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George H. Seitz III 
Wilmington, Delaware
phone (302) 888-7602
fax (302) 888-0606
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Mr. Seitz, a native of Wilmington, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971. He served as an officer in the United States Army Field Artillery. He began his legal carrier as a law clerk for the Delaware Supreme Court. He then served as a Deputy Attorney General and was later appointed to the position of Chief Prosecutor trying numerous felony and capital murder cases during the 1970's. He was appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General in 1976 representing the interests of the Office of Attorney General before the Delaware General Assembly and in major official misconduct investigations. He was a partner in a large Wilmington firm serving as its managing partner in the mid-1990's. He has tried numerous cases in the state and federal courts in a wide variety of areas as is evidenced by his list of representative cases shown below.  He also has represented clients in environmental cleanup proceedings overseen by the EPA or Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environment Control. He has served as a mediator and arbitrator in resolving numerous civil disputes.

He is a charter member of the Delaware chapter of the American Board of Trial Attorneys and has served as it Secretary/Treasurer since its inception. He opened Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P. A. with its current partners on March 1, 1999.

Areas of Practice:
Commercial & Construction Litigation
Tort Litigation
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Broker/Dealer Disputes
Patent Litigation
Business & Commercial Law
Construction Law
Environmental Law
Bar Admissions:
Delaware, 1971
U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1971
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1978
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1971
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Member, National Moot Court Team, 1970-1971


University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1968
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma


Published Works:
Delaware Chapter, Fifty State Public Construction Contracting, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996


Representative Cases:
In re Transamerica Airlines, Inc., 2007 WL 1555734 (Del.Ch. 2007)
Pauley v. Reinoehl, 848 A.2d 569, 2004 WL 906557 (Del.Supr. 2004)
Eon Labs Mfg., Inc. v. Reliance Ins. Co., 756 A.2d 889, 2000 WL 967442 (Del.Supr. 2000)
Gordon v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., 1999 WL 1204854 (Del.Ch. 1999)
Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Eon Labs Mfg., Inc., 1999 WL 743982 (Del.Super 1999)
Harmony Const., Inc. v. State Dept. of Transp., 668 A.2d 746, 1995 WL 755570 (Del.Ch. 1995)
Berger v. Colonial Parking, Inc., 1993 WL 315466 (Del.Ch. 1993)
Sea & Pines Consolidation Corp. v. Ocean Ridge Ass'n., 1993 WL 35973 (Del.Ch. 1993)
Falcon Steel Co., Inc. v. HCB Contractors, 1991 WL 215911 (Del.Super 1991)
Empire of America Relocation Services, Inc. v. Commercial Credit Co., 551 A.2d 433, 1988 WL 132299 (Del.Supr. 1988)
Neilson Business Equipment Center, Inc. v. Italo V. Monteleone, M.D., P.A., 524 A.2d 1172, 3 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1721 (Del.Supr. 1987)
Weymouth v. Department of Corrections, 1983 WL 17987 (Del.Ch. 1983)
Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., 457 A.2d 701 (Del.Supr. 1983)
Lake v. Mayor and Council of Odessa, 1981 WL 15090 (Del.Ch. 1981)
Roland Intern. Corp. v. Najjar, 407 A.2d 1032 (Del.Supr. 1979)
In re Grand Jury, 103 F.3d 1140, 1997 WL 6328 (C.A.3 (Virgin Islands) 1997)
New Castle County v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co., 933 F.2d 1162 (C.A.3 (Del.) 1991)
Yahn & McDonnell, Inc. v. Farmers Bank of State of Del., 708 F.2d 104, 35 UCC Rep.Serv. 1533 (C.A.3 (Del.) 1983)
St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Mirage Systems, Inc., 419 F.Supp.2d 620, 2006 WL 568584 (D.Del. 2006)
Lancaster Composite, Inc. v. Hardcore Composites Operations, LLC, F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 121794 (D.Del. 2005)
Novartis Pharmaceuticvals Corp. v. Eon Labs Mfg., Inc., 234 F.Supp.2d 464, 2002 WL 31818908 (D.Del. 2002)
Asten Inc. v. Weavexx Corp., F.Supp.2d, 2000 WL 1728354 (D.Del. 2000)
Cavalier Group v. Strescon Industries, Inc., 782 F.Supp. 946, 1992 WL 12733 (D.Del. 1992)
Huyck Licensco, Inc. v. Asten Group, Inc., 840 F.Supp. 313, 1994 WL 14674 (D.Del. 1994)
NCR Corp. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., F.Supp., 1992 WL 1469296 (D.Del. 1992)
Finley Associates, Inc. v. Sea & Pines Consolidated Corp., 714 F.Supp. 110, 1989 WL 9689 (D.Del. 1989)
Conley v. First Jersey Securities, Inc., 543 F.Supp. 368 (D.Del. 1982)
Mombro v. Louis Capano & Sons, Inc., 526 F.Supp. 1237 (D.Del. 1981)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Delaware State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry


American Board of Trial Attorneys
Member


American Board of Trial Attorneys
Secretary/Treasurer, Delaware Chapter


Past Employment Positions:
State of Delaware, Chief Deputy Attorney General, 1976 - 1977


State of Delaware, Chief Prosecutor, 1975 - 1976


State of Delaware, Deputy Attorney General, 1972 - 1974


Delaware Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1971 - 1972


Seitz, Van Ogtrop, & Green, P.A., represents clients in need of litigation legal services throughout the Wilmington, Delaware, area including Middletown, Stanton, Newport, Smyrna, Georgetown, Delaware City, Dover, Harrington, Lewes, Milford, Newark, New Castle, Rehoboth Beach, Seaford, New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County.

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