Robert W. Whetzel

Background

Whetzel, Robert W. was born on January 17, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of Delaware (B.Ch.E., 1981). Villanova University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984).

Career

Worked at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (Wilmington, Delaware) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Delaware. Registered to practice before United States.

Patent and Trademark Office. Order of the Coif. Recipient, Scribes Award, 1984. Member, 1982-1983 and Associate Editor, 1983-1984, Villanova Law Review.

Author: Casenote, 28 Villanova Law Review 451, 1982-1983. Co-Author: Chapter 49 - Delaware Environmental Law in "Environmental Law Practice Guide" (Matthew Bender), 1992. Member, Advisory Committee for the United States.

District Court, District of Delaware, 1994?. Member: Delaware State (Chairman, Section of Environmental Law, 1994-1996) and American (Member, Section of Litigation, Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. 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.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Casenote, 28 Villanova Law Review 451, 1982-1983. Co-Author: Chapter 49 - Delaware Environmental Law in "Environmental Law Practice Guide" (Matthew Bender), 1992.

Membership

Member, 1982-1983 and Associate Editor, 1983-1984, Villanova Law Review.