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Stephen G. Welz

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Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 49 years

Business Lawyer at Reading, PA
Practice Areas: Business, Personal Injury, Probate ... +5 more

999 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 290, Reading, PA

About Stephen

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Business 20%

General counsel services to small and medium corporations and similar entities with emphasis on breach of contract actions and related litigation as well as dissolution. Practice experience includes contracts with European Union and Asian entities.

47 years

20%
Personal Injury 20%

Automobile negligence, general negligence and intentional tort. Currently handling select claims on behalf of plaintiffs. Prior experience over the past 32 years includes services as defense counsel for Aetna, American Mutual, Travelers, Liberty Mutual, Fireman's Fund, General Accident, Transit Casualty, etc.

49 years

20%
Probate 15%

Current probate practice consists largely of litigation in the Orphans' Court involving abuse of fiduciary duties including estate administration, negligent trust administration, will contests and abuse of authority. Current practice also includes general probate and estate administration.

49 years

15%
Workers Compensation 15%

Former Special Counsel to the City of Reading, self-insured plan for 20 years. Defense counsel services to self-insured employers from all areas. Past work on behalf of claimants includes work for over 100 United Steelworker employees at DANA Corp. as well as numerous employees of East Penn Manufacturing, Reading Hospital, General Battery, numerous employers in the construction industry, trucking companies and paper box employers in the area.

45 years

15%
Partnership 10%

Emphasis is on partnership and small LLC and LLP termination and dissolution with concurrent or related actions for accounting and breach of fiduciary duty.

37 years

10%
Power of Attorney 10%

Special emphasis on actions for accounting by agents under powers of attorney, abuse of powers of attorney, mismanagement of funds, illegal gifts, etc.

47 years

10%
Child Abuse 5%

Practice in this area is selective and limited to lawsuits and claims for sexual and physical abuse of children by individuals employed by third party religious, educational and similar institutions.

5%
Social Security & Disability 5%

Social Security DIsability appeal hearing before SSA Administrative Law Judges.

29 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 275-350 per hour

Contingency

20%-40%

Retainer

Sometimes


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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 49 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1976

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Location

Law Offices of Stephen G. Welz, P.C.

999 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 290, Reading, PA, 19610

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Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Associations

Pennsylvania Bar Association

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Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

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Education

1976

Samford University, Cumberland School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

West Chester State College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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