Best Practices in the Delaware Court of Chancery
Friday, March 27, 2026
1:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Wilmington University, Brandywine Campus

Moderators
Richard K. Herrmann, Esq.
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esq.

Panelists

Court of Chancery Judge
Clerk of the Court of Chancery
Special Magistrate / Discovery Master
Staff Counsel
Plaintiff-Side Counsel
Defense-Side Counsel

1:00 – 1:10 PM | Welcome & Framing the Session

• Purpose of the program
• How Chancery practice differs from appellate practice
• Why “best practices” in Chancery matter
• Explanation of the Q&A-only format

Section I — Best Practices Before You File
1:10 – 2:00 PM | “Before You Fly Out”

Focus: What lawyers should be doing long before the complaint is filed.

Section II — Filing and Getting Into the Court System
2:00 – 2:30 PM | The Mechanics of Chancery Practice

Focus: What happens from filing through early court involvement.

2:30-2:45 pm Break

Section III — Discovery, Case Management and the Courtroom
2:45 – 3:45 PM | How Chancery Actually Runs Cases

Focus: How cases are managed

SECTION IV — Practitioner Perspectives:  What the Lawyers Wish They’d Known

Focus: Real-world lessons from both sides of the “v.”

Section V — Sage Advice From the Court
3:45 – 4:15 PM | “If You Remember Nothing Else…”

This seminar offers 3 ethics credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys; 3.6 ethics credits to New Jersey Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.

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* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click HERE.

All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.

Reporting of credits:

Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.