attorneys

The ‘longest,’ ‘most emotional’ experience: Attorneys mark final plan approval in Boy Scouts case

Delaware Law Weekly

More than two and a half years after the Boy Scouts of America first filed for bankruptcy in the District of Delaware, attorneys for tens of thousands of sexual abuse survivors are celebrating the court’s approval of a final Chapter 11 plan.

Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein’s final approval last week means a trust of more than $2.4 billion in settlement funds obtained to date can start to be distributed to the more than 82,000 abuse claimants, though there’s no set timetable for when that process will be complete.

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Small world, high bar: Delaware’s location, admission requirements deter underrepresented attorneys, experts say

Delaware Law Weekly

Those who have watched the Delaware bar and bench wrestle with the need to increase diversity say it may be for the same reason they struggle with keeping talented legal minds in the state in general: Delaware law is hard to get into and easy to leave.

While the legal profession is generally whiter than the general population across the country, Delaware’s proportions of attorneys and judges of color lag further behind than those in nearby markets, and proponents of diversity and inclusion cite both the proximity of those markets and the fact that the state’s bar is the most difficult in the country to gain admission to.

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