Personal Injury Divorce Attorneys Weik Nitsche Dougherty Componovo Wilmington Delaware

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Joseph W. Weik Esq.
Weik, Nitsche, Dougherty & Componovo
1300 North Grant Avenue
Suite 101
Wilmington, DE 19806

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Phone:

(302) 655-4040
(302) 856-9868 (Southern Delaware)

E-mail:

jweik@attys4u.com

Fax:

(302) 654-4892

Web site:

http://www.weiknitsche.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions	Education	Honors
Published Works	Affiliations	References
Representative Cases

Joseph W. Weik, Esquire limits his practice to plaintiffs' personal injury and claimants' workers compensation cases. Since 2001, he has been consistently selected as one of Delaware's Top Lawyers by the Delaware Today magazine. He has also received the prestigious AV rating from Martindale Hubbell representing the highest national rating in legal ability and ethical standards. He is a graduate of Salesianum School (1970), the University of Delaware (1974), and the Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University (1978). Joseph W. Weik, Esquire has been in private practice since entering the Bar in 1979. He has tried hundreds of Industrial Accident Board cases and nearly a hundred jury trials. Since 1990, he has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, and served as its President from 1997 to 1998. He has also held the office of Treasurer, Triad Chair, and currently sits on the Board as Chairman of the Council of Past Presidents. In 1992, he was selected as one of the two governors representing the State of Delaware before the American Association of Justice (formerly ATLA). From 2004 to 2007, he sat as a trustee of the AAJ LAWPAC. He currently sits as a trustee of LAWPAC of Delaware and has served as Chairman and Secretary of that organization. From 1999 to 2000, he served as the Chairman of the Workers Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, and has lectured frequently on behalf of the Bar Association on topics involving workers Compensation. He has also been a frequent lecturer on behalf of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association on a variety of topics including trial techniques and ethics. Joseph W. Weik is also a frequent guest on WHYY-TVl2, Delaware's only TV news show, where he speaks on a variety of legal issues. A lifelong resident in the State of Delaware, Joseph W. Weik, Esquire, is married and has two sons.

Current Employment Position(s):: Senior Partner

Areas Of Practice:: 50% Plaintiff's Personal Injury; 50% Claimant's Workers Compensation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Delaware, 1979; U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 1979

Education:: The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; J.D.; University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; B.A.; Honors: Dean's List; Major: History

Published Works:: A Few Good Men (and Women), Delaware Lawyer Magazine, Volume 25 # 2, 2007

Representative Cases:: Cook v. A.H. Davis, 567 A.2d 29 (Delaware 1989); Streett v. State, 669 A.2d 9 (Delaware 1995); Christiana Hilton v. Martinez, 752 A2d 1167 (Delaware 2000); Johnson Controls Inc. v. Fields, 758 A.2d 506 (Delaware 2000); Smith v. Rodel, 787 A.2d 1081 (Delaware 2001); E.I. DuPont v. Faupel, 859 A.2d 1042 (Delaware 2004)

References:: Wilmington Trust Company; Truitt, Sarnecki & Associates

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Workers Compensation, Delaware State Bar Association, 1995 - 2007; Trial Techniques and Ethics, Delaware Trail Lawyers Association, 1993 - 2007

Honors and Awards:: "Delaware Today" Magazine, "Top Lawyers", 2001 - Present; Martindale Hubbell "AV" Rating, 2004 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998; President; American Association for Justice, 2002 - Present; Governor

Pro Bono Activities:: Westover Wildcats Baseball - Coach, 1992 - 2001; Anglesey Civic Association, President, 1999 - 2004

Birth Information:: March 31, 1952, Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America

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