Liam Y. Braber (vCard)

Liam Y. Braber is an associate of Jacoby Donner, P.C. Mr. Braber practices general litigation and counsels clients in a wide variety of legal matters, including employment, construction, labor, election, injury, civil rights, and commercial law.

Mr. Braber has been admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and he regularly litigates in various State and Federal jurisdictions on the East Coast.  He has published on a variety of legal issues, including labor, construction, election, and constitutional law.  His work has been widely cited.

Mr. Braber also maintains strong commitments to the community, handling pro bono matters in the areas of civil liberties, immigration, juvenile advocacy, and social security benefits, through non-profit associations and the Public Interest Dept. at Villanova Law School.

Mr. Braber earned his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law where he was a member of the Villanova Law Review.  During law school, Mr. Braber worked with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General and with the Honorable Norma L. Shapiro, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Detailed Resumé

Career History

• Associate, Jacoby Donner, P.C. (2002-Present)
• Judicial Intern, Judge Norma L. Shapiro - U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Jan.-May 2002)
• Legal Intern, Office of the Attorney General - Pennsylvania, Litigation Division, Philadelphia (2001-2002)
• Summer Associate, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky State Legislature (2000)

• Villanova University School of Law (J.D. 2002, cum laude)
  Legal Journal: Villanova Law Review
  Published Work: Comment, Korematsu's Ghost: A Post September 11 Analysis of Race and National Security, 47 VILL. L. REV. 451 (2002)
  Honors: 2002 National Trial Competition; 2000 Reimel Moot Court Competition
• Eastern Kentucky University (B.A. 1999)

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Publications

Be Bold - Mighty Forces or Not, The Legal Intelligencer (January 21, 2008).

The Union Way - Union Contractors Highlight Five Advantages of Union Building, with William A. Denmark and Antonio J. Gil, Construction Today (Fall 2006).

Building Democracy - Election Campaign Finance Reform Shakes up State & Local Politics-As-Usual, Construction Today (Summer 2006).

Self Government Before the Judiciary and a First Amendment Standard that Protects the Content of Courtroom Argument, 3 First Amendment Law Review 47 (2005).

New Campaign Finance Reform Laws Impact Tax-Exempt Organizations, DVSAE News, January 2005.

Korematsu's Ghost: A Post September 11 Analysis of Race and National Security, 47 Villanova Law Review 451 (2002).

Seminars
"Union Pension Fund Withdrawal Liability," GBCA Six-Pack Series, Center For Architecture (April 7, 2010).

"Student Civil Rights" at the Philadelphia Free Library, Wyoming Branch, ACLU Know-Your-Rights Program (March 7, 2007).

Speaker, Villanova School of Law, Public Interest Department, Lawyering Together Program -- Orientation/Appreciation Dinner (September 19, 2006).

"The New Ballgame:  Election Campaign Finance Reform Could Prevent Your Next State or City Contract," Electronic Bulletin presented to the Mechanical Contractors Association (July, 2006).

"Protect Your Rights:  Mechanics' Liens and Collections Procedure," presented with Christopher I. McCabe, at MAEBA Trade Association Annual Seminar (April, 2006).