Shari L. Milewski

Shari Lumb Milewski litigates cases in the areas of product liability, general liability, national risk management, and commercial litigation.

She has successfully defended claims against product manufacturers, automobile and truck manufacturers, and retail and other premises owners and operators, including incidents at stores, job sites, platforms and refineries, for over 14 years on a local, regional and national scale, assuring a consistent defense litigation strategy is executed and the best possible result is achieved. The claims she defends or has defended include product liability, general liability, personal injury and property damage, ranging from catastrophic wrongful death cases to minor incidents and injuries, and asbestos and toxic tort litigation involving premises claims and a wide array of products, including benzene and industrial products. In conjunction with that representation, she counsels clients regularly regarding insurance contracts, insurance allocation and contractual indemnification issues. She has been successful in pursuing reimbursement of defense and indemnity from insurance companies in liquidation for latent exposure claims. She also litigates commercial matters, including breach of contract disputes and has represented construction companies and property owners in Delaware courts. Historically, Shari has practiced in the areas of mass toxic tort litigation on the national and local level, and defended clients in actions under the federal CERCLA brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In February 2023, Shari and her trial team secured a defense verdict for an automobile manufacturer client in the Delaware Superior Court in Sussex County in a significant burn injury death case with a second plaintiff who had serious burns and was disabled as a result of the accident.

Shari has provided pro bono representation to children as Guardian ad Litem in Delaware Family Court proceedings since 2010. She was Assistant General Counsel to Exceptional Care for Children, Inc. (“ECC”), a skilled nursing home for technology-dependent children, from 2010 through 2018, working closely with the Board of Directors and Nursing Home Administrator to provide legal advice and guidance on a broad range of issues for ECC and its operations. She is also a member of the firm’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee and serves as the Liaison Director for the Wilmington office. She currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Head Start Delaware, a program that promotes school readiness in children from birth to age five for eligible families by providing resources and supports to enhance cognitive, social and emotional development.

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