James F. Jorden

Background

Jorden, James F. was born in 1941 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Dickinson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). George Washington University (Bachelor of Laws, 1966).

Career

Worked at Jorden Burt Berenson, & Johnson LLP (Miami, Florida. Also Wash. DC) specializing in Insurance and Securities Industry, Litigation, Corporate and Pension Litigation, Corporate Financing, Securities Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Virginia.

1968, District of Columbia. 1982, Florida.

Research Editor, George Washington Law Review, 1965-1966. Author: "‘Paying Up’ For Research: A Regulatory and Legislative Analysis," Duke Law Journal 1103, 1975.

"Special Insurance Company Problems in the Marketing and Administration of Pension and Health and Welfare Plans," The Forum, XI, No. 4, 1054, Summer 1976. "Federal Fraud and State Law Fiduciary Duties-A Tour of The Circuits Reveals Continuing Confusion," Idaho Law Review, Spring, 1983.

Co-Author: "Section 22 (d) of The Investment Company Act of 1940 - Its Original Purpose and Present Function," Duke Law Journal 975, 1973. "An Appraisal of Disclosure Requirements in Contest For Control Under The Williams Act," 46 George Washington Law Review 817, 1980. "Handbook on ERISA Litigation," Prentice Hall Law & Business, January 1993.

Co-Chairman, ALI/American Bar Association Conference on Securities, Tax and ERISA Issues Affecting Insurance Companies, Fall, 1983-1993. Chairman, ALI/American Bar Association Conference on Life Insurance Litigation, 1996, 1997. Co-Chairman, Practicing Law Institute Seminar, Insurance Companies and The Federal Securities Laws, 1979.

Panelist: Practicing Law Institute Seminars, Representing the Issuer in Venture Capital Financing, 1980-1981. Investment Company Institute Annual Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1996. Class Action Litigation Panel, Annual Meeting, CCIA, 1996.

Developments in ERISA Litigation, Annual Meeting, National Organization of Life and Health Guarantee Association, 1994, 1995. ERISA and Securities Litigation Update, American Bar Association Tips Section, 1995. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Division of Corporation, Finance and Securities Law, 1974-1978).

American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Employee Benefits, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1978-1980. 1985-1987; Member: Federal Securities Law Committee, 1976—. Chairman, Sub-Committee on Securities Activities of Insurance Companies, 1983—.

Member: Business Litigation Committee. Chairman, Sub-Committee on ERISA Litigation). The American Law Institute.

The American Bar Foundation.

Works

• book

  • Handbook on Erisa Litigation

    ( Handbook on ERISA Litigation cuts through complicated ...)

  • Handbook on ERISA Litigation, Third Edition

    (Handbook on ERISA Litigation cuts through complicated sta...)

Membership

Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Division of Corporation, Finance and Securities Law, 1974-1978). American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Employee Benefits, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1978-1980. 1985-1987; Member: Federal Securities Law Committee, 1976—.

Chairman, Sub-Committee on Securities Activities of Insurance Companies, 1983—. Member: Business Litigation Committee. Chairman, Sub-Committee on ERISA Litigation).

The American Law Institute. The American Bar Foundation.