Irascible tort lawyer Joe Jamail once said, “I’d rather have a nose on my ass than go to Delaware for any reason.”

That was in response to the Delaware Supreme Court formally reprimanding Jamail for his conduct during a deposition. More than 30 years later, the Delaware bar still has a culture of being significantly more civil and friendly than other jurisdictions’ norms, a set of standards for legal practice often referred to as “the Delaware Way.”

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