Our Team

JOHN C. ANDRADE joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in 1987 and is a Director of the firm, concentrating his practice in the areas of product liability, environmental law, intellectual property and civil litigation.

ELIO BATTISTA, JR. joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in 2012 as a Director. He concentrates his practice in the areas of administrative and government law, environmental law, regulatory enforcement, commercial law and litigation..

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.

Madeline S. Carlson joined Parkowski, Guerke, & Swayze, P.A. as an associate in 2023. Her practice concentrates on personal injury and civil litigation.

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.

WILLIAM A. DENMAN, a Director at the firm, joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in May 2002, concentrating his practice in real estate, land use, administrative law, and government relations. He practices in all courts…

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…

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…

Mr. Guerke is a member of the Kent County, Delaware State and American Bar Associations, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), and Terry-Carey American…

SHANE HEBERLING joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze P.A. as an Associate in 2017. His practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate, including transactions, leases, and litigation, estate planning, personal injury and wrongful death, and business services.

JAMES D. NUTTER joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. as a Director in December 2012, and is resident partner in the firm’s Georgetown, Delaware office. An experienced trial advocate and former legislative attorney for…

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…

VINCENT G. ROBERTSON joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in January of 2017 as a Director, as part of Griffin & Robertson’s merger into the firm. His areas of practice are primarily concentrated in governmental and…

CHRISTINE P. SCHILTZ joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. as a Director in June 2003, bringing with her a practice concentrated in the areas of insurance and banking law, health care and government relations and regulatory representation…

DAVID S. SWAYZE joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. as a Director in June 2003. He concentrates his practice in the areas of financial services regulation; Delaware trust law and administration; government relations and…

MICHAEL W. TEICHMAN is a Director at Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., joining the firm in June 2003. He concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental regulation and litigation, as well as representing captive and traditional insurance institutions in both regulatory and transactional matters…

SETH L. THOMPSON joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in July 2019, and works predominantly in the firm’s Wilmington office. His practice focuses on civil litigation, family law, and municipal law….

WILLIAM J. WALLS, JR. joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. in November 2016 after serving 24 years as Judge of the Family Court of the State of Delaware. Before being appointed as judge of the Family Court he was partner in…