Mellon Webster & Shelly Law Firm

Adoption & Family Formation

Family Formation practice includes not only the traditional methods of adoption, but also the emerging field of alternative reproductive technology law. We have been involved in the creation of over 3500 families through our experience in the Family Formation practice of law. Our adoption practice includes private adoptions, attorney assisted identified adoptions, step-parent, same sex, and second parent adoptions. We represent adoptive parents, who are looking to locate a suitable placement of a domestic born child, as well as adoptive parents who seek to complete an international adoption. Read More

Class Actions

In addition to representing individual plaintiffs, Mellon Webster and Shelly represents large classes of plaintiffs in complex litigation against major corporations and other defendants. The firm recently completed a successful seven-year battle against American tobacco companies on behalf of smokers and former smokers. Currently, the Mellon firm represents the families of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
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Commercial Litigation

Mellon, Webster & Shelly's civil practice includes the representation of individual and institutional clients in commercial litigation matters. In this regard, Mellon Webster & Shelly represents individuals and business entities local to the Philadelphia area but also represents national corporations litigating in the Courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Read More

Criminal Defense

Along with its civil practice, Mellon Webster & Shelly also represents defendants in criminal cases. The firm has successfully defended clients against charges including homicide, drug offenses, theft, assault, harassment, sex offenses, juvenile offenses, underage drinking, dui, drunk driving, driving under the influence and other traffic violations. As part of its criminal law practice, Mellon, Webster & Shelly also represents victims of abuse who seek orders from the Courts to protect them from their abusers. Read More

Defective Products

Mellon Webster & Shelly has undertaken the prosecution of many defective products over their 20 years of representing consumers against large corporations. Products which have been modified as a result of lawsuits filed by Mellon, Webster & Shelly and other law firms include: defective heart valves, defective ladders, defective saw blades, defective heavy machine presses, defective children toys including recreational water intertubes, defective curling irons, defective scaffolding and defective tires. Read More

Diet Drugs

Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully filed numerous lawsuits representing many individuals who suffered serious injury from the use of the diet drug known as Fen-Phen. Such injuries included heart valve disease and primary pulmonary hypertension. The lawsuits filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, were successfully resolved against the defendant manufacturer, American Home Products. Read More

Estate Planning, Administration & Litigation

Mellon, Webster & Shelly attorneys have extensive experience in all phases of estate planning, administration and litigation. We are committed to providing our clients the best legal advice and expertise essential to creating successful wealth transfer plans, wealth preservation, estate planning and business succession planning. Read More

Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation

The Law office of Mellon Webster & Shelly is representing the interests of women who may face serious health risks as a result of taking estrogen-based drugs, including Prempro®, Premarin®, and Premphase®. These drugs were developed and sold by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as "hormone replacement therapy." They have been widely prescribed for the treatment of menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and osteoporosis. Read More

Mediation

Mediation can be an alternative to litigation or a way to bring litigation to an end. What is mediation? It is a dispute resolution process facilitated by an independent, neutral party who guides participants through discussions allowing them to resolve their problems. There is no resolution unless the parties agree. Unlike a judge or arbitrator, the mediator does not impose a solution. If you have been involved in conflict, you know that it can cost time, money, energy and sometimes relationships. Read More

Medical Malpractice

Mellon Webster & Shelly has focused its plaintiff personal injury litigation practice on the successful prosecution of medical malpractice suits involving anesthesiology, cardiology, critical care, dental, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, obstetrics and many other areas of medical practice. Virtually all the attorneys at Mellon, Webster & Shelly have lectured throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the evidence, strategy and tactics of pursuing a medical malpractice case. Read More

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Mellon Webster & Shelly has extensive experience in every kind of motor vehicle accident lawsuit. From single vehicle collisions to trucking accidents and serious pedestrian injuries, Mellon Webster & Shelly handles a wide variety of automobile claims including roadway defects, uninsured and underinsured motorist arbitrations and bad faith claims against insurance companies for failure to fulfill their responsibilities to those they insure. Read More

Personal Injury

Mellon Webster & Shelly assists plaintiffs seeking recovery for injuries caused by medical malpractice, wrongful death, defective products, automobile accidents, and slip and fall accidents. Since 1981, the Mellon firm has developed a reputation for its vigorous representation of clients in litigation against both individuals and multi-national corporations, and has compiled an impressive record of multi-million dollar verdicts in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Read More

Pharmaceuticals

VIOXX RECALL - Mellon Webster & Shelly represents patients who suffered injuries from taking Vioxx. Learn more about the Vioxx litigation and our referral fee program. Read More PREMPRO, PREMARIN OR PREMPHASE - Mellon Webster & Shelly is representing the interests of women who may face serious health risks as a result of taking the estrogen-based drugs Prempro®, Pemarin®, and Premphase®. Read More FEN-PHEN - Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully filed numerous lawsuits representing many individuals who suffered serious injury from the use of the diet drug known as Fen-Phen. Read More

Premises Liability

Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully continues to undertake a wide array of lawsuits to compensate clients injured as a result of dangerous defects and negligent maintenance in homes, buildings, parking lots and sidewalks. From vicious dog attacks to accidental shootings and serious falls from steps, Mellon Webster & Shelly represents plaintiffs in every type of premises liability lawsuit, including slip & fall, trip & fall, and injuries sustained as result of criminal activity that a land owner has failed to prevent. Read More

Wrongful Death

Mellon Webster & Shelly has represented numerous families after the tragic death of loved ones due to medical malpractice, products liability, defective pharmaceutical products and negligence. The largest settlements and verdicts in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas for fatal, preventable accidents have been acquired by the attorneys at Mellon Webster & Shelly over the past 20 years. Read More



Full Name:* Phone Number: Email Address:* Message:	Adoption & Family Formation Family Formation practice includes not only the traditional methods of adoption, but also the emerging field of alternative reproductive technology law. We have been involved in the creation of over 3500 families through our experience in the Family Formation practice of law. Our adoption practice includes private adoptions, attorney assisted identified adoptions, step-parent, same sex, and second parent adoptions. We represent adoptive parents, who are looking to locate a suitable placement of a domestic born child, as well as adoptive parents who seek to complete an international adoption. Read More Class Actions In addition to representing individual plaintiffs, Mellon Webster and Shelly represents large classes of plaintiffs in complex litigation against major corporations and other defendants. The firm recently completed a successful seven-year battle against American tobacco companies on behalf of smokers and former smokers. Currently, the Mellon firm represents the families of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States. Read More Commercial Litigation Mellon, Webster & Shelly's civil practice includes the representation of individual and institutional clients in commercial litigation matters. In this regard, Mellon Webster & Shelly represents individuals and business entities local to the Philadelphia area but also represents national corporations litigating in the Courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Read More Criminal Defense Along with its civil practice, Mellon Webster & Shelly also represents defendants in criminal cases. The firm has successfully defended clients against charges including homicide, drug offenses, theft, assault, harassment, sex offenses, juvenile offenses, underage drinking, dui, drunk driving, driving under the influence and other traffic violations. As part of its criminal law practice, Mellon, Webster & Shelly also represents victims of abuse who seek orders from the Courts to protect them from their abusers. Read More Defective Products Mellon Webster & Shelly has undertaken the prosecution of many defective products over their 20 years of representing consumers against large corporations. Products which have been modified as a result of lawsuits filed by Mellon, Webster & Shelly and other law firms include: defective heart valves, defective ladders, defective saw blades, defective heavy machine presses, defective children toys including recreational water intertubes, defective curling irons, defective scaffolding and defective tires. Read More Diet Drugs Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully filed numerous lawsuits representing many individuals who suffered serious injury from the use of the diet drug known as Fen-Phen. Such injuries included heart valve disease and primary pulmonary hypertension. The lawsuits filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, were successfully resolved against the defendant manufacturer, American Home Products. Read More Estate Planning, Administration & Litigation Mellon, Webster & Shelly attorneys have extensive experience in all phases of estate planning, administration and litigation. We are committed to providing our clients the best legal advice and expertise essential to creating successful wealth transfer plans, wealth preservation, estate planning and business succession planning. Read More Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation The Law office of Mellon Webster & Shelly is representing the interests of women who may face serious health risks as a result of taking estrogen-based drugs, including Prempro®, Premarin®, and Premphase®. These drugs were developed and sold by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as "hormone replacement therapy." They have been widely prescribed for the treatment of menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and osteoporosis. Read More Mediation Mediation can be an alternative to litigation or a way to bring litigation to an end. What is mediation? It is a dispute resolution process facilitated by an independent, neutral party who guides participants through discussions allowing them to resolve their problems. There is no resolution unless the parties agree. Unlike a judge or arbitrator, the mediator does not impose a solution. If you have been involved in conflict, you know that it can cost time, money, energy and sometimes relationships. Read More Medical Malpractice Mellon Webster & Shelly has focused its plaintiff personal injury litigation practice on the successful prosecution of medical malpractice suits involving anesthesiology, cardiology, critical care, dental, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, obstetrics and many other areas of medical practice. Virtually all the attorneys at Mellon, Webster & Shelly have lectured throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the evidence, strategy and tactics of pursuing a medical malpractice case. Read More Motor Vehicle Accidents Mellon Webster & Shelly has extensive experience in every kind of motor vehicle accident lawsuit. From single vehicle collisions to trucking accidents and serious pedestrian injuries, Mellon Webster & Shelly handles a wide variety of automobile claims including roadway defects, uninsured and underinsured motorist arbitrations and bad faith claims against insurance companies for failure to fulfill their responsibilities to those they insure. Read More Personal Injury Mellon Webster & Shelly assists plaintiffs seeking recovery for injuries caused by medical malpractice, wrongful death, defective products, automobile accidents, and slip and fall accidents. Since 1981, the Mellon firm has developed a reputation for its vigorous representation of clients in litigation against both individuals and multi-national corporations, and has compiled an impressive record of multi-million dollar verdicts in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Read More Pharmaceuticals VIOXX RECALL - Mellon Webster & Shelly represents patients who suffered injuries from taking Vioxx. Learn more about the Vioxx litigation and our referral fee program. Read More PREMPRO, PREMARIN OR PREMPHASE - Mellon Webster & Shelly is representing the interests of women who may face serious health risks as a result of taking the estrogen-based drugs Prempro®, Pemarin®, and Premphase®. Read More FEN-PHEN - Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully filed numerous lawsuits representing many individuals who suffered serious injury from the use of the diet drug known as Fen-Phen. Read More Premises Liability Mellon Webster & Shelly successfully continues to undertake a wide array of lawsuits to compensate clients injured as a result of dangerous defects and negligent maintenance in homes, buildings, parking lots and sidewalks. From vicious dog attacks to accidental shootings and serious falls from steps, Mellon Webster & Shelly represents plaintiffs in every type of premises liability lawsuit, including slip & fall, trip & fall, and injuries sustained as result of criminal activity that a land owner has failed to prevent. Read More Wrongful Death Mellon Webster & Shelly has represented numerous families after the tragic death of loved ones due to medical malpractice, products liability, defective pharmaceutical products and negligence. The largest settlements and verdicts in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas for fatal, preventable accidents have been acquired by the attorneys at Mellon Webster & Shelly over the past 20 years. Read More	·Adoption & Family Formation ·Class Actions ·Commercial Litigation ·Criminal Defense ·Defective Products ·Diet Drugs ·Estate Planning, Administration & Litigation ·Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation ·Mediation ·Motor Vehicle Accidents ·Medical Malpractice ·Personal Injury ·Pharmaceuticals ·Premises Liability ·Wrongful Death Read More · CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILT OF RAPE: A jury deliberated less than two hours before finding SARA WEBSTER'S client, a 24 year old soldier, not guilty ...read more · Ample parking for MWS is now available nearby, at the new Bucks County Judicial Parking Facility. ...read more · Thomas P. Donnelly co-presented a "boot camp" seminar on the practical and procedural issues facing lawyers in Bucks County ...read more · The New York Times interviewed attorney SAM TOTARO for a feature article on wrongful adoption cases. ...read more · CAROL A. 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