William J. Wade

William J. Wade is the president of the firm.  Also chair of the Litigation Department, his practice includes representing local and national clients in Delaware’s state and federal courts with an emphasis on various areas of civil litigation, including intellectual property and commercial law matters. Bill’s clients include entities such as ExxonMobil, the City of Wilmington, Wilmington Trust Company and the Christiana Care Health System, the state’s largest health-care system.

With a long history of leadership in the legal community, Bill is active in the state and national bar, serving on numerous panels and committees. He is also very involved in both the health-care arena and Delaware’s annual Minority Job Fair. Bill has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating.

Professional and Community Activities

• Mentor, District of Delaware Federal Trial Practice Seminar (2010, 2011)
• Chair, Merit Selection Panel, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Delaware (2007)
• Member, Merit Selection Panel, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Delaware (2011)
• Past Chair and Member, Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Delaware
• Member and Past Chair, Health Law Section, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Health Law Sections
• Member, American Bar Association, Litigation, Health Law and Intellectual Property Sections
• Member, Delaware Historical Society Board of Trustees
• Director, The Grand Opera House, Inc.
• Trustee and Secretary, Christiana Care Health System
• Secretary, Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.
• Past Director, Medical Center of Delaware
• Past Director, Delaware Health Plan Consortium
• Past Director, Christiana Care Health Plans, Inc.
• Past Director, MCD Foundation
• Past Director, Wilmington Country Club
• Past Chair and Director, Delaware Theatre Company
• Member and Past Chair, Delaware Minority Job Fair Committee
  

Professional Recognition

• Benchmark Litigation
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Caleb R. Layton III Service Award, presented by the Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (2010)
• Super Lawyers
• Lawdragon