Kara M. Swasey is an associate of Bayard. Kara concentrates her practice in the areas of family law, including divorce, custody, child support, adoption, termination of parental rights, and protection from abuse. Kara also provides litigation support to the Firm's bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, and commercial law practices. In 2011, Kara completed an intensive professional training program in the art of family law advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Family Law Advocacy Institute.
Kara joined Bayard in 2007 after earning her J.D. and M.B.A. from Villanova University. She is admitted to practice law in Delaware and Pennsylvania. During law school, Kara was a Research Assistant to Professor Ann Carey Juliano.
In 2012, Kara was elected Vice President of the family law section of the Delaware State Bar Association. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Melson Arsht Inn of Court. She volunteers for Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, the Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, and the Office of the Child Advocate. Kara also serves as an attorney coach for the St. Mark's High School Mock Trial Team and participated as a scoring judge in the National Mock Trial Championship held in Wilmington, Delaware, in May 2008.
Memberships:
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Melson-Arsht Inn of Court
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Articles:
· "Why a Handshake Might Not Be Enough for Members of Delaware Limited Liability Companies," Delaware Corporate, Vol. 23, No. 9 (November 17, 2008)