STEPHEN P. CASARINO was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1941. He attended the University of Delaware for undergraduate study obtaining his B.A. in 1963 and studied law at Catholic University of America, receiving his LL.B. in 1966. He has been a member of the Bar of the State of Delaware since 1966. He is also admitted to practice in front of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

Following his service as a Captain in the United States Army from 1966 through 1968 he was an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Wilmington from 1968 through 1969. He has been in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware continuously since that time.

Mr. Casarino is a founding member and Director of the firm. His practice has involved civil litigation and appellate practice for more than 36 years. He is among the most experienced litigation attorneys in the State of Delaware and is a Fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the only attorney in Delaware to hold the rank of Diplomat in that organization, having handled more than 100 jury trials to verdict during his career. He served as President of the Delaware Chapter of the organization in 1997. He is a former Bencher with the American Inns of Court (Rodney Chapter).

Mr. Casarino is a member of the Delaware State and American Bar Associations, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Defense Research Institute. He has been a Member of the Board of Directors of the Defense Counsel of Delaware since 1996 and served as President of the organization from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Casarino has served on the Delaware Superior Court Civil Rules Advisory Committee and the Delaware Superior Court Jury Instruction Project Committee. He is an active speaker at seminars on trial practice.