Fundamentals of Civil Litigation 2026
November 5, 2026
DSBA

This course, one of the seven Fundamentals courses, provides an overview of civil litigation in Delaware, including best practices and procedures in each of Delaware’s courts, from the filing of a complaint through the completion of an appeal.

Registration and Check In:  8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Moderator:
Jeffrey J. Lyons, Esq. | Ashby & Geddes and Chair of the Litigation Section of the DSBA

Panels:

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Delaware Court of Common Pleas Practice
The Honorable Jordan J. Perry | Court of Common Pleas of the State of Delaware
Seth H. Yeager, Esq. | Lyons Doughty & Veldhuis, P.C.

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Delaware Family Court Practice
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo, Esq. | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Michelle R. Skoranski, Esq. | The Yeager Law Firm LLC

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – U.S. District Courts Practice
The Honorable Sherry R. Fallon | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Grayson P. Sundermeir, Esq. | Fish & Richardson P.C.

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Delaware Superior Court Practice
The Honorable Kathleen M. Vavala | Superior Court of the State of Delaware
Catherine A. Gaul, Esq. | Ashby & Geddes

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Delaware Court of Chancery Practice
The Honorable Loren Mitchell | Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
Mae Oberste, Esq. | Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Delaware Justice of the Peace Court Practice
The Honorable Susan Goldsman | Justice of the Peace Court of the State of Delaware
William Patrick Brady, Esq. | Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Delaware Supreme Court Practice
The Honorable Abigail M. LeGrow | Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
R. Eric Hacker, Esq. | Morris James LLP

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – U.S. Bankruptcy Court Practice
The Honorable J. Kate Stickles | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Eric J. Monzo, Esq. | Morris James LLP

Newly Admitted Attorneys: Please note that if you are unable to attend the entire day, please do not register to attend in person. Instead, you may watch the video in its entirety to receive your full CLE credits.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer partial CLE credit to newly admitted attorneys completing their Fundamentals requirements. However, members who are not taking the class to fulfill their Fundamentals requirements may attend and receive partial credit for the time they attend.

This seminar offers 6.0 credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys; 7.2 credits to New Jersey Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream option in Dover.

To register by mail or email, please click the blue registration link below.

To register online, please click the green link below.

* 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.