About Ramsey Chew

Ramsey H. Chew III is an associate at Wapner Newman focused on motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, products liability, and construction site accidents. Before joining the firm, he worked as an associate at a defense law firm representing a Fortune 100 corporation in a wide variety of premises liability and premises security matters. He earned a Bachelor's degree in history from Howard University in 2011 and received his law degree from Widener University Delaware Law School in 2016. While in law school, he interned for the Honorable John Milton Younge in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Division.

He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey. He was recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2022. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wapner Newman

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A Pennsylvania-record $227 million settlement resolved claims brought by 19 victims of the June 2013 Center City building collapse, in which an improperly braced wall fell during demolition and crushed the adjoining Salvation Army thrift store, killing seven people.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2014 · #10

A Philadelphia jury returned a $45 million verdict in favor of Tamara Breeden, a mentally disabled woman who was confined, abused, and robbed of her Social Security benefits for more than a decade by Linda Ann Weston and two associates.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2014Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Widener University Delaware Law School
J.D., 2016
Howard University
Undergraduate, 2011

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.