Dilworth Paxson LLP: An Overview

Founded in 1933, Dilworth Paxson LLP conducts a broad and diverse regional and national law practice representing a wide variety of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to closely-held businesses, governmental entities, individuals, and other institutions.

The Firm proudly embraces its distinguished and rich history, and continues to rely on the values of providing clients with quality legal service in a responsive manner and at a fair price established many decades ago by its founder, the late Richardson Dilworth.

Our Commitment

The Firm’s commitment is and remains to be to provide results-oriented legal service by fostering an environment which encourages entrepreneurial, independent, and creative thinking. This commitment is predicated on the belief that clients deserve lawyers who anticipate their needs, who thoroughly understand the task at hand, and who demonstrate the expertise and sound judgment to work efficiently with clients using the latest technology.

Dilworth Paxson maintains a strong and unique tradition of public service and civic involvement which includes many former and present members of the firm holding a wide variety of positions at the federal, state, and local levels of government and on the boards of charitable and civic institutions.

Our Approach

The Firm culture engenders an abiding loyalty to both its clients and its members. The Firm believes that the most effective representation of a client's interests flows from a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating the various specialty practice areas in the Firm drawn upon according to the requirements of each representation.

Some of the key areas of practice include:

• Banking and Finance
• Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Construction
• Corporate
• Government
• Healthcare
• Insurance Coverage
• Intellectual Property
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Public Finance
• Real Estate
• Securities
• Tax
• Trusts and Estates
• White Collar/Corporate Investigations

Our Resources

With offices located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Washington, DC, Dilworth Paxson has strategically positioned itself geographically to efficiently respond to the needs of its clients and their business interests.

Embracing the power of advancing information technology to enhance the ability to deliver the highest quality work product created in the most efficient and expeditious way possible, the Firm strives to bring its state-of-art systems to bear on every aspect of the Firm's operations and client matters.

Whether it is a new matter or one we have handled many times before, Dilworth Paxson attorneys always devotes all its resources and focus to its clients, their needs, and the success of their business enterprises. That devotion is evidenced in the lengthy client relationships which we have developed over the decades. In Dilworth Paxson attorneys and staff, clients will always find an advocate.