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Jerry Philpott has
been representing clients in Perry County for
almost 25 years, and is very well regarded by
the judges and lawyers in the area. He has
handled a wide range of matters that include
most, if not all, of the legal problems that
people commonly encounter: criminal defense,
bankruptcy, divorce, custody, wills, estates,
real estate, land use, general civil
litigation, and business issues. He has tried
large cases and small, and enjoys helping
members of the community in need of help. He is
well known for his work representing the
defendants in the infamous “Appalachian
Trail Murder” death penalty case and the
“Torso Murder” retrial, which he
won. He has also served as the solicitor for
several townships, a school district, and
municipal agencies. Mr. Philpott’s years
of experience and no-nonsense approach benefit
clients enormously, enabling him to provide
efficient and effective representation. In
light of Mr. Philpott's many years of
experience with Elder Law issues, the firm is
now adding Elder Law as a new practice area.
A native of California, Mr. Philpott went to
Santa Clara Law School, where he edited the Law
Review and competed in the national moot court
competition. After graduating near the top of
his class from law school, Mr. Philpott moved
with his wife and family to the Washington,
D.C. area, where he worked as a trial attorney
for the Federal Trade Commission. He spent 15
years litigating large, complex antitrust suits
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Jennifer Philpott
Wilson brings her considerable
litigation and courtroom skills to bear in
every area of practice that Philpott Wilson LLP
handles. Because of Ms. Wilson’s
background in tax litigation, the firm is
adding the new practice area of tax disputes.
Ms. Wilson is eager to work with clients to
help solve legal problems as efficiently as
possible.
After graduating from Swarthmore College
outside Philadelphia, and working as a
paralegal with the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office, Ms. Wilson attended
Brooklyn Law School in New York. She served on
the Law Review and was president of moot court,
and then graduated at the top of her class.
After graduating from law school, she clerked
for a U.S. District Court judge in Memphis,
Tennessee, and for a Third Circuit U.S. Court
of Appeals judge in Newark, New Jersey. After
that valuable trial and appellate court
clerking experience, Ms. Wilson launched into
trial work as an associate at a large New York
law firm, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP, working
on product liability litigation. Ms. Wilson
then spent four years defending the United
States in tax refund litigation as a trial
attorney for the Department of Justice Tax
Division. Since joining Philpott Wilson LLP,
Ms. Wilson has been trying criminal and civil
cases in state court, and representing federal
criminal defendants in federal court. She has
also been representing clients on appeal in the
Pennsylvania Superior Court and Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. In addition, Ms. Wilson has been
teaching upper-level law students advanced
legal writing techniques as an Adjunct Faculty
member at Penn State University, The Dickinson
School of Law.
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