyn Berger, Supreme Court
Honorable Arlene Minus Coppadge, Family Court
Honorable Alan Grant Davis, Justice of the Peace Court
Honorable Joseph F. Flickinger, III, Court of Common Pleas
Members from the Bar
Charles J. Durante, Esquire, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., Esquire, Prickett Jones & Elliott, PA
Kimberly L. Gattuso, Esquire, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP (Chair)
Francis G. X. Pileggi, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP
Christine P. Schiltz, Esquire, Parkowski Guerke & Swayze PA Chad M. Shandler, Esquire,
Richards Layton & Finger, PA
Members from the Print News Media Elizabeth Bennett, Delaware Law Weekly (Vice Chair) Randall Chase, The Associated Press Rita Farrell
David F. Ledford, The News Journal
Mike Pelrine, Independent Newspaper, Inc.
John Sweeney, The News Journal
Members from the Electronic News Media Micheline Boudreau, WHYY TV 12
Peg Brickley, Dow Jones Newswires
Chris Carl, WDEL
John Dearing, WBOC-TV
Vacancy
Vacancy
Staff
Stephen D. Taylor (Assistant Secretary)
Court Administrator
Supreme Court
Carvel State Office Building
820 N. French Street
P.O. Box 1997
Wilmington, DE 19899
Purpose: The purpose of the Board of Bar Examiners is to administer Supreme Court Rules 51 through 55. These Rules govern the testing and procedures for admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware.
Membership: The Board of Bar Examiners consists of such number of members of the Delaware Bar as the Delaware Supreme Court shall determine. Each of the three counties are represented on the Board. The members are appointed for three year terms. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Henry duPont Ridgely Executive Director: Sarah E. Arnold Supreme Court Administrative Liaison: Stephen D. Taylor
Board Members
Pamela S. Tikellis, Esquire (Chair)
Chimicles & Tikellis LLP
Term expires 10/15/11
Wendy K. Voss, Esquire (Vice Chair)
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Term expires 10/15/11
Thomas J. Allingham, II, Esquire
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
1st Term expires 12/31/10
Richard G. Andrews, Esquire
Department of Justice
2nd Term expires 12/31/11
Michael F. Bonkowski, Esquire
Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard PA
1st Term expires 12/31/12
Matthew F. Boyer, Esquire
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
2nd Term expires 12/31/10
Donna L. Culver, Esquire
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP
1st Term expires 12/31/10
Raymond J. DiCamillo, Esquire
Richards Layton & Finger PA
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
Mark F. Dunkle, Esquire
Parkowski Guerke & Swayze PA
2nd Term expires 12/31/11
Richard D. Heins, Esquire
Ashby & Geddes
1st Term expires 12/31/11
John E. James, Esquire
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
William D. Johnston, Esquire
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
Omar Y. McNeill, Esquire
Freeh Group International
1st Term expires 12/31/10
Noel E. Primos, Esquire
Schmittinger & Rodriguez, PA
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
Paula T. Ryan, Esquire
Department of Justice
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
Dennis L.Schrader, Esquire
Wilson Halbrook & Bayard, PA
2nd Term expires 12/31/12
Pamela J. Scott, Esquire
Saul Ewing LLP
1st Term expires 12/31/12
James W. Semple, Esquire
Morris James LLP
2nd Term expires 12/31/10
Ferris W. Wharton, Esquire
Office of the Public Defender
1st Term expires 12/31/12
Christian Douglas Wright, Esquire
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
1st Term expires 12/31/12
Purpose: The purpose of the Board on Professional Responsibility, the Preliminary Review Committee and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel is to regulate the professional conduct of the members of the Delaware Bar. Matters heard by the Board, upon petition filed by the Office Disciplinary Counsel after approval by the Preliminary Review Committee, are subject to review by the Delaware Supreme Court.
Membership: The Board on Professional Responsibility and the Preliminary Review Committee (PRC) consist of such persons as the Delaware Supreme Court shall from time to time designate by order of appointment. The Board and PRC members are appointed for three year terms. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. One third of the members of the Board and the PRC are public members who are not members of the Delaware Bar and the remainder shall be members of the Delaware Bar in good standing. Each of the three counties of the State shall be represented on the Board.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Randy J. Holland Supreme Court Administrative Liaison: Stephen D. Taylor
Purpose: The purpose of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law is to investigate matters initiated by the Board, or matters referred to the Board from any source, respecting issues involving the unauthorized practice of law.
Membership: The Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law consists of nine members appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court. Each of the counties must have a representative. Six lawyer members and three public members are appointed to the Board. Members are appointed for three year terms. No members may serve more than two consecutive terms.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Randy J. Holland Supreme Court Administrative Liaison: Stephen D. Taylor
Members: Thomas C. Grimm, Esquire (Chair)
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Term expires 4/23/12
Darryl Anthony Parson, Esquire
Drinker Biddle & Reath
Term expires on 3/12/11
John I. Ellis, Jr., Esquire
Funk & Bolton, PA
Term expires 3/10/11
Ann M. Grunert
University of Delaware
Term expires 6/8/11
Christine Teryl DiGuglielmo, Esquire
Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP
1st Term expires 4/23/12
Lawrence B. Steele, III, Esquire
Lawrence B. Steele, III PA
Term expires 3/10/11
Purpose: The purpose of the Commission on Continuing Legal Education is to ensure that minimum requirements for continuing legal education are met by Delaware attorneys in order to maintain their professional competence throughout their active practice of law.
Membership: The Commission on Continuing Legal Education consists of six members who are appointed for three year terms by the Delaware Supreme Court. No member may serve more than two terms. One Commission member shall be a member of the Judiciary. No more than one commission member may be a person who is not an attorney. Under the Commission's rules, it is desirable that Commission members be from various geographic areas and types of practice to reflect the diversity of the Delaware Bar.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Randy J. Holland Executive Director: Margot Millar Supreme Court Administrative Liaison: Stephen D. Taylor
Members: Richard K. Herrmann, Esquire (Chair)
Morris James LLP
1st Term expires on 3/4/10
Kathi A. Karsnitz, Esquire (Vice Chair)
Kathi A. Karsnitz, Attorney at Law
1st Term expires 3/14/10
Louis B. Ferrara, Esquire
Ferrara Haley Bevis & Collins
2nd Term expires 1/12/12
The Honorable Mary M. Johnston
Judge, Superior Court
2nd Term expires 7/5/10
Stephanie A. Tsantes, Esquire
Department of Justice
1st Term expires 7/5/10
Laura R. Yiengst, Esquire
Liguori Morris & Yiengst
3rd Term expires 2/6/11
Purpose: The purpose of the Judicial Education Committee is to plan for and provide opportunities for the members of the Delaware Judiciary to attend continuing judicial legal education seminars and programs.
Membership: The Judicial Education Committee consists of one member from each of the Supreme Court, the Court of Chancery, the Superior Court, the Court of Common Pleas, the Family Court. The Justice of the Peace Courts have a separate judicial education program. Members are appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for three year terms.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs AOC Administrative Liaison: Franny Haney
Members: The Honorable Donald F. Parsons, Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Court of Chancery
1st Term expires 2/3/11
The Honorable Jan R. Jurden
Judge, Superior Court
1st Term expires 2/3/11
The Honorable Rosemary Betts Beauregard
Judge, Court of Common Pleas
1st Term expires 2/3/11
The Honorable Kenneth M. Millman
Judge, Family Court
2nd Term expires 2/3/11
Purpose: The purpose of the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection is to establish, as far as is practicable, the collective responsibility of the legal profession with respect to losses caused to the public by defalcations of members of the Delaware Bar.
Membership: The Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection consists of nine members or trustees of which seven trustees shall be members of the Delaware Bar and two trustees who shall be public members who are not members of the Delaware Bar. The trustees are appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for four year terms with no trustee appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Each county shall be represented on the Fund. The Court also appoints five Associate Trustees to assist the Fund members. Associate Trustees are appointed for four year terms. There shall be at least one Associate Trustee from each county. Associate Trustees may not vote on any determination or decision by the Trustees.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Randy J. Holland Administrative Assistant: Bunny Christopher Supreme Court Administrative Liaison: Stephen D. Taylor
Members: Francis J. Jones, Jr., Esquire (Chair)
Morris James LLP
2nd Term expires 10/1/10
Teresa A. Cheek, Esquire (Secretary)
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP
1st Term expires 5/5/11
Larry Bainter
Lay Member
1st Term expires 1/7/12
Crystal Leigh Carey, Esquire
Schmittinger & Rodriguez PA
1st Term expires 11/29/12
Eileen T. Conner, CPA (Treasurer)
Belfint Lyons & Shuman PA
1st Term expires 1/8/10
Rachel Anne Dwares, Esquire
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
1st Term expires 10/24/10
Theresa McQuaid Hayes, Esquire
Law Office of Edward C. Gill PA
1st Term expires 10/24/10
Robert J. Leoni, Esquire
Shelsby & Leoni
PA
1st Term expires 1/27/11
Dennis L. Schrader, Esquire
Wilson Halbrook & Bayard PA
2nd Term expires 1/18/11
ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES
Members:
Heather Doheny Jefferson, Esquire
The Delaware Counsel Group, LLP
1st Term expires 5/8/11
Ricardo Palacio, Esquire
Ashby & Geddes
1st Term expires 10/24/10
John L. Reed, Esquire
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
1st Term expires 1/27/11
D. Benjamin Snyder, Esquire
Prickett Jones & Elliott PA
Term expires 11/29/12
PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON THE DELAWARE LAWYERS' RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Purpose: It is the purpose of the Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct to monitor these Rules, review the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and amendments or proposed amendments thereto, consider changes in the Delaware Lawyers' Rules where appropriate, draft changes suggested by the Committee and the Court, receive and consider comments from members of the Bar, Bench, and others, and consult with the Court from time to time.
Membership: The Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct consists of eleven or more members of the Bar who shall be appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for staggered three year terms or such other terms as the Delaware Supreme Court may determine.
PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SUPREME COURT RULES
Purpose: The purpose of the Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules is to monitor these Rules, consider changes where appropriate, draft changes suggested by the Committee and the Court, receive and consider comments from members of the Bar, Bench and others and to consult with the Court from time to time. The Committee shall also have the power to make recommendations to the Court concerning the rules and practices of lower courts.
Membership: The Permanent Advisory Committee on Supreme Court Rules shall consist of nine or more members of the Bar who shall be appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for three year, staggered terms or such other terms as the Delaware Supreme Court may determine.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Myron T. Steele
Members:
Susan L. Parker, Esquire (Co-Chair)
Staff Attorney, Delaware Supreme Court
1st Term expires 10/12/11
John Williams, Esquire (Co-Chair)
Department of Justice
1st Term expires 10/12/11
Kevin M. Carroll, Esquire
Department of Justice
1st Term expires 9/28/10
Richard A. Forsten, Esquire
Saul Ewing LLP
1st term expires 9/28/12
Joel Friedlander, Esquire
Bouchard Margules & Friedlander PA
1st term expires 9/28/12
Andrea C. Rodgers, Esquire
Elzufon Austin Reardon Tarlov & Mondell PA
1st term expires 9/28/12
Mason E. Turner, Jr., Esquire
Prickett Jones Elliott PA
2nd Term expires 9/28/10
Nicole Marie Walker, Esquire
Office of the Public Defender
1st Term expires 9/28/10
James J. Woods, Jr., Esquire
James J. Woods, Jr. PA
2nd Term expires 9/28/10
Jeffrey A. Young, Esquire
Young & McNeilis
2nd Term expires 9/28/10
PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE DELAWARE UNIFORM RULES OF EVIDENCE
Purpose: The purpose of the Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence is to monitor these Rules and legislation affecting these Rules, consider changes where appropriate, draft changes suggested by the Committee and the Court, receive and consider comments from members of the Bar, Bench, and others, and to consult with the Court from time to time.
Membership: The Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence shall consist of nine or more members of the Bench and Bar appointed by the Delaware Supreme Court for staggered three year terms or such other terms as the Court may determine.
Liaison Justice: The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs
Members: The Honorable T. Henley Graves (Co-Chair)
Resident Judge, Superior Court
Current Terms expires 5/15/08
A. Gilchrist Sparks, III, Esquire (Co-Chair)
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
Current Term expires 5/19/09
The Honorable Bernard Balick
Vice Chancellor, Court of Chancery (Retired)
Current Term expires 5/15/07
Douglas B. Catts, Esquire
Schmittinger & Rodriquez PA
Current Term expires 5/15/07
The Honorable Jan R. Jurden
Judge, Superior Court
Current Term expires 5/15/09
Edmund D. Lyons, Jr., Esquire
The Lyons Law Firm
Current Term expires 5/15/07
The Honorable William N. Nicholas
Judge, Family Court
Current Term expires 5/15/09
Bernard J. O'Donnell, Esquire
Office of the Public Defender
Current Term expires 5/15/08
Paula T. Ryan, Esquire
Department of Justice
Current Term expires 5/15/09
The Honorable Alex J. Smalls
Chief Judge, Court of Common Pleas
Current Term expires 5/15/07
Steven P. Wood, Esquire
Department of Justice
Current Term expires 5/15/08
Purpose: The purpose of the Judiciary Ethics Advisory Committee is to express, at the request of a judicial officer, the Committee's opinion, by the concurrence of a majority of its members, on proper judicial conduct with respect to the provisions of the Delaware Judges' Code of Judicial Conduct, the Code of Conduct for Law Clerks, and other judicial branch codes of conduct adopted by the Delaware Supreme Court.
Membership: The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee shall consist of seven members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court for staggered terms of three years. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. One member each shall be appointed from the Court of Chancery, the Superior Court, the Family Court, the Court of Common Pleas and the Justice of the Peace Court. The Chief Justice shall appoint a Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court to serve as the administrative liaison between the Court on the Judiciary and the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.
Supreme Court Liaison: The Honorable Carolyn Berger
Members:
The Honorable Donald F. Parsons, Jr. (Chair)
Vice Chancellor, Court of Chancery
2nd Term expires 7/31/10
The Honorable Richard F. Stokes (Vice Chair)
Judge, Superior Court
1st Term expires 7/31/10
The Honorable Mary M. Johnston
Judge, Superior Court
2nd Term expires on 7/31/10
The Honorable Robert B. Coonin
Judge, Family Court
2nd Term expires 7/31/10
The Honorable Michael K. Newell
Judge, Family Court
1st Term expires 7/31/10
The Honorable Charles W. Welch, III
Judge, Court of Common Pleas
1st Term expires 7/31/10
The Honorable Bonita N. Lee
Deputy Chief Magistrate, Justice of the Peace Court
2nd Term expires 7/31/10
