Janet Z. Charlton

Janet Z. Charlton is a partner in the Delaware Office. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation, estate litigation and creditor’s rights, representing many national and regional banks and mortgage companies, and makes frequent appearances in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Superior Court and Bankruptcy Court. She was previously a partner at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, one of the largest law firms in Delaware, where she practiced for twenty years. She serves as a member of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules Subcommittee for Chapter 13 practice, and a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to establish Superior Court Foreclosure Mediation Procedures. A graduate of New York University (B.S., Finance 1986, Temple University School of Law (J.D., cum laud 1989) and Temple University School of Business (MBA 1991), she lives in Philadelphia with her husband Craig, an investment banker, and their three daughters. In her spare time, she is the assistant manager for the Burlington County Piranhas Special Olympics Swim Team.

• Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Partner

• St. Peter's School (various committees)
• Delaware Volunteer Legal Services

• Delaware, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1990

• Delaware State Bar Association, Business Law, Real Property and Probate Sections (Member)
• American Bar Association, Business Law, Litigation Section, Real Property and Probate Sections (Member)