Mark S. Vavala, Esq. is the Executive Director for The Delaware Lawyers' Assistance Program (DE-LAP) since July 1, 2024.  DE-LAP offers confidential assistance to Judges and Lawyers to help them identify and address problems such as depression, stress, substance abuse/dependence, gambling addiction and other illnesses and to assist them in developing effective solutions to enhance both their quality of life and work. 

 

Mr. Vavala came to DE-LAP after having served 15 years as a Commissioner with the Superior Court and 28 years overall with that court.  While working in the court, he served on the diversion drug court and the mental health diversion court, working with counselors and treatment faciliities to assist those in need of treatment rather than incarceration.  Following his court service, Mr. Vavala spent 8 years as the Executive Director for the Delaware State Bar Association, working closely with DE-LAP.

 

Mark has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School.