AssistantNichole Wilcher
302.356.1125
nwilcher@wglaw.com Kristen S. Swift is co-managing partner of Weber Gallagher's Delaware office where she oversees the office's real estate and workers' compensation practices. As a general litigation practitioner, she takes on cases involving commercial and civil litigation, counsels businesses on employment law and insurance coverage issues, and assists individuals and businesses with homeowner association disputes and private and commercial real estate matters.
Before joining Weber Gallagher, Kristen was an in-house litigator for a Fortune 100 insurance company. In 2013-2014, she was Wolcott Fellow to former Justice Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court. While in law school, Kristen also interned for Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark in the U.S District Court, District of Delaware, and for the Honorable Mary F. Walrath in the U.S Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. Kristen was the first Web Content Editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and graduated magna cum laude.
Kristen is the Immediate Past Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association's Litigation Section and previously chaired the Association’s Torts & Insurance Section. She serves on the editorial board for the Delaware State Bar Journal, where she launched a column that focuses on providing content to women attorneys aimed at combating attrition of women in the legal profession. Since 2022, Kristen has served on Law360’s Delaware Editorial Advisory Board.
Since 2019, Kristen has been recognized by the publisher of the Delaware edition of Super Lawyers magazine as a "Rising Star," an honor given to the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Delaware. Super Lawyers lists are issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection-process/.
She was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America among "Ones to Watch." Since 2018, Kristen has been named to Delaware Today magazine’s “Top Lawyers” list in the category of Insurance and construction law.
Kristen S. Swift is co-managing partner of Weber Gallagher's Delaware office where she oversees the office's real estate and workers' compensation practices. As a general litigation practitioner, she takes on cases involving commercial and civil litigation, counsels businesses on employment law and insurance coverage issues, and assists individuals and businesses with homeowner association disputes and private and commercial real estate matters.
Before joining Weber Gallagher, Kristen was an in-house litigator for a Fortune 100 insurance company. In 2013-2014, she was Wolcott Fellow to former Justice Jack B. Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court. While in law school, Kristen also interned for Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark in the U.S District Court, District of Delaware, and for the Honorable Mary F. Walrath in the U.S Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware. Kristen was the first Web Content Editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and graduated magna cum laude.
Kristen is the Immediate Past Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association's Litigation Section and previously chaired the Association’s Torts & Insurance Section. She serves on the editorial board for the Delaware State Bar Journal, where she launched a column that focuses on providing content to women attorneys aimed at combating attrition of women in the legal profession. Since 2022, Kristen has served on Law360’s Delaware Editorial Advisory Board.
Since 2019, Kristen has been recognized by the publisher of the Delaware edition of Super Lawyers magazine as a "Rising Star," an honor given to the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in Delaware. Super Lawyers lists are issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection-process/.
She was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America among "Ones to Watch." Since 2018, Kristen has been named to Delaware Today magazine’s “Top Lawyers” list in the category of Insurance and construction law.
Representative ExperienceTestimonial:
“I had a case regarding a Landlord / Tennant dispute in Delaware. […] During the trial, Kristen asked all the right questions, and backed the property manager into a corner. I watched the landlord’s case fall apart before my eyes. […] The landlord’s attorney then offered a settlement that was beneficial to me. Kristen Swift did a fantastic job with my case. If any of my neighbors have difficulty with this landlord, or any issue, I will be sure to recommend her to them. Again, a first-rate job, Kristen really did her homework, complete with diagrams and executed a very damaging cross-examination of the landlord’s main witness, essentially winning the case and getting me to my desired outcome by allowing me to keep my vacation home.”
- Inspector Supervisor at a Leading Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturer
ExperienceResults may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Secured zero-dollar dismissal for a glass shower door installer in a case where the plaintiff allegedly sustained injury while showering due to a door being improperly installed by our client. We secured dismissal just one week after a $150,000 demand was presented.
Secured zero-dollar dismissal for a property management company in a personal injury case where we asserted the case was frivolous.
Speaking Engagements- 09.20.23Speaker, "Complex Landlord-Tenant Issues and Answers," National Business Initiative (NBI)
- 03.15.23Panelist, “Where Have All the Employees Gone?” ExecuSummit Annual Women in Insurance Conference
- 01.12.23Panelist, “Understanding Automobile and Property Subrogation in Delaware at Common Law and Under 21 Del. C. 2118”
WG University- 01.12.23Understanding Automobile and Property Subrogation in Delaware
- 04.28.22Workers' Compensation: A Full View
- 03.31.22Delaware Workers’ Compensation: A Deeper Look
Professional & Community InvolvementDelaware State Bar Journal, Editorial Board
Delaware Bar Association, Litigation Section, Chair
Delaware Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Former Chair, 2018-2021
Law360's 2022 Delaware Editorial Board
Defense Counsel of Delaware, Member
Delaware Claims Association, Member
The Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court, Member
The Justice Randall H. Holland Inn of Court, Member
American Bar Association, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee Newsletter, Co-Chair
AssistantNichole Wilcher
302.356.1125
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