Pamela A. Bresnahan
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property, Entertainment, and Technology Protection
- Litigation
Industries
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1980, with honors
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1976, magna cum laude, with general honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions
Pam is a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and is the head of the litigation practice group in that office. She serves as trial and appellate counsel in business and commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on professional liability defense and coverage litigation. She represents lawyers, financial institutions, broker/dealers, financial professionals, directors and officers, technology professionals, fiduciaries, insurers and other professionals. Pam serves as coverage and litigation counsel for insurers. She represents businesses and individuals in intellectual property, financial services and other corporate litigation. She advises law firms and lawyers on management issues and ethics matters. Pam has extensive experience supervising and managing complex commercial litigation involving e-discovery.
Career highlights include:
- Inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers
- Being named by the National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America
- Being named as one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America by the National Law Journal
- Being named to The Best Lawyers in America in four categories: Legal Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation; and, Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Being named as one of Washington's top lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine and The Washington Post
Pam is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, California, Illinois, Maryland and New York.
Pam has spoken on various topics in the United States and Europe on professional responsibility, professional liability, risk management, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation issues.
Pam received her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law, with honors, and her B.A. magna cum laude, with general honors, from the University of Maryland where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
Professional and Community Activities
- American Bar Association, Chair, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 2017-2018, Member, 2002-2005
- American Bar Association, Board of Governors, Chair, Improving the Profession, 2016-2017
- American Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2014-2017
- American College of Trial Lawyers, D.C. State Committee, 2010-2014; Commercial Litigation Committee, 2013-present
- American Bar Association, Nominating Committee and Delegate, 2006-2009, 2011-2012
- American Bar Association, Delegate-at-Large and YLD Delegate, 1987-2007, 2009-2014, 2017-present
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Board of Trustees, Treasurer 2018-present, Member, 2010-2017
- American Law Institute, 2005-present
- American Bar Association, Permanent Representative to the United Nations/Public Information, 2010-2013
- American Bar Association, Chair, Committee on Drafting Policies and Procedures, 2012-2014
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section Council, 2010-2013
- American Bar Association, Chair, Litigation Operations Committee, 2012-2013
- American Bar Association, Co-Chair, ABA Resource Committee, 2013-present
- American Bar Association, Member, Gender Equity Task Force, 2012-2013
- American Bar Association, President, Fellows of the Young Lawyers Division, 2011-2012
- American Bar Association, Member, FJE Council, 2011-2014
- American Bar Association, Committee on Rules and Calendar, 2008-2010
- American Bar Endowment, Board Member, 2017-present
- American Counsel Association, President, 2004-2005
- D.C. Circuit Committee on Admissions and Discipline, Member, 2005-2008
- American Bar Association, Chair, Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, 1995-1997
- American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession, 2000-2002
- Women's Bar of Maryland, President, 1987-1988
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Member, 1990-present
- Maryland Alumni Association, Life Member
- University of Maryland, Terrapin Club, Member
Honors & Awards
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2008-present
- The National Law Journal, One of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America, 2007
- The National Law Journal, One of the 100 most influential lawyers in America, 2006
- Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, Professional Liability: Defense, 2007, 2008; Professional Liability: Defense, Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage, 2009-2018
- The Washingtonian, One of Washington's top lawyers, 2011-2014
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, 2013-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2010-2015
- The Best Lawyers in America, Legal Malpractice, 2001-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2006-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, 2001-2008
- Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR) in England, Honorary Member, 2012-present
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1994-present
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Irish Legal 100, 2016
News
- 8/15/2018One hundred and thirteen lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019.
- 2/8/2018Pam Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was recently mentioned in a speech given by the American Bar Association's (ABA) President, Hilarie Bass.
- 11/30/2017Vorys is proud to announce that Pamela A. Bresnahan, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named to Washingtonian’s 2017 list of the best lawyers in the D.C. metro area.
- 8/21/2017Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed to serve a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.
- 8/17/2017One hundred and eight lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018.
- 8/15/2016One-hundred and eleven lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017.
- 8/17/2015One-hundred and eighteen lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016.
- 8/18/2014One-hundred and ten lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015.
- 6/5/2014Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and the leader of the litigation group in that office, was profiled in Legal Bisnow.
- 4/25/2014Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP is pleased to announce that four Vorys Washington, D.C. partners have been named to the 2014 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers list. In addition, Elizabeth Mykytiuk was named a 2014 Super Lawyers Rising Star.
- 2/17/2014Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a member of the litigation group, was quoted in a Law360 story regarding law firm deadline monitoring procedures.
- 2/14/2014Pamela A. Bresnahan, a partner in Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Washington, D.C. office, was recently elected to the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors.
- 11/25/2013Vorys is proud to announce that Pamela A. Bresnahan, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named to Washingtonian’s 2013 list of the best lawyers in the Washington metro area. Bresnahan was recognized as one of the area’s top civil-defense attorneys. She has been included on the annual list each year since 2011.
- 8/14/2013One hundred and eleven lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014.
- 5/1/2013Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was quoted in a Corporate Counsel story titled “Looking for Top Law Firms' Compliance Programs.” Bresnahan was quoted regarding the corporate and ethics compliance efforts of smaller law firms.
- 4/29/2013Pamela Bresnahan and Gregory Murphy, partners in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, have been named 2013 Super Lawyers.
- 12/3/2012Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was recently profiled American Bar Association’s (ABA) Gender Equity Task Force website.
- 10/2/2012Vorys announced that eight attorneys from the firm’s Washington D.C. office have been included in ALM’s Washington & Baltimore’s 2012 Top Rated Lawyers.
- 8/23/2012One hundred and twenty-six lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013.
- 8/15/2012Pamela Bresnahan, a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, was quoted in a BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct story titled “Speakers Try to Cabin Slippery Concept of Lawyers’ Fiduciary Obligation to Clients.” The story was about a panel discussion that occurred at the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers annual meeting.
- 4/27/2012Pamela Bresnahan and Gregory Murphy, partners in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office, have been named 2012 Super Lawyers.
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- 5/12/2011
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- 11/28/2007
- 9/19/2007
- 5/29/2007
Events
- 3/28/2019Vorys Partner, Pam Bresnahan presented at the TechLaw Institute 2019: The Digital Evolution in New York on March 28, 2019.
- 3/22/2019Vorys Partner, Pam Bresnahan presented at an American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Webinar (ALI-CLE) on March 22, 2019.
- 3/6/2017Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a speaker at the Practicing Law Institute(PLI) Techlaw Institute 2017: The Digital Evolution hosted by PLI on March 6, 2017.
- 3/1/2017Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a speaker at the 16th Annual LMRM Conference on March 1, 2017.
- 2/17/2017Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a speaker at 2017 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar hosted by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation on February 17, 2017.
- 6/16/2016Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a moderator for the panel “Recent Developments on Client Confidentiality and Related Topics” hosted by the American Bar Association on June 16, 2016.
- 4/29/2016Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a moderator at the National Legal Malpractice Conference hosted by the American Bar Association on April 29, 2016.
- 3/10/2016Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a speaker at the TechLaw Institute 2016: The Digital Evolution, presented by PLI on March 10-11, 2016.
- 10/10/2015Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan participated in a panel at the 2015 DRI Annual Meeting on October 10, 2015.
- 4/9/2015Vorys Partner Pam Bresnahan was a speaker at TechLaw Institute 2015: The Digital Evolution hosted by PLI on April 9, 2015.
- 2/25/2015Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan participated in a panel discussion at the Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference on February 25, 2015.
- 8/27/2014Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan presented a CLE titled, Hot Topics in Legal Ethics hosted by ALI-CLE on August 27, 2014.
- 11/14/2013Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan participated in a panel discussion titled Communications Law in the Digital Age. The panel was hosted by PLI and took place on November 14-15.
- 8/28/2013Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan was a panelist at the Hot Topics in Legal Ethics 2013 program hosted by the American Law Institute on August 28, 2013.
- 11/16/2012Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan participated in Practising Law Institute’s seminar, Communications Law in the Digital Age 2012, on November 16.
- 4/18/2012Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan participated in the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation Annual CLE Conference on April 18.
- 2/29/2012Vorys partner Pam Bresnahan spoke at the 2012 Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference on February 29.
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- 5/6/2011
- 2/16/2011
- 3/22/2010
- 3/3/2010
- 12/30/2009