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In addition, he has authored a number of articles on the topics of how to minimize the risk of legal liability for sport-related injuries and defend against lawsuits arising out of catastrophic sport-related events. Pachman is a frequent speaker on the defense of TBI cases and legal matters concerning the proper management of sport-related concussions and other sport-related injuries. Pachman also regularly advises school officials and attorneys, risk managers, athletic departments and their staff, and health care professionals on institutional liability issues concerning sport-related concussions, CTE, Second Impact Syndrome, heat stroke, and other sport-related injuries. These include cases involving catastrophically-injured football players and other athletes who allegedly sustained prior concussions and Second Impact Syndrome as well as players diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following a post-mortem autopsy of the brain. His representations include a number of high-profile, nationally-publicized concussion, TBI, heat stroke, and general negligence cases against NCAA member colleges and universities, high schools, and school personnel, including athletic trainers, coaches, physicians, and nurse practitioners. His practice concentrates on the defense of traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases and catastrophic sports injury matters, and representing individuals and school systems in matters arising out of alleged premature return-to-play decisions and other negligence theories in the sports’ context. For over 25 years, Pachman has handled high-exposure matters across the United States. He routinely handles business and personal injury litigation and has extensive experience working in a wide variety of industries including higher education, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and sports medicine. Steven Pachman is the Managing Partner of Montgomery McCracken, chair of the Catastrophic Sports Injury and Defense Practice Group, the firm’s Hiring Partner, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Montgomery township school district nj athletics association of principals and supervisors