Significant Matters

• She successfully defended Shearson Lehman Brothers in a federal criminal money-laundering case, obtaining acquittal after a six-week jury trial.
• She has obtained injunctive relief for numerous commercial clients in a wide variety of disputes, including non-competition, trade secret, brokerage and financial issues, trademark infringement, and the dissipation of assets.
• Pamela obtained a favorable judgment after trial for an energy limited-partnership in a case involving claims of fraud in a public offering.
• She has represented an aviation manufacturer in both contractual and product liability matters.
• For 20 years Pamela has represented brokers, brokerage houses and customers in NASD, FINRA and SEC arbitrations and investigations in cases involving claims of churning, unsuitability, unauthorized trading, negligent supervision and violations of securities laws.
• She has litigated non-solicitation and non-competition covenants for major brokerage houses and many other companies and industries.
• Over the years she as managed and defended more than 100 bad-faith claims against insurance companies, attaining favorable outcomes through aggressive litigation and persuasive negotiation.
• She obtained favorable results for an insurance company in major environmental coverage litigation involving more than 40 sites worldwide and more than 25 years of contested coverage.

Honors & Distinctions

• Selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004-2011,  an honor that recognizes her as a leader in the legal community.
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, highest rating given to attorneys
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America.
  

Professional Affiliations

• Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts: Past President, Director, Chair of annual gala and Co-Chair Employment Issues Appointments, Awards & Endorsements Committee. Chair, Equality Commission.
• Boston Bar Association Task Force on Work-Life Balance.
• National Conference of Women's Bar Associations current Vice President, past Secretary & Summit Co-Chair, Director.

Community & Civic Activity

• Deputy General Counsel to the Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts.
• Past President, Canton Alliance for Public Education (CAPE) - an educational foundation that supports the Canton Public Schools.
• Board Member, Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.
• Chair, The Equality Commission.

News

• Diversity Scholarship Award Presented by AP&S
• 22 AP&S Attorneys Named to New England Super Lawyers 2011
• 30 AP&S Attorneys Named to New England Super Lawyers 2009
• Top Honors for Super Lawyers "Superstars" at AP&S
• Pam Berman selected for “Women of Justice” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
• New England Super Lawyers Includes 15 AP&S Attorneys
• AP&S Attorneys Named Top Business Litigators
• AP&S Announces Recipient of Inaugural Diversity Scholarship

Publications & Seminars

• Co-Author, More Than Part Time – The Effect of Reduced-Hours Arrangements on the Retention, Recruitment, and Success of Women Attorneys in Law Firms, published by the Women’s Bar Association.
• MCLE, BBA & WBA Seminar Lecturer.
• Video Leadership Seminars: "Litigation Strategies for the Settlement of negotiation of Non-Competition Employment Disputes"  Reed Logic Studios, November 2006.