Atty. Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman
Stephen B. Brauerman (Steve) is a director at Bayard and member of the firm’s litigation group.
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Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman is a patent, business, ip, and litigation attorney based in Wilmington, Delaware, practicing at Bayard PA. Educated at American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 2007). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026). Serands clients in Wilmington, DE and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Stephen B. Brauerman (Steve) is a director at Bayard and member of the firm’s litigation group
- He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, commercial and intellectual property litigation in Delaware’s state and federal Courts
- He has litigated a wide array of cases involving fiduciary duty claims, corporate and alternative entity control disputes, advancement/ indemnification, breach of contract, antitrust, securities, patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trademark matters
- Steve also counsels clients concerning the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and Delaware’s alternative entity statutes
- Experienced as both lead and Delaware counsel, Steve appears frequently before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Supreme Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Superior Court
- Steve has also tried cases as lead counsel before the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Steve is a 2010 graduate of the Federal Trial Practice Seminar sponsored by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the Federal Bar Association
- From 2011-2014, he served as co-coordinator of the Trial Practice Seminar
- Steve currently serves the legal community as vice-chair of the Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Alternative Entities Subcommittee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association
- and Barrister in the Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court
- Steve is the past President, and has also previously served as Vice President, and Secretary of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- While in law school, Steve worked for the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- He was also Editor-in-Chief of the American University Law Review (Volume 55)
- Steve also served as a Director of the Reading Assist Institute (a non-profit organization that helps children overcome language-based learning disabilities) and as a volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind
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Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman is one of 20,749 patent attorneys indexed nationally. Browse patent attorneys in Delaware →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Delaware →
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in Delaware →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Stephen B. "Steve" Brauerman is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Delaware →
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Why local counsel matters in Delaware
Practicing law in Delaware. Legal matters in Delaware are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Wilmington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Delaware state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Delaware brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Delaware courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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