Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard where he is head of the Family Law practice. Curtis focuses on family law matters and practices in the Delaware Family Court in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.
Curtis concentrates his experience in complex divorce and child custody cases. He also assists clients with pre and post-nuptial agreements, support matters, visitation, and adoption. Curtis is a volunteer for the Office of the Child Advocate, representing children who are abused, neglected or dependent, and he is trained in Alternative Dispute Resolution as a mediator.
Curtis is a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, and he is a past Chair of the Delaware Bar Association Family Law Section. He currently serves as the Chair of the Delaware Family Law Commission and is a member of the Delaware Access to Justice Commission. Curtis is a member of the University & Whist Club.
Curtis has lectured and written on family law matters for continuing legal education seminars, adult education classes, public interest groups, and legal publications. Curtis contributes to the Delaware State Bar Association Family Law Section’s annual review of Family Law, and also served as the reporter on Delaware cases in Family Law Quarterly, a publication of the American Bar Association Family Law Section.
In 2019, Curtis was selected again by his peers as a top family law attorney in Delaware Today magazine’s Top Lawyers list. He has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list for Family Law since 2009. Curtis was named the Best Lawyers 2015 and 2017 Wilmington, Delaware Family Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
News
Curtis Bounds Selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers Guide
Curtis Bounds Named fellow of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Delaware Today Names Eleven Bayard Attorneys to 2019 Top Lawyers List
Eight Bayard Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List
Bayard Sponsors First UnLocke the Light Event
5 Bayard Attorneys Named on Delaware Today’s 2018 Top Lawyers List
2019 Best Lawyers List Includes 8 Bayard Attorneys
Delaware Today Announces Seven Bayard Attorneys in 2017 Top Lawyer Edition
6 Bayard Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List
Curtis P. Bounds to Participate in 2017 Bench and Bar Conference
Curtis P. Bounds Speaks at the DSBA’s 2016 Family Law Update
Delaware Today Names Four Bayard Attorneys to 2016 Top Lawyers List
Six Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Delaware Today Names Three Bayard Attorneys to 2015 Top Lawyers List
Five Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Curtis P. Bounds Speaks at the DSBA’s Annual Family Law Update
The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Ranks Bayard Among Tier One Firms in United States
Four Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2015 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Bayard Family Law Attorneys Participate in the DSBA’s Annual Family Law Update
Curtis P. Bounds Elected Chair of the Delaware Humanities Council
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Bayard Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America in 2013
Curtis P. Bounds Appointed by the Delaware State Bar Association to Serve on Fee Dispute Conciliation and Mediation Committee
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Curtis P. Bounds Will Present the Annual Family Law Case Update at the 2011 Family Law Update on November 18, 2011
Bayard Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America in 2012
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Bayard Attorneys Named to 2010 Best Lawyers in America: Firm Ranks #1 in Delaware in both Administrative and Family Law
Delaware Today Names Bayard, P.A. Attorneys to Top Lawyers List
