University Attended:
Yale College, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Law School Attended:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1976
Admission:
Supreme Court of the State of Delaware; United States District Court for the District of Delaware; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; 1976, Delaware; 1979, District of Columbia
Memberships:
Associations
•American Arbitration Association; Member, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators
•Delaware State Bar Association; Member, Corporation Law Section, Litigation Section; Formerly Co-chair, Committee on Judicial Appointments
•American College of Coverage Counsel
•Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court; Bencher
•America Bar Foundation, fellow
•American Bar Association
•Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court; Past Member
•Defense Counsel of Delaware; Past President
•American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula; Past Board Chair and Member
•Mass for the Homeless, Inc.; Past Board Chair and Member
Birth Information:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1951
Reported Cases:
Experience: In a case of first impression in Delaware, the Superior Court, applying the Full Faith and Credit clause of the U. S. Constitution, denied motion to dismiss client's registration of Arizona judgment under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, even though the Canadian judgment upon which the Arizona judgment was based could not have been domesticated under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgment Recognition Act. The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed on November 5, 2015 Alberta Securities Comm'n v. Ryckman, 2015 WL 2265473 (Del. Super. May 5, 2015) aff'd, 2015 WL 6848141 (Order) (Del. Nov. 5, 2015). Lead trial counsel in successful case against largest class member that refused to pay its share of attorneys' fees. Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP v. Fidelity Management & Research Co., 2014 WL 1599935 (Del. Ch. Apr. 16, 2014). Won summary judgment for insurer in coverage case, based upon attorney professional liability policy exclusion of any dispute over fees or costs. Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc. v. Eisenhofer and Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., 2014 WL 2884506 (Del. Superior Ct. June 10, 2014). Won dismissal of defendant in helicopter fatality case based on lack of personal jurisdiction. Laugelle v. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., et al., (Del. Superior Ct. 2012). Obtained dismissal on ground of no personal jurisdiction with respect to declaratory judgment action concerning buy-sell provision of limited liability company agreement. In re: KM Staunton Development, Inc. (Del. Ch. 2011).
