JOSEPH E. BOURY
During the course of his legal career, Joe
has litigated, tried and prosecuted appeals in numerous complex
civil cases, including the defense and prosecution of coverage
litigation on behalf of insurance companies and the defense of
companies and individuals in general commercial, personal injury
and other litigation. His diverse cases have included construction
and labor law actions, products, environmental, pharmaceutical
and toxic tort matters, aviation accident, constitutional law
and intellectual property litigation, and actions involving alleged
defamation and securities law violations. His insurance coverage
cases have included environmental, professional liability, executive
liability, personal/advertising injury, bad faith, construction
defect, excess and umbrella, business risk, and additional insured
actions. Joe also regularly provides coverage opinions and policy-drafting
advice to insurers.
Upon finishing law school, Joe served as law
clerk to the Honorable Mark A. Sullivan, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of New Jersey, from 1976 to 1977. From 1977
to 1981, he was a Judge Advocate/Area Defense Counsel in the United
States Air Force, handling significant criminal trials and appeals.
He also provided legal support in connection with aircraft accident
investigations and represented the Department of Defense in rate
hearings before the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.
He was twice awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal for exceptional
service. Joe has also served as Vice-Chair of the Intellectual
Property Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort
Trial & Insurance Practice Section.
Education
- Columbia University School of Law, JD, 1976; Columbia
Journal of Environmental Law, editor
- Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign
Service, BSFS, 1973; cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- United States Courts of Appeal: Third Circuit, Sixth Circuit
- United States District Courts: Southern District of New York,
Eastern District of New York, District of New Jersey, Middle
District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania,
Northern District of Ohio, Eastern District of Michigan, Western
District of Michigan
- United States Tax Court
- United States Court of Military Appeals
