Mark J. Conte - West Chester, PA
Attorney at Bellwoar Kelly, LLP
Lawyers in West Chester, PA
126 West Miner Street Suite 1 West Chester, PA 19382
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Updated: 02/28/2026
Attorney Information
Overview
In Memoriam
Mark Conte spent over fifteen years at the Chester County District Attorney's Office before he joined Evan Kelly at the Bellwoar Kelly, LLP as a criminal defense attorney. While at the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Mark advanced to the rank of Deputy District Attorney and led the training for all assistant district attorneys on trial tactics and techniques. As a Deputy District Attorney and later as a defense attorney, Mark developed a reputation among the Judges of Chester County and the attorneys that he battled in court as a ferocious litigator and intelligent thinker. Mark was a masterful trial attorney who tried 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder, 3rd degree murder, homicide by vehicle cases and rapes and robberies. Mark passed away on March 12, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mark will never be forgotten but will forever be missed. We are blessed to have been able to work with him and learn from him. May he rest in peace.
Representative Cases
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CW v. Stephen Clark, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: http://articles.philly.com/2006-02-08/news/25408337_1_murder-defendant-magnetic-attraction-gun
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CW v. Prince Isaac as reported in Daily Local and Lancaster Online: http://lancasteronline.com/news/capital-murder-charges-for-convicted-drug-dealer/article_699e9f16-ab86-506c-ab2a-57131981ab68.html
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CWv. Shameek Hynson, as reported in the Daily Local News: http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20121218/NEWS01/121219578
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CW v. Dominique Lee, as reported in the Daily Local News: http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20141117/attorneys-discuss-dna-fingerprint-evidence-in-2012-shooting
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CW v. Marquis Rayner, as reported in the Daily Local News: http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20141120/guilty-verdicts-in-coatesville-home-invasion-murder-trial
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CW v. Jose Turbi-Sandoval, as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer http://articles.philly.com/2010-01-29/news/25211337_1_shooting-trial-shooting-defendant-robbery-victim
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CW v. Michael Boyd Trial as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer http://articles.philly.com/2010-01-29/news/25211337_1_shooting-trial-shooting-defendant-robbery-victim
Contact
126 West Miner Street
Suite 1
West Chester, PA 19382
Phone: 610-314-7066
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.bellwoarkelly.com
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