James A. A. Pabarue

Shareholder

Jim Pabarue is a co-founder of Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Mr. Pabarue has had over 30 years of experience experience and represents a wide variety of commercial clients, non-profit organizations and individuals in litigation matters. His practice areas include commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, employment disputes and criminal matters. Mr. Pabarue also chairs the firm’s Employment Practices Department and advises and represents employers in employment matters.

Mr. Pabarue began his career in 1978 as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, trying hundreds of jury and non-jury trials. Thereafter, as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, he was lead counsel on a number of high profile cases, including a municipal corruption case involving bribery of Philadelphia School District officials. In private practice, Mr. Pabarue has been trial counsel in many landmark cases in the area of environmental insurance coverage, including Diamond Shamrock v. Aetna, et al. and ACMC v. Stonewall, et al. Mr. Pabarue has also represented individuals in federal grand jury investigations, including the “Filegate” investigation headed by Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr. In the employment area, in addition to advising employers with respect to their employment practices, he has represented employers in cases involving allegations of sexual harassment, racial and gender discrimination, FMLA and ADA violations and age discrimination.

During his career, Mr. Pabarue has been a frequent lecturer, making presentations at American Bar Association national conferences, Tort and Insurance Practice Section conferences and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual Employment Law Institute. Mr. Pabarue has also written numerous articles on topics relating to insurance coverage and employment issues.

Admitted to Practice:

  • Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Practice Areas:

Professional and Community Organizations:
  • Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission – Member, 2001-2003
  • Mayor’s Automobile Insurance Task Force – Member, 2002-2003
  • Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Hearing Committee – Member, 1998-2003; Chair, 2003-2004


Honors:
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)



Publications:
  • What Your Boss Knows May Hurt You -- Protect Your Privacy at Work, Jobs & Money Magazine, October, 2000
  • How to Avoid Common Interviewing Obstacles, Jobs & Money Magazine, August, 2000
  • Insurers Can Expect a Swarm of Millennium Bugs (Co-Author with Randy J. Maniloff), The National Law Journal, June 29, 1998
  • For the Most Part, Business Bears Brunt of ADA (Co-Author), The National Law Journal, July 27, 1998
  • FMLA Notice Requirements (Co-Author), SBN Washington-Business Solutions, July, 1998
  • FMLA Causes Problems for Employers; Notice Requirements Offer Source of Confusion (Co-Author), Litigation Quarterly, June 8, 1998
  • A Bitter Pill for Physicians? Supreme Court to Define Disability (Co-Author), Health Care Business Digest, Vol. 3, No. 5, May, 1998
  • The Use Of Expert Testimony In Environmental Coverage Litigation, Practising Law Institute, Ins. Cov. Litigation, 1995
  • Litigation Dilemmas Facing United States Carriers Who Follow Form To London Market Lloyds Policies, American Bar Association, European Ins. Law, 1994
  • The Insurer’s Perspective On Handling Claims For Alleged Environmental Damage, Practising Law Institute, Ins. Cov. Litigation, 1994

 

 



James A. A. Pabarue

Tel: 215-587-1638
Fax: 215-587-1699
Email: JAPabarue@cpmy.com
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Education:
J.D., 1978, University of Pennsylvania School of Law

B.A., 1972, Haverford College