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February 12, 2009

Delaware Today Names Bayard, P.A. Attorneys to Top Lawyers List

Bayard, P.A. is pleased to announce that Curtis P. Bounds, Steven R. Director, and Douglas M. Hershman have been selected by their professional peers as "Top Lawyers" in Delaware Today magazine in the practice areas of divorce, trusts & estates, and real estate, respectively.

Delaware Today surveyed local licensed attorneys to determine the best Delaware lawyers in 12 consumer practice areas: Civil Rights, Divorce Law, Criminal Defense, Elder Law, Family Law, Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Trust and Estates, and Workers' Compensation.

"The lawyers listed in the Delaware Today ranking are the attorneys other attorneys turn to for counsel," said Neil B. Glassman, Bayard's Chairman. "We are proud to have excellent representation on this prestigious list, which is recognized by our colleagues and competitors as a high honor. We will continue to provide the same high-quality, compassionate service that is noticed in the marketplace and relied upon by our clients."

Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard. He concentrates his practice in areas of high net worth divorce and high conflict custody cases. Curtis was selected as the "Top Divorce Lawyer" in this year's Delaware Today issue.

Steven R. Director is a director at Bayard and has over 30 years of experience in the areas of business transactions and tax, as well as trusts and estates. He concentrates his practice in the areas of tax, business transactions, family business and succession planning, and estate and trust administration.

Douglas M. Hershman is a director at Bayard and serves as President of the firm. He leads the firm's diverse real estate practice throughout Delaware and the surrounding states, representing both buyers and sellers of commercial and residential properties, borrowers in financing transactions, and lenders making commercial real estate loans. He also is a licensed issuing agent for several national title insurance companies.

Bayard, P.A., a Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, has renowned practices in commercial lending, commercial and residential real estate, entity formation, insurance, family law, tax, estate planning and estate administration, as well as nationally recognized practices in commercial bankruptcy, corporate and commercial litigation, intellectual property, and securitization and structured finance.