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Stanley P. Wellman - Roanoke, VA

27 Church Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24011 - 2001

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Updated: 04/17/2024

Roanoke Civil Litigation Lawyer

About Stanley P. Wellman

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Transportation
  • Premises and Products Liability
  • Commercial
  • Construction
  • Day Care and Nursing Home
  • Professional Liability
  • Defamation
  • Insurance Coverage

Litigation

  • 90%

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

Other Affiliations

  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (President (2008 – 2009))
  • Henrico County Bar Association (President (2009 – 2010))
  • Virginia Bar Association, Commission on Professionalism (2007 – 2010)
  • The Harmonie Group (President (2023 – 2025))
  • The Harmonie Group (Board of Directors (2017 – present ))
  • Defense Research Institute, Trucking Law Committee
  • Defense Research Institute, Product Liability Committee
  • Defense Research Institute, Retail & Hospitality Committee
  • Defense Research Institute, Insurance Law Committee
  • The John Marshall American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Premium Member)
  • American Bar Association, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee
  • American Bar Association, Products Liability Committee
  • American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
  • American Bar Association, Automobile Law Committee
  • Virginia Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section
  • Virginia Bar Association, Transportation Law Section
  • Richmond Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • American Independent Trucker’s Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Boyd-Graves Conference (Member)
  • Litigation Counsel of America (Senior Fellow)
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Barrister, Order of Justitia
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Advocate, Order of Certus
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Member, Trial Law Institute
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Member, Diversity Law Institute

Education

  • University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 1987
    J.D.
  • West Virginia University, 1984
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude

Pro Bono Activities

  • Virginia Law Foundation, Fellow

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Stanley P. Wellman

Included on the 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 Virginia Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Stanley P. Wellman on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, VADA Member Spotlight (March, 2019)
  • Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly Profile, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys(November 10, 2008)
  • Robert M. Furniss, Jr. Dedicated Service Award, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (2009)
  • Exceptional Performance Citation, Defense Research Institute (2010)
  • Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2011)
  • Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2011 – 2024)
  • “Lawyer of the Year” – Richmond Area (2018 – 2019)
  • Virginia Business Legal Elite, Civil Litigation (2008 – 2023)
  • Virginia Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation: Defense (2007 – 2023)
  • Top 10 Virginia Lawyers (2019)
  • Top 25 Lawyers in Richmond (2012)
  • Top 50 Lawyers in Richmond (2014 – 2023)
  • Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia (2012 – 2023)
  • 10 Years Selected to Virginia Super Lawyers
  • Virginia Super Lawyers – Business Edition, Civil Litigation: Defense (2008 – 2016)
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rated

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Office Information

Address

27 Church Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24011 - 2001

Fax

  • 804-747-6085

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Publication

Representative Cases

  • Estate of Patterson v. City of Danville, et al., 875 S.E.2d 5 (Va. 2022)
  • James River Ins. Co. v. Doswell Truck Stop, LLC, et al., 297 Va. 304, 827 S.E.2d 374 (2019)
  • Terry v. Irish Fleet, Inc., 296 Va. 129, 818 S.E.2d 788 (2018)
  • Patel v. Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex, Va. Sup. Ct., Record No. 130237 (2013)
  • Hesse v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., et al., 364 Fed. Appx. 31, 2010 WL 411120 (4th Cir. 2010)
  • Schwinn v. Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc., et al., 2007 WL 4562818 (E.D. Va., 2008), aff’d, 362 Fed. Appx. 357, 2010 WL 283061 (4th Cir. 2010)
  • Isbell v. Commercial Invest. Assocs., 273 Va. 605, 644 S.E.2d 72 (2007)
  • Presley v. Rivanna Trails Foundation, 464 F.3d 480 (2006)
  • Atkins v. Rice, 266 Va. 328, 585 S.E.2d 550 (2003)
  • Lexie v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 251 Va. 390, 469 S.E.2d 61 (1996)
  • McAlpin v. Leeds & Northrup, Co., 912 F. Supp. 297 (W.D. Va., 1996)
  • Vermont Mut. Ins. Co. v. Everette, 875 F. Supp. 1181 (E.D. Va., 1995)
  • State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Major, 239 Va. 375, 389 S.E.2d 307 (1990)
  • State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 238 Va. 467, 383 S.E.2d 734 (1989)

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