Mark A. Denney

Mark A. Denney is a senior litigation partner at Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC in Wilmington. His practice areas include Business and Corporate Litigation, Civil Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, and Criminal Defense. He previously served in significant roles with the Delaware Department of Justice, including as chief of the Wilmington Felony Trial Unit and as Delaware’s inaugural Director of the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust. His work spans complex litigation, public law, and criminal matters.

Mark earned a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 2007, where he served as Student Bar Association president and participated on the National Mock Trial Team. He earned a B.A., cum laude, from Saint Joseph’s University in 2004. He also served as a judicial intern to Judge Kent A. Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, adding federal court experience to his academic training.

Mark served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney on multijurisdictional and complex matters. In the Delaware Department of Justice, he worked on anti-corruption, constitutional law, conviction integrity, and law-enforcement use-of-force issues. He participated in drafting legislation and criminal justice policy and served on ethics and trial advocacy committees. He has taught on police use of force, undercover operations, firearms, hate crimes, jury selection, closing arguments, testimony, and evidentiary rules.

Mark A. Denney has been recognized by Delaware Today for civil rights work and was named among Delaware Online’s influential people in law in 2023. He received a Distinguished Deputy Attorney General award in 2016 and serves as an adjunct instructor at Wilmington University. His current practice brings together trial experience, former prosecutorial leadership, civil rights and public integrity work, and representation in business, fiduciary, civil, and criminal litigation requiring careful courtroom preparation and strategic judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Saint Joseph’s University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Cum Laude)

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