While Chad’s practice is national in scope, many of his cases are before Delaware’s esteemed federal and state courts. He has successfully resolved litigation involving millions to hundreds of millions of dollars in value in all three of Delaware’s top courts – the District of Delaware, the Court of Chancery, and Delaware Superior Court. Chad’s trial wins include a $31 million jury verdict in a hotly contested patent infringement and trade secrets case.
As a special discovery master in the District of Delaware, Chad has held hearings and issued written opinions on issues ranging from motions to strike new infringement and invalidity theories to complex attorney-client privilege disputes.
Chad also prioritizes service. Because of his work representing a mentally disabled prisoner in an Eighth Amendment case, he was awarded the 2021 Christopher W. White Distinguished Service Award by the Delaware Bar Association. Chad currently serves as co-chair of the District of Delaware’s Federal Trial Practice Seminar, and he has long held various leadership roles in the ABA Section of Litigation. He is now appointed to the ABA’s Justice for All Task Force and previously served as chair of the Section’s Intellectual Property Litigation Committee.
Professional and Community Involvement
Special Master, District of Delaware Special Masters Panel, 2019-present
Member, District of Delaware Advisory Committee, 2022-present
Member, District of Delaware U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, 2023-present
Former co-chair, ABA Section of Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, 2021-2023
Former member, ABA’s Federal Practice Task Force, 2019-2020
Former co-chair, ABA Section of Litigation’s Business Torts Committee 2016-2019
Former co-chair, Delaware Federal Trial Practice Seminar, 2019, 2024
Honors
Christopher W. White Distinguished Access to Justice Award, 2021
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
The Best Lawyers in America, 2017-present
Delaware Today Top Lawyers, 2020-present
