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September 8, 2009

Bayard's Charlene D. Davis Elected Chair of Bankruptcy Section, Delaware State Bar Association

Bayard, P.A., a Meritas® member law firm based in Wilmington Delaware, announced today that attorney Charlene D. Davis, a director with the firm and a member of its executive committee, has been elected to Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.  She previously served as Vice Chair of the Section.

Ms. Davis joined Bayard in 1988 and focuses her practice on bankruptcy/creditors’ rights and commercial litigation.  She regularly represents creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees and debtors in many large bankruptcy cases.

“An experienced federal litigator and former Assistant United States Attorney, Charlene brings excellent perspective and depth to her new role as Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar,” said Neil B. Glassman, Bayard’s Chairman.  “She has devoted over twenty years to the practice of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights as an attorney with Bayard, earning the recognition and respect of her clients and professional peers at all levels of public and private service.  Her continued leadership with the State Bar will help to further elevate and innovate Delaware bankruptcy law at a critical time in the economic history of our state and country.”

Ms. Davis is a past member of the Advisory Committee to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and a past President of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.  She also served as a member of the Advisory committee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from 1996–1998, and on the Third Circuit’s Bench-Bar Relations Committee.  In 1996, she was named as the first recipient of the Caleb R. Layton Service Award by the judges of the Federal District Court in Delaware.  From 1989 through 1997, she served as a member of the Federal District Court CJA Blue Ribbon Panel.

Ms. Davis has been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as a leader lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring.  She was also designated as a Delaware Super Lawyer for 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the areas of bankruptcy & creditor/debtor rights, featured annually in Philadelphia Magazine.

She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A., cum laude, attended the University of Chicago Law School, and earned her J.D., cum laude, from Widener University’s Delaware School of Law in 1984.

Bayard, P.A., a Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, has nationally recognized practices in commercial bankruptcy, corporate and commercial litigation, intellectual property, securitization, structured finance, and insurance insolvencies.  Other established practices include counseling clients in the formation of corporations and other alternative entities, real estate, insurance, tax, estate planning and estate administration, and domestic disputes.