Walt F. Schmittinger

Walt F. Schmittinger is a Director at Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A. in Dover, Delaware. Schmittinger focuses on workers’ compensation and personal injury matters. The practice includes claims arising from workplace injuries and other accidents, including matters that require evaluation of medical evidence, benefits, liability, and damages. The work calls for close attention to the record, governing law, procedure, and the practical choices available to the client.

Schmittinger earned a B.A. in English from Dickinson College in 1992 and a J.D. from Widener University in 1995. In law school, he participated in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Phi Delta Phi, and the Harrington Inn. He began practicing with the firm after his admission to the Delaware Bar in 1995. The training supports Schmittinger’s ability to evaluate legal questions, organize detailed facts, and explain options in workers’ compensation and personal injury matters. It also provides useful context for the practical issues clients may face.

Schmittinger’s experience includes more than twenty-five years of practice involving injured clients and Delaware workers’ compensation proceedings. The work has required detailed preparation, procedural judgment, and coordination with the people and institutions involved in each matter. That experience helps place legal and evidentiary questions in the practical setting in which clients must make decisions.

Walt F. Schmittinger has lectured at Delaware State Bar Association workers’ compensation seminars and participates in the Justice Randy J. Holland Workers’ Compensation American Inn of Court. He is also affiliated with the Kent County Bar Association, Delaware State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, and American Association for Justice. This professional record complements Schmittinger’s work in workers’ compensation and personal injury and related matters. The combination of subject-matter experience, preparation, and communication helps clients understand the legal framework and the practical considerations affecting their next steps.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Schmittinger & Rodriguez
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, Kent County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Justice Randy Holland Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Widener University Delaware Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Dickinson College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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