Delaware Lawyers with More Than 45 Years of Collective Experience
Daniel K. Hogan
Daniel K. Hogan has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in a wide range of legal transactions and disputes. Mr. Hogan is experienced in financial reorganizations and disputes in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, including counsel to secured creditors, trustees, indenture trustees and various creditors’ committees and a legal representative in a major asbestos case covering nearly 10 years. Mr. Hogan’s role has been significant in major cases across the country, including various mass tort and asbestos cases.
Additionally, for a decade, Mr. Hogan has acted as the outside litigation counsel for Highland Capital Management, L.P., one of the largest private-equity funds in the country. This representation, held in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Delaware Superior Court, as well as Delaware Court of Chancery, involves multi-million dollar lawsuits with some of the largest corporate entities in the United States. He has also represented several of the country’s largest financial institutions in litigation relating to bank and bond debt arrangements and has obtained eight-figure settlements for his clients in these matters. Mr. Hogan is actively involved in the Delaware legal community. He is a pro bono volunteer for the Delaware Legal Services Society, and he taught a seminar titled “Foreclosures — Nuts & Bolts” for the Delaware State Bar Association.
Representative Matters in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- W.R. Grace Chapter 11, Counsel to Canadian Representative Counsel, appointed Legal Representative in June, 2006.
- Combustion Engineering Chapter 11 (Representing Personal Injury Asbestos Trust).
- ABB Lummus Chapter 11 (Representing Personal Injury Asbestos Trust).
- Various pending asbestos-related Chapter 11 cases, including Owens Corning, Specialty Products, Dynamerica (representing interests of creditors/plaintiffs).
- Commonwealth Oil Refining Co., Inc., also known as CORCO (lead debtor’s counsel).
- Global Marine (indenture trustee counsel).
- Ascendia Brands, Inc. – Representing Rooks Marketing Group LLC (Avoidance Action).
- American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. – Counsel for homeowners
Areas of practice
|
|
Education
Mr. Hogan received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1989. He earned his B.S. from Wake Forest University in 1986.
Admissions
Admitted to practice law in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 1990, Mr. Hogan is a member of the:
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Real Estate Section, Delaware State Bar Association
- Pennsylvania State Bar Association
- Probate and Real Estate Sections, Pennsylvania State Bar Association
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- All Delaware Trial Courts
- Probate and Real Estate Sections, American State Bar Association
Professional memberships
- Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
- Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
W. Wade W. Scott
Attorney W. Wade W. Scott has been Special Counsel to The Hogan Firm since 2005. He has more than 25 years of experience in the legal profession as a private practice lawyer, as regional counsel for a large company, and as part of the Public Defender's Office for the State of Delaware.
Areas of practice
|
Education
In 2007, Mr. Scott received an Estate Planning Certificate from Temple University's Beasley School of Law. He earned his J.D. from George Mason University Law School in 1984, and he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in English from the University of Richmond in 1979.
Admissions
Mr. Scott was admitted to practice law in Delaware in 1985. He belongs to the:
- Delaware State Bar Association
- Trusts and Estates Section, Delaware State Bar Association
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- All Delaware Trial Courts
Professional memberships
- Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
- Elder Counsel
- Society of Financial Service Professionals
- WealthCounsel
Additional information
From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Scott was founder and president of SocracticLaw, an online legal publishing company designed to provide competitive intelligence to corporate law practitioners. He currently serves as Guardian ad litem as part of the Office of Child Advocacy in the Family Court of Delaware. Mr. Scott also regularly conducts seminars in Estate Planning and Administration.
Contact The Hogan Firm
Located in the historic Delaware Avenue area of Wilmington, just across the street from the Soldiers & Sailors monument, The Hogan Firm offers complimentary parking and can be reached by public transportation. The firm represents clients in Delaware Superior Court, The Court of Chancery, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court, The United States Bankruptcy Court and United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Contact the firm online or at 302.656.7540 to schedule a free initial consultation with a knowledgeable Delaware lawyer.
