Lengkeek, Timothy E. | Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Biography

When a lawyer has a reputation for going to trial, opponents take notice. With dozens and dozens of medical negligence and personal injury matters tried to verdict, Tim has earned exactly that reputation. Lawyers for the insurance companies he faces regularly know to proceed with caution. Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in Wilmington, DE” by Best Lawyers in 2019, 2024 and 2026.

Tim believes, with good reason, that insurance companies will not settle a case for fair value unless a jury trial is a credible threat. He makes it a point, therefore, to try as many cases as possible, and assumes that every case he takes on will be headed for a courtroom.

Taking great pains to earn the trust and confidence of clients who have had their lives upended by injury or death, Tim is determined to outwork his opponents at every stage. He is known for his attention to detail, for recruiting the best expert witnesses, and for his ability to see every fact as if through the eyes of a juror.

Tim represents people throughout the State of Delaware. Despite many seven figure awards, Tim does not shy away from "smaller cases" or those against formidable opponents. For cases outside Delaware, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland, he works with local attorneys in each state as applicable.

Education

Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- J.D. - 2001
- Honors: cum laude
University of Delaware
- B.A. - 1997

Bar Admission

Delaware

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year - 2019, 2024 & 2026 Personal Injury Plaintiffs (Wilmington, DE)
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012 - Present
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Philadelphia magazine, Super Lawyers (2012 - Present) and listed among Top Ten Lawyers in Delaware (2025)
Delaware Today magazine, Top Lawyers, Personal Injury/Medical Negligence, 2010 - Present
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Martindale Hubbell, Peer Review Rating AV Preeminent, 2008 - Present

Representative Cases

$16,500,000 - to a worker who was injured when a sulfuric acid tank exploded at an oil refinery
$14,000,000 - to a patient who was paralyzed due to a delay in diagnosing a post-operative complication
$10,000,000 - to a three-year-old who suffered a skull fracture after the minivan she was occupying was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer
$7,000,000 - to the family of a patient who died at a hospital following surgery
$6,000,000 - to the family of a woman killed in a motor vehicle collision involving a drunk driver
$6,000,000 - to a teenager whose mother was-killed by a drunk driver
$5,300,000 - to the family of teenager who was killed in a premises liability case
$5,000,000 - to a mother who lost her unborn child following a delay in delivery
$5,000,000 - to the family of college student who was killed in an accident on campus
$4,500,000 - to children whose parents were killed after being rear-ended by a tractor-trailer
$4,000,000 - to the family of a patient whose surgery was unnecessarily delayed while he was an inpatient in the hospital
$3,500,000 - to a client who lost his leg after receiving an overdose of medication in a hospital emergency room
$3,500,000 - to a client who was paralyzed as a result of medical negligence
$3,500,000 - to a patient who was paralyzed due to a delay in diagnosing a spinal abscess
$3,500,000 - to a family whose wife and mother was run over by a commercial motor vehicle in a parking lot
$3,090,000 - to a client who suffered a brain injury and significant orthopedic injuries in a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle
$3,000,000 - to the family of a pedestrian killed in a work related truck accident
$3,000,000 - to a teenager injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer
$3,000,000 - to a doctor who suffered significant orthopedic injuries after being struck head-on by a commercial motor vehicle

Professional Associations

American Association for Justice, Board Member, 2011 - 2013 and 2024 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), President, 2022 to 2023
Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2012 to 2013
Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 2004 to Present
The Lincoln Club of Delaware
Rutgers Law Journal, Former Staff Member and Editor
Rutgers University School of Law, Hunter Advanced Moot Court Competition, Finalist
Delaware Office of the Child Advocate, Volunteer Attorney, 2003 to Present
St. Thomas Moore Society, Member
Delaware State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member