James Stephen Welch
Attorney at McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips LLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Personal Injury
1517 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201
About James Stephen Welch
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- O.W. Coburn School of Law, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982J.D.
- Honors: <i>summa cum laude</i>
- Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina, United States of America , 1979B.A.
- Major: English
Classes and Seminars
- The Importance of Investigation Before Trial, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1999 - Present
- Emphasis in Closing Statement for the DUI Case, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2000 - Present
- Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients, National Business Institute, 2009 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1989
- Oklahoma, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
Other Affiliations
- South Carolina Association for Justice, 1990 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice, 1984 - Present (Member)
- South Carolina Association, 1996 - 2000 (Governor)
- South Carolina Association (Executive Committee)
- South Carolina, 1995 - Present (Founding Member)
- Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- South Carolina Association for Justice (Executive Committee), 1996 - 2003 (Governor)
- South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present (Founding Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
Past Positions
- Holliman & Langholz Tulsa, OK, 1982 - 1983
- Schuman & Welch, PC Tulsa, OK, 1984 - 1985
- Albright & Welch, PC Tulsa, OK, 1985 - 1989
- The Welch Law Firm, LLC, Greenville and Greenwood, SC, 1989 - 2009
- Greenwood, SC City, Attorney and Prosecutor, 2002 - 2009
Articles
Published Works
- Journal of Christian Jurisprudence Assistant Editor, Symposium, Church, Family, State and Education O.W. Coburn Law School, 1982
- Just Say “No” to Deposition Coaching, South Carolina Lawyer, July/August, 1998
- St. Francis Xavier and The Two-Edged Sword, South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin , Summer, 1998
- Changing Paradigm - The Evolving Face of the Law, South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring, 1999
- State v. Liberte & Sims-A Shield Against
- Prosecutorial Zeal, South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, Spring, 2000
- Taking Your Right to Trial Without Recrimination
- Uniform Sentencing Without the Guidelines, South Carolina Lawyer, March/April, 2000
- The Advocate, SCACDL, May, 2000
- Apprendi v. New Jersey, South Carolina Lawyer, March/April, 2001
- Watershed Ruling For The New Millennium?, South Carolina Lawyer, March/April, 2001
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Class Actions, Construction, Product Liability
- Partner32 years of experienceHealth Care Law, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Personal Injury
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 0.3 mile away
- 0.1 mile away
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