Thomas Paschos, Esq.

Practice Areas: Professional Liability, Products Liability, Employment Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Agents & Brokers, Architects & Engineers, Assisted Living Facilities, Condominium Associations, Directors & Officers, Bad Faith Litigation, Construction Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Specialty Errors & Omissions, Commercial Litigation, General Property & Casualty Litigation

He has been admitted to practice law in the following jurisdictions:

Education:

• Temple University School of Law: Juris Doctorate in 1985 L.L.M. in Trial Advocacy in 1998.
• Drexel University: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 1982.

Member:

• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association

Biography: Included, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2004. Member, Profession Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS). Board of Directors, Saint Thomas Moore Society of Philadelphia, 2002–, Vice President Mariners Club of Philadelphia, 2002-2004. President, American Hellenic Lawyers Association 2001-2003, Chairman, Board of Directors 2004 – Present.

Publications:

• Recent Changes in Employment Law Decisions, presented before Insurance Broker Seminar, in conjunction with Navigators, Beazley, and Mackel Shand, Inc., April, 2008
• Article: “A Claim of Malicious Abuse of Process Requires Proof That the Attorney Acted For His or Her Own Purpose,” PLUS Journal, February 2008, Volume XXI, Number 2; Co-Author
• “Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice,” National Business Institute, November 2007; Co-Author
• Article: “LAD Retaliation Claimants Must Prove Good Faith: Key Decision Makes It More Difficult To Prove LAD Claims In New Jersey And Easier For Employers To Defend,” PLUS Journal, June 2007, Volume XX, Number 6; Co-Author
• Human Resource Policies that Prevent Lawsuits, National Business Institute, September, 2006; Co-Author
• Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice in New Jersey, National Business Institute, November, 2006; Co-Author
• Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice, National Business Institute, October 2005; Co-Author
• Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures, National Business Institute, 2003; Co-Author
• Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Pennsylvania, Strategies in Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute, 1999; Co-Author

Presentations and Seminars:

• “Recent Changes in Employment Law Decisions,” presented before Insurance Broker Seminar, in conjunction with Navigators, Beazley, and Mackel Shand, Inc., April, 2008;
• “Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice,” presented in Cherry Hill, N.J., National Business Institute, November 2007;
• 20th Annual PLUS International Conference, Moderator, Topic: “Employment Law and Retaliation Actions,” Washington, D.C., November, 2007;
• Hartford Insurance Company’s Claim Offsite Meeting, Topic: “Recent Employment Law Decisions,” Florham Park, N.J., September, 2007;
• “Human Resource Policies that Prevent Lawsuits,” presented in Philadelphia, Pa., National Business Institute, September, 2006;
• “Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice in New Jersey,” presented in Cherry Hill, N.J., National Business Institute, November, 2006;
• “Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice,” presented in Cherry Hill, N.J., National Business Institute, October 2005;
• PLUS E&O Non-Medical Symposium, Moderator, Topic: “E&O Lawsuits and Strict Liability Applications”, presented in Philadelphia, Pa., May, 2005;
• “Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures,” presented in Cherry Hill, N.J., National Business Institute, 2003;
• “Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Pennsylvania, Strategies in Preparation and Valuation”, presented in Philadelphia, Pa., National Business Institute, 1999.

• 4th Annual – National Errors & Omissions Insurance ExecuSummit, Topic: “The Pros & Cons of Potential Federal Insurance Regulations,” New York City, N.Y., July 2008;
• 3rd Annual – Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit, Topic: “Strategies in Preventing and Defending Retaliation Claims, and Recent Trends in Retaliation Claims,” New York City, N.Y., September, 2008.

Reported Cases:

• Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co., 969 F.Supp. 289 (1997)
• Gaskill v. Active Environmental Technologies, Inc., 360 N.J. Super. 530, 823 A.2d 878 (2003)

Decisions of the Court referenced in a “Table of Decisions Without Reported Opinions”:

• Curtis Thomas v. Sandy Larson, Valerie Shimbaum, Art Karone, Riverside/Brandywine, Northwestern Human Services, 281 F.3d 224 (2001)
• Anorve v. Hudson County Motors, Inc., and Volvo Commercial Financial, 182 N.J. 629, 868 A.2d 1032 (2005)

 

Practicing: Professional Liability, Employment Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage