Our Attorneys
- Robert F. Adams
- Ann Duke
- Walter P. Eells
- Basel W. Frens
- Stacey L. Fuller
- J. Stoddard Hayes Jr.
- Kevin Holleran
- Roger N. Huggins
- Sandra L. Knapp
- Stephen R. McDonnell
- Patrick M. McKenna
- Michael F. Merlie
- Maureen M. Nacey
- Patrick C. O'Donnell
- Leonard R. Olsen, Jr.
- Stephen J. Olsen
- Vera Parenti-Ancone
- Stephen G. Rhoads
- George C. Zumbano
- John S. Halsted, Counsel
Attorney Profiles
Stephen G. Rhoads
E-mail: srhoads@gawthrop.com
Stephen G. Rhoads concentrates his practice in professional liability defense and commercial litigation.
Previously a partner with Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, he serves as trial counsel to numerous medical and allied professionals and healthcare facilities in malpractice actions, to real estate and insurance agents, to school, municipal and prison officials, and in various licensing proceedings before the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. He regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania. An advocate of alternative dispute resolution, he has mediated various professional liability claims and construction disputes on behalf of contractors, engineers and homeowners.
A member of the Chester County and Philadelphia Bar Associations, Rhoads is also a member of the Insurance Committee and the Professional Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute. Active in his Chester County community, he serves on the West Pikeland Township Zoning Hearing Board.
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Areas of Practice:
- Professional Liability Defense
- Commercial Litigation
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Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1986
- United States District Court, Eastern District, PA, 1986
- United States District Court, Middle District, PA, 1990
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990
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Education:
- New England School of Law, Boston, MA, J.D.
- St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, BA, Sociology
- St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, M.Ed. Counseling and Human Development
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Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Chester County Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute, member, Insurance Committee and Professional Liability Committee.
- West Pikeland Township Zoning Hearing Board, member
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Past Employment Positions:
- Montgomery, McCracken & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, partner
Mr. Rhoads is Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rated.