Delaware Certified Paralegals:

• Sherry Thomas Lyons, DCP

  Sherry serves as our firm administrator as well as a Delaware certified paralegal. She has an extensive background in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice, insurance defense, as well as civil litigation and real estate, and has also worked in the banking and medical fields. She has paralegal experience with the Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland court systems.

  She works closely with David Zerbato in the areas of landlord/tenant law and debt collection, as well as planning events for the firm and updating the firm website.

  Sherry obtained her Delaware Certified Paralegal certification in December of 2014 and is a commissioned Notary Public.

• Ellen Sebastiani, DCP

  Ellen has paralegal experience in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

  She works closely with Bob Valihura in the area of condominium and HOA matters.

  Ellen obtained her Delaware Certified Paralegal certification in December of 2017, and is a commissioned Notary Public.

• Jessica Golden-Jackson, DCP

  Jessica has a background working for and managing the Delaware Courts in both criminal and civil matters. Her experience includes extensive work in landlord/tenant and civil litigation matters as well as a strong familiarity with Court policy and procedures.

  She works closely with Jillian Pratt in the areas of landlord/tenant matters involving apartments, townhomes and manufactured housing, as well as debt collection.

  Jessica obtained her Delaware Certified Paralegal certification in in 2021 and is a commissioned Notary Public.

• Heidi Ireland, DCP

  Heidi has a background in corporate law, estate planning, personal injury and workers’ compensation.  She has [paralegal experience in the states of DE, PA, NJ and MD.

  She works closely with Caren Sydnor in the areas of landlord/tenant matters involving apartments, townhomes and manufactured housing,  debt collection, estate planning, and corporate formation.

  Heidi obtained her Delaware Certified Paralegal certification in in 2021 and is a commissioned Notary Public.

• Gabriela Giordano, DCP

Gabriela has a background working for and managing the Delaware Courts in both criminal and civil matters. Her experience includes extensive work in landlord/tenant and civil litigation                matters as well as a strong familiarity with Court policy and procedures.

She works closely with Jillian Pratt and Caren Sydnor in the areas of landlord/tenant matters involving apartments, townhomes and manufactured housing, as well as debt collection.

Gabriela obtained her Delaware Certified Paralegal certification in in 2021 and is a commissioned Notary Public.

• Kimberly Deane  

Kim has a background in the areas of personal injury and insurance defense.

She works closely with David Zerbato in the areas of landlord/tenant matters involving apartments, townhomes and manufactured housing and debt collection.