Stephen A. Spence
Partner
Phone: 302-551-6819
Email
Steve focuses on trial and appellate litigation in all of Delaware’s courts, including the Court of Chancery, Superior Court, and Supreme Court. He handles disputes in and out of court relating to business and corporate law, real estate, fiduciary relationships, and creditors’ rights.
In addition to litigation, Steve serves as a mediator, consults with attorneys on legal writing and appellate cases, and advises attorneys and law firms on legal ethics matters. Steve also advises local businesses on a wide range of issues.
Before entering private practice, Steve served as the judicial law clerk to President Judge James T. Vaughn, Jr. (Ret.). He is actively involved in the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, the Delaware State Bar Association, the Sussex County Bar Association, and the Terry-Carey Inn of Court.
Steve lives in Lewes with his wife and children. He is a graduate of Cape Henlopen High School, and his family lives in the Cape region.
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Widener University School of Law, 2009, J.D.
cum laude
University of Delaware, 2006, B.S.
Political Science
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Delaware State Bar Association, Executive Committee
Sussex County Bar Association, Past-President
Terry-Carey Inn of Court, Secretary
Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, Member
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Delaware, 2009
Delaware Federal District Court, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Recognitions
Top Lawyer in Delaware Today for Appellate Law - 2023
Top Lawyer in Delaware Today - 2022
Top Lawyer in Delaware Today for Business Law - 2019, 2020, 2021
Top Lawyer in Delaware Today for Appellate and Business Commercial Law - 2017, 2018
Top Lawyer in Delaware Today for Civil Litigation and Contract Law - 2016
Representative Clients & Matters
For property owners and developers, litigation involving contract disputes, commercial leases, partition, specific performance, and title issues.
For closely held companies and their stockholders or members, contract and fiduciary litigation as well as buyouts and asset sales.
For banks, private lenders, and other creditors, commercial foreclosure and collection.
For local businesses and their owners, commercial litigation and advising on a wide range of issues.
For law firms and their clients litigating in Delaware courts, mediation, legal writing and appellate cases, local counsel representation, and legal ethics issues.
For fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates, litigation involving trust administration and probate disputes.
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