Atty. Steven "Steve" Director
Steven R. Director (Steve) is senior counsel at Bayard.
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Steven "Steve" Director is a tax attorney based in Wilmington, Delaware, practicing at Bayard PA. They have 49+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1977. Admitted to practice in Delaware (1977) and Maryland (1993). Educated at Pepperdine University (J.D., 1977) and University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1974). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (2026). Serands clients in Wilmington, DE and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Steven R. Director (Steve) is senior counsel at Bayard
- Steve has over 40 years of experience in private practice in the areas of business transactions, tax, trust planning and administration (both personal and corporate), estate planning and administration, and business succession planning
- Through a “hands-on” approach, Steve develops effective strategies and follow-through steps to assist his entity and individual clients form, acquire, and sell businesses, resolve significant family and entity ownership and related disputes, negotiate and reach agreements with tax authorities, and accomplish his clients’ tax, estate, and trust planning goals
- Steve is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Delaware and Maryland, and the U.S
- Tax Court
- Steve advises closely-held businesses, including corporations, limited liability companies, professional practices, and other entities, and their owners on a variety of tax and transactional issues, including structuring and negotiating business formations, acquisitions, divisions, and sales
- and advising on business succession planning
- He frequently represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and local tax authorities
- As a part of his business practice, he represents business and individuals in a variety of commercial transactions
- In addition, he has extensive experience in negotiating agreements or disputes to mutually favorable outcomes
- Steve is the current Vice-Chair of the Tax Appeal Board of the State of Delaware, an active member and past Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Section on Taxation, a twice past President and member of the Wilmington Tax Group, and a member and past Chair of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware
- Steve has completed the Harvard Negotiation Intensive Workshop hosted by Harvard’s Negotiation Institute
- Steve is an Accredited Estate Planner by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
- Steve is a former Board Member and Secretary of the Delaware Community Foundation, a former Board Member and Chair of the Legal Committee of Greenville Country Club, a former Board Member/Chair of Planned Parenthood of Delaware, a member of the Board of Governors of the Central Branch (DE) YMCA, and the Immediate Past Commodore of The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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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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