Attorney Stephen G. Rhoads
Stephen Rhoads is a partner with MacMain Leinhauser, LLC in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Having spent much of his thirty-five-year career in large firm practice, he concentrates in the areas of general and professional liability defense, municipal liability and civil rights defense, construction contract payment and defect disputes, employment law, and commercial litigation in state and federal courts.
A Pennsylvania Commercial Litigation Lawyer
An experienced Pennsylvania commercial litigator and trial lawyer, Steve has settled or tried numerous cases to verdict in Pennsylvania state and federal courts, involving alleged malpractice in hospital administration, psychiatric and mental health care, law enforcement and prison liability, civil rights defense and employment claims. He also handles claims involving payment disputes among contractors, subcontractors and owners in commercial construction, defects in residential construction, stormwater management, land use, zoning, and contractual obligations in a variety of business settings. Whenever possible, Steve advocates for alternative dispute resolution. He also serves as a private mediator for civil disputes on referral from the Chester County Bar Association.
Legal Counsel for Schools and Non-Profits
Steve advises non-profit organizations in connection with grant agreements, contracts for services, employment law, and institutional governance. He has long served as outside general counsel to an independent school seeking advice for its daily operations, including issues with faculty and staff employment, board governance, risk management, land development, student discipline, and vendor contracts.
Professional Licensing and Liability Defense in Pennsylvania
Steve also represents a wide variety of licensed professionals in proceedings before professional licensing boards and investigations commenced by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. He regularly presents to groups of licensed professionals in the allied medical and mental health fields on matters pertaining to professional licensing, ethics, and risk avoidance.
Steve has held the coveted credential of a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®-rated attorney since 1996.