Steven P. Cholden

Steven served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Gabriel Krausman in the New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, following his first year of law school. Before going into private practice, Steven worked for E.I. Dupont Company in its special litigation department. Steven has focused his practice in the area of insurance defense litigation. He has represented the Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan as well as numerous insurance companies and self-insured corporations. His areas of practice include premises liability, construction litigation, products liability and motor vehicle matters. He has extensive trial experience at all levels in both State and Federal Court in Pennsylvania. Steven regularly sits as a Judge Pro Tempore and an arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County.
As a seasoned litigator, Steven is also a certified instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, which educates experienced lawyers in trial techniques. Widener University School of Law has requested him to serve on numerous occasions as an instructor for their students' intensive trial advocacy program. Steven currently serves on the Philadelphia County Rules and Procedure Committee which is responsible for maintaining and altering the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. He also regularly conducts seminars for several major insurance companies and corporations on various legal topics