Joelle E. Polesky
Managing Counsel
Joelle Polesky has nearly three decades of experience as a civil litigator, with a focus on corporate and commercial litigation. Joelle has appeared — and possesses extensive knowledge of practice and procedures — in all the major courts in Delaware. Although her general litigation practice is focused in Delaware — encompassing corporate, commercial, insurance (including representations and warranties insurance-related claims) and other disputes — Joelle’s experience lends itself to a breadth of litigation-related responsibilities including handling civil litigation in other jurisdictions, advising a nonprofit religious entity on varied matters, and overseeing and managing teams of lawyers charged with complex electronic document productions.
Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Joelle spent several years in public service. She acted as a deputy attorney general at the Delaware Department of Justice, Fraud and Consumer Protection Division, prosecuting civil and criminal fraud matters including litigation of a dispute over a multibillion-dollar trust impacting access to, and quality of, healthcare in Delaware; and litigation relating to a major ratings agency’s representations regarding ratings accuracy in connection with the 2008 financial crisis. She also worked in the Delaware Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel, investigating and prosecuting complaints of violations of the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct.
Before working in public service, Joelle was a partner at a Wilmington litigation boutique, where she concentrated on corporate litigation, including advancement and books and records actions, shareholder and derivative matters, and fiduciary duty and alternative entity disputes.
Joelle is a current Adjunct Professor of Law at Widener University Delaware Law School, where she teaches a legal skills course offering legal, practical and professional guidance in the context of civil litigation. Joelle previously taught this litigation skills course for six years as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
