James W. Christie

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Jim Christie is a co-founder and President of Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, and a member of the Board of Directors. His practice focuses on civil litigation, trial practice and appellate work. Mr. Christie has earned a national reputation in the areas of insurance coverage, bad faith and professional responsibility. Mr. Christie has been lead counsel in numerous environmental, asbestos and related insurance lawsuits involving parties such as AT&T, Monsanto, Pfizer, W. R. Grace, Merck and many other Fortune 100 companies.

Throughout his distinguished legal career of almost 40 years, Mr. Christie has successfully defended physicians, attorneys, accountants, engineers, brokers and other professionals in malpractice litigation, at trial, in arbitrations and via mediation. Mr. Christie has tried over 20 insurance coverage, commercial, professional liability and complex civil matters to verdict in the federal and state courts in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. In addition, he has been involved in trials throughout the United States, including Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, and Connecticut. Mr. Christie has also appeared in appellate matters in the state Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Arkansas; and the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania.

For the past 10 years, Mr. Christie has also represented lawyers in legal malpractice and disciplinary claims while serving as panel counsel for the Pennsylvania Bar Association endorsed liability carrier. In addition, he has been part of a long-standing effort by the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations to increase awareness on the part of lawyers concerning practical and ethical considerations important to providing the best possible service to the public.

In recognition of his experience and accomplishments, Mr. Christie has been elected to membership in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, membership in which is limited to one percent of the total lawyer population of the United States and Canada. He lectures regularly to law firms and county bar associations about risk avoidance, professional ethics, professional responsibility and disciplinary matters. He has been asked to serve as an expert witness in insurance coverage and professional responsibility matters in order to testify in both the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania. Mr. Christie also counsels law firms and lawyers on questions of professional responsibility, ethics, malpractice avoidance and the law of lawyering.


Admitted to Practice:

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit


Practice Areas:

Honors:
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2002 – Present)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)


Professional Organizations and Appointments:
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association – Professional Liability Committee
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
  • American Bar Association – National Legal Malpractice Data Center
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Association of the Bar of New York City
  • Defense Research Institute

 

 



James W. Christie

Tel: 215-587-1678
Fax: 215-587-1699
Email: JWChristie@cpmy.com
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Education:
Ph.D., 1974, University of Pennsylvania

J.D., 1968, Harvard Law School

B.A., 1965, Yale University