Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., has experienced family law practitioners in each county that handle the full range of family law matters including custody, visitation, divorce, alimony, property division, premarital and postmarital agreements, separation agreements, domestic violence, protection from abuse civil restraining orders, paternity, support, child protection, guardianship, adoption, child protection registry, child abuse registry, and sex offender registry. Our attorneys are well respected for their advocacy, ethics, knowledge and leadership, serving as officers in the family law section of the Delaware Bar, chairing family law committees and lecturing in Delaware and nationally on critical issues including interstate custody, interstate protective orders and child custody evaluation standards. Domestic disputes involve good people at the most stressful times of their lives. Each attorney at our firm approaches the process in a comprehensive manner that respects the client’s emotions and personal circumstances while protecting the client’s rights under this complex area of law.
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
• Guardianship
  KASHIF I. CHOWDHRY, Esquire joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in 2008 as a Director, concentrating his practice on commercial litigation, real estate, business formation, and estate and guardianship matters. Read More
• Spousal Support
• Child Abuse

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., represents individuals involved in controversies alleging a wrong or damage to others person, rights, reputation or property resulting from events or activities such as motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct and negligence. We have been successfully involved in handling high-profile, large damage award cases.
• Restraining Order

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Our attorneys routinely advise clients on issues involving Delaware corporate law and Delaware alternate business entities, including Delaware investment holding companies. We help structure business entities, draft organizational documents and provide counsel to our clients regarding fiduciary duties of directors and officers of Delaware corporations. We also routinely provide opinions of counsel to our clients on issues involving Delaware corporate law.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Formation
  The attorneys at Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., are frequently called upon to render advice and counsel in connection with the formation of, and transactions involving, Delaware corporate and business entities, captive insurance companies, special purpose vehicles and fiduciary duties of Delaware directors, officers and trustees. We advise clients on the business formation, ownership, control and dissolution of Delaware business entities. We represent clients in financing and business acquisitions, contract negotiations, corporate governance, and day to day business decisions.
• Business Disputes
  Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze routinely represent clients in matters spanning from personal law to professional and business law. Below, you will find a comprehensive list of our specializations along with information about who on our team can be of assistance.
• Business Transactions
  The attorneys at Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., are frequently called upon to render advice and counsel in connection with the formation of, and transactions involving, the following...
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Employment law covers a complex network of laws that control how employers must treat employees, former employees and applicants for employment. Our firm, which represents employers and employees, has significant experience in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and case law in areas such as employment discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee benefits, whistleblower litigation, wrongful discharge, employment contracts, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and special laws governing state and municipal employment.
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Contract
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  F. MICHAEL PARKOWSKI is a Director in the firm. He provides representation to a variety of public and private clients on governmental, environmental, land use, and agricultural real estate matters. As general counsel to the Delaware Agricultural… Read More
• Construction Litigation
  Our attorneys regularly serve as mediators, arbitrators, and neutral evaluators in various areas of the law including domestic relations, construction law, personal injury, and contract disputes.
• Eminent Domain
  Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., has a state-wide real estate and land use practice involving both commercial and residential land use issues, transactions and disputes, rezoning, refinancing, eminent domain (condemnation), and homeowners association (HOA) matters.
• Land Use and Zoning
  MARK F. DUNKLE, a Director at the firm, joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., in 1996, concentrating his practice on real estate and land use, environmental law and permitting, business litigation, government regulations, corporate… Read More

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Jessie R. Benavides joined Parkowski, Guerke, & Swayze, P.A. as an associate in 2020. Her practice concentrates on domestic relations, personal injury, and estates. She is fluent in Spanish. Read More
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Our firm aids clients in the estate planning process by providing wills, trusts, power of attorneys and living wills. We also administer the estate probate process.
• Wills
• Trusts
  JAMES D. GRIFFIN joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., as an Associate in January 2017. He practices in all of the Delaware courts on issues dealing with commercial law, wills, trusts and estates, eminent domain, real estate law… Read More
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Our firm represents commercial clients, individuals and lenders in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property – land and the structures attached to it – including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions and closings (both purchase and sale and refinancing).
• Tax Law