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Joseph J. Welter
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Biography
Joseph J. Welter is chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Toxic Tort and Environmental Practice Groups. Over the past 28 years, Joe has successfully defended the interests of companies and insurers, serving as national, regional, and local trial counsel in toxic tort and environmental litigation across the country. His experience has included cases involving alleged exposure to asbestos, Legionella bacteria, excess zinc, adulterated food, benzene and lead paint, pending in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, and other jurisdictions. Joe is a nationally recognized lecturer and author on emerging toxic tort issues, and a Continuing Education Instructor approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services. He is also the editor of Goldberg Segalla’s Asbestos Case Tracker, which has been hailed as the “go-to” resource for significant asbestos decisions and developments throughout the country, and which was recently named to the ABA Journal's prestigious Blawg 100 and named the Best Litigation Blog for 2016 by the Expert Institute in its annual legal blog contest.
Joe has also served as national science and trial counsel in mass toxic tort litigation, which has included federal court multi-district litigations and state court mass tort programs. Joe has also handled environmental contamination class action litigation. Joe has worked with clients to develop effective litigation plans, trial strategies, and settlement matrixes for mass tort and class action claims in these litigation settings. On the science side, Joe has worked with clients to develop effective scientific and medical defenses, which includes extensive vetting and retention of expert witnesses and effective use of Daubert and Frye motions to preclude plaintiffs’ experts.
Joe possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating, and has been selected for inclusion in Business First's Who's Who in Law, New York Super Lawyers, and Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition.
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Licensed in Georgia for 1 year
State: Georgia
Acquired: 2025
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 16 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2010
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 36 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Goldberg Segalla LLP
665 Main St Ste 400, Buffalo, NY, 14203-1425
Goldberg Segalla
711 3rd Avenue, Suite 1900, New York, NY, 10017
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Experience
Honors
2014
Top Rated Lawyer in Litigation, Martindale-Hubbell
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Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
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Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers
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Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2008–17, Super Lawyers
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Who's Who in Law, Business First
Work Experience
2008 - Present
Partner, Goldberg Segalla
Associations
Bar Association of Erie County
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
National Defense Research Institute
Member
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Member
2006 - 2011
National Kidney Foundation of WNYChair of the Board of Directors
Education
1989
Hofstra University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
City University of New York
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
American Conferences Institute 23rd National Advanced Forum on Asbestos Claims and Litigation, Chicago, IL
"Talc Litigation Update: A Study of the Latest Cases Concerning Talc Minerals and Asbestos Contaminated Talc and Their Alleged Carcinogenic Properties"
2018
AIG, New York City, NY
"Water Alert: Keys to Mitigate Risk, Assess Damage, and Defend Lawsuits that Arise From Contamination to our Nation's Drinking Water Supply"
2018
33rd Annual Environmental and Emerging Claim Manager Association Conference (EECMA), Orlando, FL
"The Triple Threat from PFAS-Related Chemicals: Toxic Tort, Product Liability, and Environmental Cleanups"
2017
Nationwide: Asbestos Summit IV, Wassau, WI
"Talc Issues: Both Pure and Asbestos Contaminated Talc Matters"
2017
MedMarc Risk Management Webinar Series
"To Warn or Not to Warn: When the Science Behind the Hazard is Controversial"
2017
Liberty Mutual’s Complex & Emerging Risk Claims Department (CERC), Dover, NH
"Talc and Ovarian Cancer An Overview of the Science and Litigation"
2017
JDAL Asbestos Defense Summit, Schenectady, NY
"The Mechanics of Proving Shares — 158-108 and Article 16, Update on Recent Jurisdictional Developments"
2017
Goldberg Segalla Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar
"What's Coming Now and in the Future: A Roundtable Chat on Emerging Issues in Talc, Nanotechnology, and Marijuana"
2017
Goldberg Segalla Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar
"Game-Changing Asbestos Developments: This Past Year's Most Significant Verdicts and Decisions"
2017
DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Las Vegas, NV
"Epidemology 101"
2017
DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Las Vegas, NV
"Talc and Ovarian Cancer: The Dilution of Scientific Causation"
2017
AIG CE/CLE Symposium, Jersey City, NJ
"Use of Cutting Edge Experts to Identify Risk, Write Coverage, Set Reserves, and Manage Claims"
2017
ACI’s Asbestos Claims and Litigation Conference, Philadelphia, PA
“Reviewing the Recent Uptick in Talc Cases: Litigating Claims Involving Products Containing Talc (Industrial, Cosmetic) and Determining How the Increase in Ovarian Cancer Claims Factors Into These"
2017
ACI's Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation, Chicago, IL
"Jurors in the Millennial Age — A Tactical Approach to Conveying Your Case to the New Age of Jurors"
2017
ABA Spring Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
"Talc Science Debate/Update"
2016
Webinar
"Medical Causation 101"
2016
Toxic Tort/Environmental Scouting Report Seminar, Chicago, IL
"Talc and Ovarian Cancer: Overview of This Emerging Litigation"
2016
The New York Asbestos Litigation Conference, Perrin Conferences, New York, NY
"Overview on Upstate New York"
2016
Food Litigation ExecuSummit, Uncasville, CT
"Introduction to Food Legislation and Regulation in the United States"
2016
Chicago, IL
"Toxic Tort/Environmental Scouting Report; Staying Ahead of the Curve"
2016
Cardno Chemrisk Talcfest 2016, New Orleans, LA
“Talc/Ovarian Cancer and Asbestos-Contaminated Talc: A Litigation Overview"
2016
ACI Asbestos Claims and Litigation Conference, Philadelphia, PA
"Dealing with Increased Requests for Corporate Witness Depositions and Preparing Company Witnesses for Testimony"
2015
Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, New York, NY
"Asbestos Litigation: Business as Usual in a 'Judicial Hellhole?"
2015
Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference, Beverly Hills, CA
"Key Jurisdictional Updates in California, Illinois, Louisiana and Pennsylvania"
2015
ACI’s National Advanced Forum on Asbestos Claims & Litigation, Chicago, IL
"Asbestos Medicine With a Focus on Lung Cancer"
Publications
2018
For the Defense
"Environmental Pitfalls of PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane"
2017
DRI Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Compendium, Spring 2017
“Asbestos Litigation: Alive and Strong"
2017
FETTI, Spring 2017
“Cosmetic Talc Products at the Core of Two Emerging Mass Tort Litigations"
2017
Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee Newsletter, Winter 2017
"Talc and Ovarian Cancer: Does Reliable Science Even Matter Anymore?"
2017
American Bar Association Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee Newsletter
“Cosmetic Talc Litigation: Two Emerging and Distinct Mass Torts"
2016
DRI Toxic Torts Newsletter
"Talc and Ovarian Cancer: A Tale of Two Extremes"
2016
Prepared Foods
"Legal Perspectives for Processed Meat Producers"
2015
InsideCounsel
“Punitive Damages in Mass Tort Cases: Discovery and Trial Strategies"