Bernard George Conaway is a member of the Firm's Wilmington, Delaware office. Mr. Conaway's practice focuses on alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy, practice before the Delaware Court of Chancery, corporate and alternate entity governance under Delaware law and complex civil litigation throughout Delaware and the country. Since 1994 Mr. Conaway has frequently been selected to serve as an arbitrator or mediator. He has successfully mediated large complex, multi-party insurance, construction and environmental disputes as well as governance and financial disputes between alternate entity members. Mr. Conaway frequently appears in Delaware 's Court of Chancery on matters involving books and records demands under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate law, Section 274 dissolutions, injunctive relief, specific performance, quiet title actions, guardianship, trust and estate litigation and other equitable claims.

Mr. Conaway worked his way through college and in 1983 earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from York College. Thereafter, in 1989 he graduated from the Widener University School of Law, serving on the Executive Committee of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and the Moot Court team. Prior starting his legal career, Mr. Conaway worked every dirty job known to exist. From this experience he often brings a unique perspective to legal problem solving.

Mr. Conaway represents creditors, debtors, directors and defends preference claims in bankruptcy courts across the county. He has successfully defended the former CEO of major imaging company against preference and insider claims as well represents corporate clients nationally on various creditor and security interest claims.

Since 1990 Mr. Conaway has been involved in all variety and facets of complex civil litigation including mass tort, insurance coverage, construction and commercial cases. He served 9 years as Delaware's Special Master of asbestos litigation and was also appointed to serve as Special Master in construction and insurance coverage. He has served as national coordinating counsel on toxic tort litigation, tried cases

Active in the community Mr. Conaway has served on the Board of Directors, Widener University School of Law Alumni Association (2003-07); Collegiate Council, York College of Pennsylvania (2004-08); St. Thomas More Society of the Archdiocese of Wilmington, Board of Directors (2003-09), Acting President (March 2006), President Elect (October 2006-07); Board of Directors, Caesar Rodney Rotary Club (2006); Barrister, Colin J. Seitz Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Wilmington, Delaware (1995-2005); Executive Committee, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court, Wilmington, Delaware (1995-1999); Member, Superior Court Committee on Complex Litigation (1991-2000); Pro Bono, Attorney Guardian Ad Litem (2003-present); Occasional Nail Banger/Grunt, Habitat For Humanity (1992-present).

Mr. Conaway frequently writes on corporate and ADR issues including:

Bernard G. Conaway, Deepening Insolvency as a Cause of Action ? DOA in Delaware , 14/2 ABA Business Law Network, Fall 2006

Bernard G. Conaway and Francis G.X. Pileggi, Delaware Series LLC, 13/2 ABA Business Law Network, Spring 2005

Francis G.X. Pileggi and Bernard G. Conaway, Recent Delaware Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Definition of Independence of Directors, 12/2 ABA Business Law Network, Spring 2004

Francis G.X. Pileggi and Bernard G. Conaway, Chancery Court Decision Clarifies Rights To Books and Records - A Section 220 Analysis, Delaware Law Weekly, March 30, 2004

Bernard G. Conaway and Francis G.X. Pileggi, Knowing Who Your Client Is - A Hard Lesson, The Barrister, December 2003

Moderator, Mealy's Asbestos 101 Conference, Non-Traditional Defendants - The New Players in Asbestos Litigation, Los Angeles, California, December 6-7, 2001

Bernard G. Conaway and Somers S. Price, Pretrial Practice in the 3rd Circuit, Chapter 15: Pretrial Scheduling and Management, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1995)

Bernard G. Conaway, Mediation, 22 The Advocate, Summer 1998, p. 14-17; Speaker, How To Represent Your Client in Mediation, Superior Court Trial Practice Forum, February 20, 1998

Speaker, Andrews Legal Communications, Critical Options: The Judges' Panel on Asbestos Litigation: The Special Master's Role in Coordinating and Consolidating Cases, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , May 21-22, 1992.

Mr. Conaway is married with two young children - both teenagers.