About Joseph
Joseph Chapman is a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney who trained at Widener University. He completed his legal education there before entering private practice in the state. His time at Widener provided the foundation for a career spent largely in central Pennsylvania.
Chapman became a partner at Schmidt Kramer, P.C. in 2007. That promotion marked a shift from junior practice to firm leadership. Over the years he has balanced casework with responsibilities that come from partnership, including client intake and mentoring younger lawyers.
He practices in Pennsylvania and maintains ties across several county bar associations. Chapman holds memberships in the Dauphin County Bar Association, the Cumberland County Bar Association and the Union/Snyder County Bar Association. Those affiliations reflect steady involvement in the local legal community rather than sporadic participation.
Chapman is also active in organizations that connect trial lawyers and judges. He sits on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and is a current member of that association, which formerly operated under the name Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He belongs to the Inn of Court of Cumberland County as well. These memberships bring him into regular contact with peers who try civil matters and with judges in the region.
At Schmidt Kramer, P.C., Chapman divides time between the firm’s Harrisburg and Camp Hill offices. The dual-office presence lets him respond to matters across Dauphin and Cumberland counties. Colleagues describe him as steady and practical in handling routine and contested matters alike.
Outside the office, Chapman’s professional footprint is largely local. His participation in county bar groups and state-level association governance suggests a practitioner who values professional exchange and the institutional aspects of the bar. He does not seek publicity. Instead, he tends to the day-to-day work that keeps a litigation practice moving.
Those who work with Chapman can expect an attorney who combines courtroom-oriented association activity with the administrative duties of partnership. He has stayed with Schmidt Kramer for the bulk of his career and has taken on roles that reach beyond individual casework.
Chapman continues to practice law in Pennsylvania, handling matters from the firm’s Harrisburg and Camp Hill offices and maintaining active involvement in several bar and trial lawyer organizations.
