Background
Parkins, Junior, John A. was born on December 28, 1946 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
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John A. Parkins Jr.
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University of Delaware (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Washington & Lee University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1972).
Career
Worked at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (Wilmington, Delaware) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Delaware. Note and Comment Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1971-1972.
Law Clerk, Delaware Supreme Court, 1972-1973. Deputy Attorney General, State of Delaware, 1977-1985. Member, Supreme Court Rules Committee, 1984-1989.
Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. American Board of Trial Advocates. Richards, Layton & Finger, founded in the early 1900's, is Delaware's largest law firm with seventy-nine lawyers.
The firm has a full-service regional practice, as well as a national practice in the areas of corporate law and litigation, partnership law, limited liability company and business trust law, bankruptcy and complex financial transactions. The firm offers a wide range of professional services, including general civil practice in state and federal courts, all aspects of Delaware corporate law, partnership, limited liability company and business trust law, federal and state taxation, estate planning, estates and trusts, real estate, business law, banking law, bankruptcy law, labor law, intellectual property, environmental law, administrative law and governmental relations. Members of the firm are active in the academic, business, charitable and political communities.
Membership
Member, Supreme Court Rules Committee, 1984-1989. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. American Board of Trial Advocates.
