About ...
William H. Lynch, Jr.
Bill is a graduate of Lafayette College and the Dickinson School of Law. After completing his education, he served on active duty in the United States Army and upon discharge, went into private practice originally in the area of civil litigation and trial work. For the past fourteen years he has focused mostly on the representation of employers and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense and subrogation matters, including subrogation liens in excess of $250,000.
Bill is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is an active member of the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Chester County Bar Associations as well as the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. In addition he is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and is co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Chester County Bar Association. Bill is also a member of the Pennsylvania Self Insurers Association where he made a presentation on workers’ compensation subrogation at their 2004 annual meeting. Bill recently became a member of the Chester County Human Resources Association and he is scheduled to make a presentation to that professional group on February 24th, 2012.
From 2000 to 2006, Bill served on the Board of Directors of Kids Chance, a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to the children of injured workers.
William H. Lynch, Jr., Esquire
PO Box 1441
Paoli, PA 19301
Office: 610-316-8677
Bill@WilliamLynchLaw.com
Career Highlights
• 7 Civil Jury Trials to Verdict
• Civil Litigation background
• Continuing Legal Education Speaker
• Community Activities
• Extensive experience in Workers’ Compensation
Professional Expertise
Litigated civil cases from pleadings to jury/arbitration verdict.
Litigated Workers’ Compensation cases from pleadings to appeal to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Engaged in all phases of discovery, including depositions, motion practice, interrogatories and record subpoenas.
Actively represented clients in arbitration, the Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court, Administrative Hearings and Appellate Courts.
Developed expertise in medical issues and cross-examination of medical experts by taking and defending over 150 trial depositions of doctors in Workers’ Compensation cases.
Presented seminars to clients, bar associations, the Pennsylvania Self-Insurers Association and Risk Insurance Management Association.
Employment History
Attorney (April 2008 - Present)
Law Offices of WIlliam H. Lynch, Jr., Paoli, Pennsylvania
Associate Attorney (2006 - April 2008)
White and Williams, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate Attorney (1996 - 2006)
Thomas Lowry & Associates, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Associate Attorney (1994 - 1996)
Palmer, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Military Service
Active duty, United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps., Fort Riley, Kansas
Recipient, 4 year Army ROTC Scholarship
Education
Juris Doctor
Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts (Government), Cum Laude
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Professional Memberships
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
United States District Court (New Jersey and Pennsylvania)
Community Activity Highlights
Voorhees (New Jersey) Planning Board (1990-1991)
President, Lafayette Alumni Club of Philadelphia (1997-1998)
Judge of Elections, Radnor Township (1998)
Radnor Township Citizens Cable Communications Council (2000-2001)
Kids Chance Board of Directors (2000-2006)
Tredyffrin Township Cable Advisory Committee (2003-2009)
Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (2008-Present)
Paoli Business and Professional Association (2009-Present)
Tredyffrin Township Environmental Advisory Committee (2010-Present)
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