Bayard, P.A.
600 N King St #400, Wilmington, DE 19801
Bayard, P.A. is a Wilmington, Delaware law firm founded in 1958 by Daniel L. Herrmann and William Duffy. The firm represents companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, families, and individuals in business and personal legal matters. Its lawyers combine experience in sophisticated transactions and litigation with direct access, responsive communication, and practical attention to client goals. The firm operates from Courthouse Square in downtown Wilmington.
Bayard, P.A. advises clients through business bankruptcy and restructuring, commercial transactions, business tax, insurance, intellectual property, and corporate governance. Its lawyers handle corporate and alternative entity transactions, commercial disputes, legal opinions, and business alternative dispute resolution. The firm’s personal service practices cover family law, individual tax concerns, and wills, trusts, and estates. This range allows clients to obtain coordinated counsel across connected financial, business, and personal issues.
Bayard, P.A. appears in Delaware state and federal courts as lead counsel and local counsel. Its litigators address fiduciary duty claims, shareholder disputes, patent matters, contract conflicts, insolvency proceedings, and other complex commercial cases. Its transactional lawyers guide entity formation, governance, financing, acquisitions, and commercial arrangements. Its family and private-client lawyers assist with divorce, custody, mediation, estate planning, trust administration, tax planning, and fiduciary disputes.
Bayard, P.A. has earned current recognition across its principal practice areas. Chambers USA 2026 recognized the firm in bankruptcy and restructuring, Chancery, intellectual property, and corporate and M&A work involving alternative entities. Seven lawyers received individual Chambers USA recognition. Best Lawyers recognized 14 firm attorneys for 2026, including 10 Best Lawyers and four Ones to Watch. The 2026 Best Law Firms rankings placed six Delaware practices in Regional Tier 1.