Joseph J. Welter

Joseph J. Welter is chair of the firm’s Toxic Tort and Environmental practice groups. For three decades, 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 includes 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, Illinois, Florida, California, and other jurisdictions. Joe has 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. He also handles environmental contamination class action litigation. Joe works 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, he works 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.