thalie lived in Washington, D.C. at the time, and Tim spent a lot of time first driving southbound on Interstate 95 and then westbound on Route 50 to see her. They have three handsome sons — Sam (age 20), Will (age 17) and Nate (age 11), all born at Beebe Hospital in Lewes. After developing some real trial chops as a prosecutor, Tim felt an entrepreneurial itch and jumped to private practice. He associated with a couple of experienced Georgetown lawyers, Jim Fuqua and Jim Yori, and began a practice that includes criminal defense, land use, personal injury, and municipal law. One cannot miss the prominently located offices of Fuqua, Yori and Willard, P.A., on the Circle in Georgetown. Tim’s interest in politics has continued to burn. He has served as a district and county party chair and has attended three national political conventions. Tim also works a job that combines his legal skill with his interests in politics and government. He serves as counsel to the Senate majority, and has held that position for about a dozen years. This is a job that allows him to enjoy the law-making process from the inside, and his clients are the 13 very colorful people who make up the Senate majority. Three years ago Tim acquired 40 acres of undeveloped land and committed himself to farming, at least as an avocation. He dubbed the farm “Andamule,” likely an ironic reference to the promise made by General Sherman during the Civil War to provide former African American Slaves with land in the states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The promise was revoked by President Andrew Johnson. Most of Tim’s property is covered with woods and water, but he has cleared two acres on which he has planted apple trees, peach trees, and fig trees along with blueberry and raspberry bushes. He also has a sizable vegetable garden and a barn (with all the comforts of a home). The farm is essentially a remote man cave, complete with toys — a gas augur, a weed wacker that requires a body harness, a chain saw, and a roto-tiller. He even borrows a Massey Ferguson tractor from his friend, retired Justice of the Peace Edward G. Da-
vis. Tim and the family’s three rescue dogs get out to the farm just about every day. Consistent with his relatively short attention span, Tim has recently accepted a new challenge. He recently bought a sail boat. The 27 foot sloop, as yet unnamed, will soon allow him to circumnavigate the Delmarva Peninsula (via the C & D Canal, of course). Tim Willard takes pleasure in a great many things — he loves to cook and to eat. He enjoys India pale ales. He reads history and literature. He swims
regularly. He listens to music. He enjoys time with the family and time alone on the farm. And, he enjoys his professional work. His wide range of interests and high energy allow him to be a bit of a Renaissance man in Sussex County. Hopefully, he will soon be selling figs. James G. McGiffin, Jr., is a Senior Staff Attorney with Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. and a former President of the Delaware State Bar Association. He can be reached at jmcgiffin@declasi.org.
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