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Welch & Webb is planning to open a satellite office at 104 East Third Street on the courthouse square in Maryville. The historical building sits on the south side of the Nodaway County Courthouse at the corner of Third and Main streets.

Jared Welch is originally from Nodaway County and Welch & Webb has had a presence in Nodaway County and the Fourth Judicial Circuit for many years. The Fourth Judicial Circuit is comprised of the counties of Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth Counties in the Northwest corner of the state.

This new office location will make it more convenient for our attorneys to meet with and handle cases for clients in and around the Fourth Circuit.

Welch & Webb, LLC, is pleased to announce that Pamela J. Welch has joined the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Pamela was a partner with Franke Schultz & Mullen where she worked for more than 15 years. She defended insurance companies and their insureds in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Pamela also litigated insurance coverage matters and defended several consumer cases and class actions.

Pamela will provide significant experience and a unique perspective to Welch & Webb’s personal injury practice as well as general civil litigation.

“I am very excited to use my experience and knowledge from working with insurance companies to help injury victims,” Pamela says. “I saw firsthand how insurance companies valued claims and the tactics they used to minimize a claimant’s recovery.

Pamela has handled complex and catastrophic injury claims involving millions of dollars, as well as smaller injury claims. She takes the same approach with each case no matter the size. She prepares each case as if it is going to trial. She has tried jury trials in Missouri and Kansas as well as argued before both the Missouri and Kansas Courts of Appeal.

Pamela earned her Juris Doctor degree in 2003 from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law where she was honored as a National Member of The Order of Barristers. She represented UMKC in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s National Advocacy Competition in which she received the H. Michael Coburn Legal Advocacy Scholarship. She was a staff associate for The Urban Lawyer and an editorial assistant for the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Pamela attended Kansas State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and mass communications. She is admitted to practice law in the State and Federal District Courts of Missouri and Kansas. Pamela is a member of the Platte County Bar Association and Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.

Pamela is involved in her Platte County community and serves on various boards with her church and children’s school. Pamela is an avid sports fan and promoter of youth sports. She is especially proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Northland Sports Alliance, which provides organized youth recreational and competitive sports opportunities for more than 5,000 children each year in Platte County.

Jared Welch, founding member of Welch &Webb, was elected to the 6^th Circuit Judicial Commission on November 2, 2019.

The Commission is tasked with interviewing all applicants for judicial vacancies and recommending a panel of three nominees to the Missouri governor for a final selection.

The Commission is made up of two lay (non-attorney) members appointed by the governor, two members elected by and from active Missouri bar members who reside in Platte County, and is chaired by the presiding judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District.

Welch’s 6-year term on the Commission begins January 1, 2020.

The City of Platte City presented Welch & Webb with its William M. Paxton Preservation Award on March 27, 2018. The award is in recognition for the firm’s efforts in preserving the city’s architectural heritage.

The investment of time and resources by Welch & Webb is evidenced by their commitment to restoring the antebellum home located at 500 Third Street that serves as their main office.

Restoration and refurbishment efforts included replacing the building’s roof, restoring the original hardwood floors, new landscaping, and historic tuck-pointing and stone-work preservation.

Welch & Webb attorney Jared Welch has been appointed to serve as the Municipal Court Judge in Plattsburg.

Plattsburg, located in Clinton County, is part of the 43^rd Judicial Circuit. The 43^rd Judicial Circuit includes the counties of Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, and Livingston.

As Municipal Judge, Welch functions as the administrative head of the municipal division and presides over alleged violations of city ordinances including minor criminal matters. He will also supervise the internal management functions of the court, including supervision of the chief court administrator, to ensuring the proper functioning of the court.

Welch has more than 15 years of municipal court practice experience and he previously served as municipal prosecutor for the City of Weston, Missouri for 10 years.