ROBERT J. VALIHURA, JR.
105 Beauregard Court
Wilmington, DE 19810
Home Phone: 302-475-1744
Work Phone: 302-577-8723
E-Mail: valihura@aol.com
Web Site: www.valihura.com

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL

Delaware House of Representatives
Legislative Hall
Dover, DE 19903

      State Representative, (R- Delaware North) Tenth District,             1998 to Present

2007-2008 House Committee Assignments
      Judiciary, Chairman
      Joint Sunset/Policy Analysis and
            Government Accountability, Chairman
      Manufactured Housing, Chairman
      Revenue and Finance, Vice Chairman
      Economic Development, Banking and Insurance
      Housing and Community Affairs

2007 – 2008 Task Force Assignments
      Health Care Insurance Pooling Task Force, Chair
      Brown Sign Task Force, Chair
      Probation Task Force, Chair

National Conference of State Legislatures
      Communications, Financial Services and Interstate       Commerce Committee, Vice Chair, 2007-2008
      Corporate Formation Task Force, Co-Chair, 2007-2008

Council of State Governments
      Legal Task Force, 2008 to Present

Council of State Governments, Eastern Region
      Executive Committee Member, 2007 to Present

Honors
      2006 Delaware State Council for Persons with Disabilities
            Award for Contributions to Persons with Disabilities
      2006 Delaware Nature Society Conservation Award
      2004 Kids Count Leadership in Government Award
      2003 Delaware Greenways’ Greenway Heritage Award
      2003 American Cancer Society’s Capitol Dome Award 2003
      2003 Delaware State Council for Persons With Disabilities
             Award for Contributions to Persons with Disabilities
      2002 National Association for the Mentally Ill-Delaware’s
            Outstanding Public Official Award
      2002 Delaware Republican of the Month, May 2002
      2002 Kick Butts Generation’s Leadership Award
      2000 National Republican Legislator of the Year Award

The Law Office of Robert J. Valihura, Jr.
P.O. Box 7386
Wilmington, DE 19803

      President, 1999 to Present

      Areas of Professional Concentration:
            Corporate Litigation; Corporate/Director and Officer             Counseling; Corporate and Commercial Transactions

Widener University School of Law
4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803

      Adjunct Professor, 2000 to Present
            Areas of Teaching:
            Colloquium: Selected Issues in Corporate Law; Equity:             Equitable Remedies; Legislative Drafting; Corporation             Law

PRIOR PROFESIONAL

Duane, Morris & Heckscher, LLP
(Attorneys at Law)
1201 N. Market Street, Suite 1500
Wilmington, DE 19899

      Partner, 1998-1999
      Associate, 1993-1997

      Areas of Professional Concentration:
            Corporate, Securities and Commercial Litigation;             Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation; Corporate/Director             and Officer Counseling

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
(Attorneys at Law)
1201 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19899

      Associate, 1987-1993

      Areas of Professional Concentration:
            Corporate, Securities and Commercial Litigation;             Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Delaware Coalition for Open Government, Inc.
      Founding Board Member, 2006 to Present

The ARC of Delaware
      Board Member, 2004 to Present

Delaware Greenways, Inc.
      Board Member, 1994 to Present
      President, 1996 to 2006

Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies
      Citizens Advisory Council
      Member, 2004 to Present

Rotary Club of Brandywine Hundred
      Member, 1995 to Present
      President, 1998 to 1999

Open Space Council
      Member, 2005 to Present

Greenways and Trails Council
      Member, 2000 to Present

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

The Office of Governor Dick Thornburgh
State Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17108
      Governor’s Information Writer, May 1982 to August 1984
      Volunteer, March to April, 1982

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1987
      Honors: Legal Writing Instructor

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1984 to 1985

University of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg Campus), 1983 to 1984
      (Graduate Courses in Public Administration)

The Pennsylvania State University (Capitol Campus), 1982 to       1983
      (Graduate Courses in Public Administration and Business)

Villanova University, B.A., 1981
      (Liberal Arts)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Superior Court Mediation Program
      Certified Mediator, 1993 to Present

Office of Child Advocate
      Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem, 2004 to Present

Delaware State Bar Association
      Corporation Law Section
             Member, 1988 to Present

      Standing Committee on the Provision of
      Legal Services to Low Income Persons
             Member, 2001 to Present

      Delaware Lawyer
            Member, Board of Editors, 2007 to Present

American Bar Association
      Section on Business Law
            Member, 1988 to Present

      Section on Litigation
            Member, 1988 to Present

Admitted to Practice:
      Supreme Court of the United States
      United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
      United States District Court for the District of Delaware
      Supreme Court of Delaware
      Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

PERSONAL

Born:
      July 3, 1960, Rockport, Massachusetts

Personal Interests
      Hiking, golf and travel.