Bresnahan, Pamela Anne was born on November 21, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Harry Anthony and Marilyn (Thompson) B. Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, U. Maryland., 1976, postgraduate 1976-1977, Juris Doctor with honors, 1980. Bar: Maryland. 1980, United States District Court Maryland., 1980, District of Columbia 1982, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1984, New York 1988.
Student, Wayne State University, 1946—1947. Bachelor of Laws, Detroit College Law, 1950. Bachelor magna cum laude, University Maryland, 1976.
Post grad, 1976—1977. Juris Doctor (honorary), 1980.
Worked at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in Professional Liability, Intellectual Property, Employment, Lawyer Discipline, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Maryland and United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1982, District of Columbia. 1984, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia and United States.
Supreme Court.
1987, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 1988, New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1993, United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Paca-Brent Inn of Court, 1994. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, 1995.
Author: "Malpractice Makes Malperfect," The ALI Restatement, National Conference on Professional Responsibility, May 1995.
"Conflicts of Interest," National Legal Malpractice Conference, May 1994. "Who"s the Client?" American Bar Association Journal, May 1994.
"What to Do if You"re Sued: A Primer for the Lawyer/Defendant," Insurance Liability Reporter, 1991. "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," American Bar Association Journal, November, 1995.
Instructor, National College of Advocacy, 1984-1986.
Visiting Professor, University of Maryland Honors Program, 1981-1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Maryland State (Chair: Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987.
Member, Committee on Judicial Appointments, 1991-1992 ) and American (House of Delegates: Chair, Teller"s Committee, 1994.
Assembly Delegate, 1991. Young Lawyers" Division Delegate, 1988-1991.
Chair and Member, Standing Committee on Lawyers" Professional Liability, 1993. Program Chair, National Legal Malpractice Conference, October 1994) Bar Associations.
Women"s Bar Association of Maryland (President, 1987-1988).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Maryland Bar Foundation. (Resident, Washington, District of Columbia Office).
Member of Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association (executive committee, board governor 1986-1987, chair judicial appointments 1991-1992), Women's Bar Association Maryland (president 1987-1988), Young Lawyers Maryland State Bar Association (chairman 1986-1987), Young Lawyers Executive Council (District 7 representative 1987-1988), American Bar Association (chair tellers committee 1994-1996, chair 1995-1997, chair house committee on membership 1996-1997, select committee of The House 1997-1998, lawyers responsibility for client protection committee, select committee of The House since 2000), American Judicature Society, Michigan Judges Association, Conference Metropolitan Court, Detroit Association Defense Counsel, Michigan Association Trial Lawyers, Mediation Tribunal Association, Detroit College Law, Judicial Dispute Resolutions, Inc., Sponsor United States Naval Academy Plebe Sponsor Program, United Fund, Eastport Yacht Club, Elks, Washtenaw Country Club, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Theda Sersen, September 6, 1941.
