Timothy McNair - Erie, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1981
    J.D.
    Honors: University Scholarship
    Honors: Trial Moot Court, Finalist
    Honors: Owens Fellowship

• Non Legal Education

  • Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1977
    B.A.
  • Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, 1972
    Diploma

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Talarico & McNair, Erie, PA, Partner, 1993 - 1996
• Vendetti, Talarico & McNair, Erie, PA, Partner, 1990 - 1993
• Bifulco, Waidley & Scarpitti, Erie, PA, Associate, 1987 - 1990
• Schroeck & Segel, P.C., Erie, PA, Associate, 1984 - 1987
• Honorable Jess S. Jiuliante, Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Erie, PA, Judicial Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984

Classes and Seminars

• Workers Compensation in Pennsylvania, Erie, Pennsylvania, 2002
  
• Workers Compensation in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000
  
• Vocational Experts in Workers Compensation, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  
• Current Issues in Workers Compensation, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Hershey, PA, 2004

Pro Bono Activities

• Parliamentarian, Erie County Democratic Party, 2002 - Present
• Committeeman, Millcreek 11th District, 2010 - Present
• Board Member, President, Community Outreach Group, Inc., 2001 - Present
• Board Member, President, Artists Incorporated, Erie, PA, 1989 - 1998
• Men’s Cursillo 161

Representative Cases

• Perez v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 736 A.2d 737 (Pa. Commonwealth Court)
  • Year: 1999
• EMI Co. v. Workers Compensation Board of Review (Rathman), 738 A.2d 33 (Pa. Commonwealth Court)
  • Year: 1999
• Loftus v. Lawrence Park Township, 764 F. Supp. 354 (W.D. Pa.)
  • Year: 1991

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1981

Other Affiliations

• Erie County Bar Association, Worker's Compensation Committee, 2002 (Chair)
• Erie County Bar Association, Legislative Affairs Committee (Member)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Worker's Compensation Section, 2003 - 2004 (Chair)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 1996 - Present (Member)
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Law Section (Member)
• National Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Auto Law, Civil Rights and Employment Rights Sections (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section
• Erie County Bar Association, Legislative Affairs Committee, 2004 (Chair)
• Erie County Bar Association, Civil Rules Committee
• American Association for Justice, Admiralty Section
• American Association for Justice, Civil Rights Section
• American Association for Justice, Employment Section
• American Association for Justice, Workplace Injury Section
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae Committee
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Legislative Affairs Committee, Auto Law Section

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta