Delaware Today Names Family Law Mediator Carl Heckert to “Top Lawyers 2026”

The magazine Delaware Today has once again named Gawthrop Greenwood attorney Carl W. Heckert to its annual list of “Top Lawyers” for his practice of Family Law. It’s a distinction he has enjoyed since 2020, with attorneys nominated via peer balloting and vetted through the publication’s editorial process.

A life-long Delaware resident with more than 30 years of experience practicing family law in Delaware, Heckert’s practice include both litigating and mediating divorce. In 2019, he became a Certified Family Law Mediator in Delaware following the state’s inaugural certification program by the Family Court of the State of Delaware as well as the Delaware State Bar Association. A certified Delaware family law mediator is a neutral third party who is charged with preserving confidentiality while helping couples resolve issues more creatively and amicably than they can in court, including custody, visitation, child support, property division and alimony.

Heckert is a member of the Management Committee as well as the Family Law department at Gawthrop Greenwood, PC. He has led Continuing Legal Education courses in family law matters including custody, protection from abuse and representing an unwilling minor as a guardian-ad-litem. He is a member of the Delaware Bar Association and the Melson-Arsht Inns of Court. He received his law degree from Widener University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware.

Contact Carl W. Heckert checkert@gawthrop.com or 302-777-5353