South Carolina Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys
With Offices in Rock Hill, Columbia, Anderson and Sumter
Meet South Carolina Injury Attorney James Stephen Welch
South Carolina injury lawyer James Stephen “Steve” Welch is a valued member of the legal team at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC. Contact him today for experienced legal counsel on any personal injury matter.
Steve joined McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC, in 2009 and has nearly 30 years of experience in litigation. Steve is a certified family court mediator and a certified circuit court arbitrator. Steve has presented at various legal seminars, including a seminar on obtaining the best settlements for personal injury clients. His experience as a litigator, speaker and instructor give him the edge he needs to help his clients obtain compensation.
Steve was born August 24, 1955 in Lincoln, Nebraska. After a long and illustrious legal career, Steve joined our team of South Carolina injury attorneys in 2009. Steve has nearly 30 years of experience as a litigator, speaker and legal instructor.
Steve is married to Sherry Wells Welch; he is also the proud parent of five children.
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1989
- Oklahoma, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Education
- O.W. Coburn Law School, Tulsa, OK, 1982
Oral Roberts School of Law
J.D., Summa Cum Laude - Erskine College, Due West, SC, 1979
B.A., English
Certifications
- Family Court Mediator 2002
- Circuit Court Arbitrator 2002
Employment History
- 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 – 1989-2009
Greenville and Greenwood, SC - Greenwood, SC City Attorney and Prosecutor – 2002-2009
- McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC – 2009 – present
Rock Hill, Columbia, Anderson, SC
Professional Associations
- Member, South Carolina Association for Justice 1990 – present
- Member, American Association for Justice – 1984 – present
- Governor, South Carolina Association – 1996 – 2003
for Justice (Executive Committee) - Founding Member, South Carolina – 1995 – present
Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Publications
- 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
Also, brief version in SCACDL
“The Advocate” – May 2000 - Apprendi v. New Jersey;
- Watershed Ruling For The New Millennium?
South Carolina Lawyer – March/April 2001
Seminar/Workshop Presentations
- The Importance of Investigation Before Trial –
South Carolina Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers Seminar – October, 1999 - Emphasis in Closing Statement for the DUI Case –
South Carolina Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers Seminar – September, 2000 - Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients –
- National Business Institute
Lawyers Seminar – January, 2009
Quoted In
- Fox News
- ABA Journal
- Greenville News
- Greenwood Index Journal