Summary

Paul J. Walsh III is the managing partner and founder of Walsh, Collis & Blackmer, P.C. He is a 1986 graduate of Denison University and a 1990 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is admitted to practice in both State and Federal Court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of West Virginia and State of Ohio. He is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell since 2000 and has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2007.

Mr. Walsh has tried more than 100 jury trials. His practice covers the entire spectrum of civil litigation including, but not limited to, defending companies and individuals in wrongful death, bodily injury and catastrophic property losses arising from major fires, construction, industrial, tractor-trailer and automobile accidents, in addition to product liability claims. He also defends bad faith, employment practices liability, and directors & officers claims. He regularly represents construction companies, tractor-trailer companies, product manufacturers, banks, personal care facilities, steel companies and electric companies.

Mr. Walsh has frequently lectured at seminars presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and a multitude of insurance companies in all of the aforementioned areas. He was one of three attorneys asked to speak at the Pennsylvania State Judicial Conference in February 2007. He has authored published materials pertaining to commercial civil litigation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He is a Hearing Officer for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) and the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA). He formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Emergency Medical Foundation in addition to serving as President, Director, and General Counsel for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association. He chairs the firm’s Civil Litigation practice.