The Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

The Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, located in Wilmington, Delaware, is open to all members of the bar who practice in the areas of commercial and individual bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law. Since 2010, the Inn has received the Platinum Distinction (the highest level of achievement) from the American Inns of Court in recognition of the Inn's outstanding efforts in effective administration, communications, program development, mentoring, community outreach, and participation in the American Inns of Court movement.

The Inn strives to promote skill improvement, professionalism, and legal ethics through its monthly informative programs, mentoring system, and development of detailed materials prepared for each program. Each monthly program revolves around a series of lectures, skits, or other creative avenues of discussing a specific topic of current interest to bankruptcy attorneys. While our Inn is unique in its focus on bankruptcy law, many of our programs involve developments in litigation and other related areas.

The Inn holds its meetings at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Immediately after the program, participants are welcome to join together for dinner at a local restaurant.

Inn Calendar

Executive Board

Prospective Members

Orientation Meeting
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Joint Meeting with the American College of Bankruptcy
Tuesday, November 6, 2025

Fireside Chat with Judge Walrath and Judge Gross (Ret.)
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Pupilage Team Program
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Pupilage Team Program
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Joint Meeting of the Delaware Inns of Court
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Pupilage Team Program
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Annual Banquet
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
  • Hon. Laurie Selber Silverstein, Co-President
  • Hon. Karen B. Owens, Co-President
  • Marisa A. Terranova Fissel, Executive Director
  • R. Stephen McNeill, Treasurer
  • George A. Williams III, Secretary
  • Lawrence J. Kotler, Program Chair
  • Brenna Dolphin, Social Chair
  • Michael DiPietro, Membership Chair
  • Ronald Gellert, Board Member

Any member of the Inn may submit nominations to the Inn Executive Director. Nomination forms for lawyers and judges are available here, and the form to nominate law students can be found here.

Prospective members may attend meetings of the current year with the permission of the Executive Board.

For more information, please e-mail Mike DiPietro or George Williams.